Articles by Rachel Ho

'My Old Ass' Will Connect with Young Asses and Old Asses Alike

Directed by Megan Park

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024

Megan Park's directorial debut 'The Fallout' offered a breathtaking look at the residual, and varying, mental effects a generation faces in...

Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in September 2024

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024

With the second Emmy ceremony of the year coming to an end this past weekend, the television slate is ready for some turnover, and in that...

The Best and Worst Films We Saw at TIFF 2024

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024

After a couple of pandemic years and last year's Hollywood strike, 2024 was the first year in a while when the Toronto International...

'Relay' Drops the Baton Between Plot Twists

Directed by David Mackenzie

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

'Relay' begins on a high note and rides that wave for at least a third of its runtime. Unfortunately any goodwill accumulated becomes ...

'The Mother and the Bear' Warms a Winnipeg Winter

Directed by Johnny Ma

PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2024

On a cold Winnipeg evening, a rustling behind a dumpster in an alleyway startles a young woman, Sumi (Leere Park), who slips and falls on...

'Shook' Tells a Different Sort of Scarborough Story

Directed by Amar Wala

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2024

Movies set in Scarborough tend to show the beauty of the area through its grit and the trauma that follows. While there's certainly a need...

Zia Anger Redeems Past Mistakes with 'My First Film': "I Had a Lot of Delusions of Grandeur"

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2024

Zia Anger prefers the term "autofiction" when describing 'My First Film,' her project that tells the story of her journey as a first-time...

Exclaim!'s 10 Most Anticipated Films of TIFF 2024

PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2024

The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off on September 5, taking over the city for 11 days with premiere...