Articles by Rachel Ho

'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Is All Monster, No Human

Directed by Adam Wingard

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2024

The most extraordinary feat in a film like 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' is its ability to convey a plethora of emotion from...

'With Love and a Major Organ' Dissects the Heart of Our Times

Directed by Kim Albright

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2024

In her feature directorial debut, Kim Albright presents a lo-fi fable about modern society's increasing detachment from humanity...

'Road House' Brings Back Brainless '80s Brawn

Directed by Doug Liman

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2024

Patrick Swayze's 'Road House' is treasured dearly by many cinema lovers. With the original encompassing everything ridiculously wonderful...

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

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2024

With the awarding of every award to 'Oppenheimer,' the 2023 film season has officially closed — and with it the last of the studio’s...

'French Girl' Directors Put Fresh Spin on Retro Rom-Com: "Our Dream Was Always to Write John Hughes-Esque Films"

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2024

Upon meeting Montreal-born actors, writers and directors James A. Woods and Nicolas Wright, I unnecessarily admit to them that I hadn't...

The Kindertransport Deserves a More Thorough Movie Than 'One Life'

Directed by James Hawes

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2024

The story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Kindertransport, as it become known, has been put to celluloid a handful of times, including the...

We're Too Picky for 'Ricky Stanicky'

Directed by Peter Farrelly

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024

Peter Farrelly's latest bro-comedy has a fun and simple premise: three childhood friends make up a fake person, the titular Ricky Stanicky,...

Oscars Predictions 2024: Who Will Win (and Who Should) at the 96th Academy Awards

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024

So last year didn't quite go to plan. 'ELVIS' getting completely shut out went against my wager that they would clean up in the technical...