Articles by Rachel Ho

Adam Sandler's 'Spaceman' Has No Gravity

Directed by Johan Renck

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024

In the year 2024, no one denies Adam Sandler's abilities as a "serious" actor. Most recently etched in the film-going conscious is...

Denis Villeneuve Might Return to Canadian Indies — but Until Then He Loves What He's 'Dune'

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024

Speaking with Denis Villeneuve the day after Dune: Part Two's Montreal premiere where the red carpet was quite literally rolled out for him...

Celebrating 100 Years of Columbia Pictures with an Iconic Film from Each Decade

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2024

From the earliest days of studio founders Joe Brandt and brothers Harry and Jack Cohn working the sidelines to becoming one of the major...

Denis Villeneuve Can 'Dune' No Wrong in Glorious 'Part Two'

Directed by Denis Villeneuve

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2024

The success of 'Dune: Part One' in 2021 can be, at least in part, attributed to the fact that a sequel was, more likely than not, imminent...

'Seagrass' Embraces the Chaos of Family Dynamics

Directed by Meredith Hama-Brown

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2024

Canadian director Meredith Hama-Brown contends with a lot in her feature film debut. The breakdown of a marriage, mixed-race relationship...

Jennifer Lopez's 'This Is Me...Now: A Love Story' Film Is More Than a Vanity Project

Directed by Dave Meyers

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2024

When Jennifer Lopez released her 1999 debut album, 'On the 6,' it felt like something special was peculating. Lopez had starred in 'Selena'...

'Land of Bad' Can't Land Its Bad Script

Directed William Eubank

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2024

When a lamb-like Liam Hemsworth lands in a Philippine jungle on his first real combat mission and fiddles around with his...

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

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2024

As studios continue to dump their stock into the wasteland that is the January and February movie calendar, streaming options are picking...