Articles by Rachel Ho

Ava DuVernay Probes the True ​'Origin' of Racism

Directed by Ava DuVernay

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2024

From the murder of George Floyd to the anti-Asian fearmongering during the pandemic, a social reckoning around racism was jumpstarted in 20...

'I.S.S.' Smartly Orbits Sci-Fi Tropes Without Getting Lost in Space

Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2024

After hearing the three customary Russian knocks establishing a warm welcome (or perhaps superstition), we're introduced to the Internation...

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

PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2024

Happy 2024, everyone! We've made it to another year and, as the weather turns frigid across the country, there's no better time to ditch un...

Even with Kevin Hart at the Controls, 'Lift' Never Takes Off

Directed by F. Gary Gray

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2024

Formulas aren't necessarily a bad thing. For all the nonsense of the world, there's a comfort to turning on a movie that pans out exactly h...

​Exclaim!'s 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024

PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2024

After Barbenheimer saved cinema last year, we're anxious to see what the silver screen has to offer in 2024. A couple films from 2023 carry...

Dan Levy Is the Ultimate Millennial in 'Good Grief'

Directed by Daniel Levy

PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2024

I'm always on the hunt for a top-shelf warm-blanket film. A movie that isn't necessarily great, but provides an indescribable comfort that...

'Time Bomb Y2K' Isn't Set to Detonate

Directed by Marley McDonald and Brian Becker

PUBLISHED Dec 27, 2023

Those of a certain age will recall the excitement of the new millennium. Magazine covers had celebrities adorned in silver space-looking ou...

Jeffrey Wright on the Truths of 'American Fiction': "I Was Living a Pretty Near Approximation to That Myself"

PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2023

"There can be something cathartic in the process of working on a project such as this," actor Jeffrey Wright tells Exclaim! during a press...