Articles by Rachel Ho

'Pain Hustlers' Turns the Opioid Crisis into Disposable Content

Directed by David Yates

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2023

We're at the stage of the opioid crisis where billion dollar companies like Netflix are unironically releasing multiple mediocre projects a...

Fresh Frights 2023: The Best New Horror on Streaming Services

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

Happy spooky month! Horror being the genre du jour means that slashers and thrillers aren't only relegated to October anymore. Throughout t...

'The Magic of Make-Believe' Is a Warm Reminder of the Importance of 'Mr. Dressup'

Directed by Robert McCallum

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023

On February 14, 1996, Ernie Coombs signed off as Mr. Dressup for the last time. For 30 years, his show, Mr. Dressup, entertained children a...

These Directors Failed to Pitch Spike Lee — but Succeeded in Pushing Canadian Filmmaking Forward

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023

Individually, directors Kelly Fyffe-Marshall and Sasha Leigh Henry, along with producers Tamar Bird and Iva Golubovic, are some of Canada's...

Inside the Hamilton Filming Locations of Ontario's Own 'Relax, I'm from the Future'

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2023

Home of the Tiger Cats and the province's finest steel mills, Hamilton, ON, has become quite the hot spot for film and television productio...

'Dumb Money' Isn't Clever Enough to Elevate Its Dry Subject Matter

Directed by Craig Gillespie

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

For the preteens too young to remember and for everyone else who had better things to concern themselves with in January and February 2021:...

​Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in September 2023

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2023

This past month has been spent playing catch up with a lot of streaming options missed over the summer. I took a punt with Marvel again (no...

The Best (and Worst) Films We Saw at TIFF 2023

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2023

In past years, the Toronto International Film Festival has taken over the streets with buzzing excitement and the chance of celebrity sight...