Articles by Rachel Ho

A Canadian Wrestling Legend Lights Up 'Dark Match'

Directed by Lowell Dean

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025

Taking its title from the pro-wrestling term to describe a non-televised event, 'Dark Match' follows a small wrestling company that accepts...

Five Must-See Movies at the 2025 Available Light Film Festival

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025

One of the most uniquely located film festivals in the country, Available Light Film Festival (ALFF), is back for its 23rd edition from...

'Presence' Is an Unexpected Fake-Out

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025

More often than not, Steven Soderbergh's career is spoken of as this kind of Soderbergh movie or that kind of Soderbergh movie. His...

John Magaro Didn't Want 'September 5' to "Be Hollywood"

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025

In the early morning of September 6, 1972, the ABC Sports broadcast control room in Munich, West Germany went quiet. Led by a young Geoffrey...

'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle

Directed by Joe Stephenson

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025

The final shot of 'Midas Man' shows Brian Epstein, who found success and fame as manager of the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967...

Cameron Diaz Is 'Back in Action' with Dodgy CGI and Electric Chemistry

Directed by Seth Gordon

PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025

For all the action films Netflix churns out, their CGI remains the biggest letdown — and the studio's latest, 'Back in Action,' fails to be...

Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in January 2025

PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2025

We'll heed Larry David's statute of limitation over New Year greetings and not hope everyone's had a good start to the year 2025. Instead...

Robbie Williams Explains How 'Better Man' Allowed Him to Release "Another Rock in my Rucksack"

PUBLISHED Jan 13, 2025

Self-doubt and anxiety aggressively permeate 'Better Man,' layering the stardom Robbie Williams found as a member of Take That with...