Articles by Rachel Ho

CUFF 2025: 'Eephus' Is a Sweetly Nostalgic Home Run

Directed by Carson Lund

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2025

There's a gentle rhythm to baseball that mirrors a quiet summer evening around a bonfire — it's cooling off but the day's humidity still...

CUFF 2025: 'Shadow of God' Exorcises Trauma with Artful Style

Directed by Michael Peterson

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2025

Led by a strong performance from Mark O'Brien, 'Shadow of God' shifts the balance of the exorcist premise while giving winks and nods to...

'Sinners' Goes Deeper Than Film

Directed by Ryan Coogler

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2025

Sinners is Ryan Coogler's first big studio film not based on any pre-existing IP, and the fact that the film features twin brothers who ret...

Finn Wolfhard Says Acting, Music and Directing Are "All the Same Train Station with All Different Tracks"

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2025

"I'm just a 22-year-old guy who's going through the same weird stuff that people who are in their early 20s go through, just in a different...

Netflix's Zeitgeist-Capturing Masterwork — and More Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in April 2025

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2025

April snowstorms bring, we hope, gorgeous May flowers. As we wait for Spring to finally show itself for longer than two days, we can take...

'Drop' Scales the Heights of B Movies

Directed by Christopher Landon

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2025

B movies (and sometimes even C movies) can often deliver the most fun and entertaining experiences for audiences. What these films typically...

'Warfare' Is a Visceral Challenge to Consider the Horrors of War

Directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2025

Time has not been kind to the Iraq War — a conflict based on a lie about "weapons of mass destruction," resulting in a devastating death to...

Celebrate CanFilmDay with 2025's Best New Canadian Directors

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2025

National Canadian Film Day returns this year on April 16 celebrating the best in Canadian film past and present. Across the country...