Articles by Rachel Ho

Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in May 2023

PUBLISHED May 16, 2023

As warmer weather finally deigns to join us, the streaming service offerings this month are a little less hot. A couple flashy Marvel...

'Retrograde' Is Barely a Movie, and It's Great

Directed by Adrian Murray

PUBLISHED May 15, 2023

For his second feature film, Canadian writer and director Adrian Murray tests the boundaries of just how mundane and ordinary a movie plot...

'Fool's Paradise' Is as Superficial as the Industry It Tries to Parody

Directed by Charlie Day

PUBLISHED May 12, 2023

Charlie Day has always come across as a reluctant Hollywood star. Listen to (or creep) an episode of the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia...

'The Maiden' Is a Dream-Like Voyage Toward Loss and Grief

Directed by Graham Foy

PUBLISHED May 10, 2023

It's an obvious comparison, but it's hard to shake the Stand by Me vibes in the opening moments of The Maiden. Two teenage boys, Colton (Ma...

'STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Takes Viewers Back to the Past of One of Canada's Greats

Directed by Davis Guggenheim

PUBLISHED May 9, 2023

Born in Edmonton and raised in Burnaby, BC, Michael J. Fox is a national treasure. His self-effacing, boyish charms and good looks made him...

'BlackBerry' Is a Quintessentially Canadian Story of Innovation and Inferiority

Directed by Matt Johnson

PUBLISHED May 8, 2023

The BlackBerry is long obsolete in the current technological landscape, and yet it remains one of the most important inventions of the 21st...

'I'm Just Here for the Riot' Tackles a Different Kind of Mob Mentality

Directed by Kathleen S. Jayme and Asia Youngman

PUBLISHED May 4, 2023

"But for the most part, it has to be said that while the numbers have grown with each game, people have behaved themselves relatively well,...

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Comes Out Gunn's Blazing

Directed by James Gunn

PUBLISHED May 4, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 serves several purposes. Firstly, it wraps up the current story of the Guardians and the Galaxy crew that be...