Articles by Rachel Ho

The Powerful 'Riceboy Sleeps' Tells a Universal Immigrant Story

Directed by Anthony Shim

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2023

There's a quiet beauty and grief to Riceboy Sleeps. The second feature film by Vancouver's Anthony Shim explores well-worn ground: the immi...

'Brother' Is a Powerful Slice of Scarborough Life

Directed by Clement Virgo

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2023

"Follow my every step," Francis (Aaron Pierre) instructs his younger brother Michael (Lamar Johnson), confidence reverberating through his...

'Luther: The Fallen Sun' Can't Solve the Case of Its Own Predictable Formula

Directed by Jamie Payne

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2023

Where all my Lutherans at? Since its debut in 2010, Idris Elba and creator/writer Neil Cross has given us 20 episodes of (mostly) televisio...

Oscar Predictions 2023: Who Will Win (and Who Should) at the Academy Awards

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2023

At long last, award season is coming to a close with the 95th Academy Awards being held this coming Sunday (March 12). Jimmy Kimmel is set...

​'Cocaine Bear' Will Blow You Away

Directed by Elizabeth Banks

PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2023

The story of Cocaine Bear (a.k.a. Pablo Eskobear) is the epitome of reality being stranger than fiction. In 1985, a drug smuggler from Kent...

'Metronom' Finds a Sweetly Restrained Tempo

Directed by Alexandru Belc

PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2023

Set in Bucharest in 1972, Metronom is a quiet, atmospheric film that places young love in the midst of an oppressive regime and the tides o...

'Sharper' Has Sharp Performances and Even Sharper Twists

Directed by Benjamin Caron

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2023

I always understood putting "a hat on a hat" as something related to comedy — a joke getting muddled by extra layers of pomp and circumstan...

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

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2023

It's unfortunate that in the one designated "love month" of the year, two new rom-coms that hit streaming missed the mark. To make up for i...