Articles by Rachel Ho

'The Wonder' Could Have Been More Wonderful
Directed by Sebastián Lelio
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2022
In a small village in the Irish Midlands, a young child, Anna O'Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy), and her family claim she hasn't eaten in four...
Guillermo del Toro's 'Cabinet of Curiosities' Grounds Its Ghost Stories in Real-Life Horrors
Created by Guillermo del Toro
PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2022
Centuries ago, when only a handful of individuals set sail around the world, explorers and imposters alike would display their treasures fo...
'Call Jane' Is a Well-Acted Introduction to Reproductive Rights
Directed by Phyllis Nagy
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2022
Call Jane details an underground abortion service in Chicago that existed from 1969 to 1973, when the procedure was illegal in most of the...
'Decision to Leave' Is Wonderfully Excessive
Directed by Park Chan-wook
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2022
Beginning with the image of a man splayed out at the bottom of a mountain, Decision to Leave wastes no time. Although it initially appears...
'The Banshees of Inisherin' Takes the Wit of 'In Bruges' to Even Darker Places
Directed by Martin McDonagh
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2022
The first 30 minutes or so of The Banshees of Inisherin recall the hilarious banter of Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson's...
Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in October 2022
PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2022
This month's streaming lineup sees the end of one of the best sitcoms to come from across the pond in recent memory and Netflix's continued...
'All Quiet on the Western Front' Is an Instant Classic with a New Perspective
Directed by Edward Berger
PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2022
In 1929, Erich Maria Remarque's novel Im Westen nichts Neues was published recounting his, and his fellow German soldiers', experience in t...
'Triangle of Sadness' Blows Chunks All Over the Rich
Directed by Ruben Östlund
PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2022
A TIFF Official Selection and this year's winner of Cannes Film Festival's famed Palme d'Or, Triangle of Sadness is writer and director Rub...