Articles by Rachel Ho

'Slash/Back' Brings an Alien Invasion to Nunavut, with Entertaining Results

Directed by Nyla Innuksuk

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2022

Think Attack the Block, but instead of an alien invasion in a council estate in London, it's in a hamlet called Pangnirtung on Baffin Islan...

'The Man from Toronto' Is Worse Than a Maple Leafs Playoff Run

Directed by Patrick Hughes

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2022

Originally set for a theatrical release, The Man from Toronto's distribution rights were eventually sold by Sony to Netflix — and what a pr...

TJFF Review: 'Midnight Swan' Questions Tradition by Celebrating Individuals

Directed by Eiji Uchida

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2022

Heavily awarded in Japan, including Picture of the Year at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, Midnight Swan is an intimate and often heartb...

'​Lightyear' Is Totally Unnecessary but Quite Delightful

Directed by Angus MacLane

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2022

There's no way of getting around it: Lightyear is an incredibly unnecessary film. It's a safe bet that when audiences met Buzz Lightyear i...

Medical Thriller '​Spiderhead' Is an Unpleasant Comedown

Directed by Joseph Kosinski

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2022

Director Joseph Kosinski's quick follow-up to Top Gun: Maverick is a sci-fi thriller based on the short story Escape from Spiderhead by Geo...

David Cronenberg's 10 Greatest Body Horror Moments Ranked

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2022

This spring, legendary Canadian director David Cronenberg returned to the silver screen with Crimes of the Future, marking his first "pure"...

'TRAMPS!' Celebrates and Mourns London's New Romantic Movement

Directed by Kevin Hegge

PUBLISHED May 31, 2022

In TRAMPS!, Canadian director Kevin Hegge dives into the New Romantic movement, an underground subculture that would inspire the aesthetic...

'​The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks' Is the Tribute These Legends Deserve

Directed by Reg Harkema

PUBLISHED May 20, 2022

With a new season of The Kids in the Hall hitting Amazon Prime next month, it's a good time to reintroduce the Kids to Canada and the world...