Articles by Rachel Ho

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  'Clifford the Big Red Dog' Doesn't Have Any Bite

  Directed by Walt Becker

  PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2021

  Not every movie is meant for everyone. It's important to remember that with Clifford the Big Red Dog. Some kids movies are just meant for k...

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  Kenneth Branagh Mines Childhood Memories to Give 'Belfast' a Lived-In Beauty

  Directed by Kenneth Branagh

  PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2021

  During the Q&A following Belfast's Gala Presentation at TIFF, director and writer Kenneth Branagh was asked about the impetus for writing t...

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  'The Last Duel' Is an Acting Masterclass from Jodie Comer

  Directed by Ridley Scott

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2021

  At first glance, Ridley Scott's latest film recalls one of his most successful movies: trading in the sword and sandals of 2000's Gladiator...

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  'Night Raiders' Examines Canada's Colonial Past by Imagining Its Sci-Fi Future

  Directed by Danis Goulet

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2021

  Night Raiders tells the story of Canada's colonial past, with particular focus on the residential school system, in the form of a sci-fi, d...

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  'Titane' Is Just as Weird as You'd Expect of a Film About Having Sex with a Car

  Directed by Julia Ducournau

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2021

  The one-liner about Titane out of Cannes Film Festival was, "Girl has sex with a car and becomes pregnant." And the movie is, for the most...

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  'Saint-Narcisse' Takes a Long, Hard Look at Itself

  Directed by Bruce LaBruce

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2021

  Canadian director Bruce LaBruce has earned something of a reputation. He creates films that go heavy on unconventional sexual practices and...

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  'Blue Bayou' Exposes the Cruelty of American Deportation Law

  Directed by Justin Chon

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2021

  In the last 4 years, director and writer Justin Chon has created films that shine a spotlight on the darker, grittier side of the Asian-Ame...

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  'The Other Tom' Is a One-Note Look at a Complex Issue

  Directed by Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2021

  Tom (Israel Rodríguez Bertorelli) is a wayward, rambunctious little boy and a handful to his single mother Elena (Julia Chávez). A perennia...