Articles by Rachel Ho

Elliot Page Celebrates His "Parallel Journey" with 'The Umbrella Academy'

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024

Beverly Glenn-Copeland's gorgeous lyrics — "This world has many ends and beginnings / A cycle ends, will something remain?" — opens Elliot...

'Close to You' Is Disjointed, but Held Tightly by Elliot Page

Directed by Dominic Savage

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024

When we first meet Sam (Elliot Page in an explosive and touching performance), he's pensive. As he walks down Front Street towards Toronto'...

'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' Is the Long Overdue Tribute to a Toronto Icon

Directed by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee

PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2024

When thinking of Toronto music talent, Jackie Shane is an often overlooked name — understandable considering how she has largely been lost...

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Is a Marvel Fan's Wet Dream

Directed by Shawn Levy

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2024

Whether on Team Cinema or Team Marvel-Fucking-Rocks-Suck-It-Scorsese-You-Boomer, there's no denying the impact the Marvel Cinematic...

A Canadian Wrestling Legend Lights Up 'Dark Match'

Directed by Lowell Dean

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2024

Taking its title from the pro-wrestling term to describe a non-televised event, Dark Match follows a small wrestling company that accepts a...

'Twisters' Lacks a Fresh Twist, but Its Leads Are a Force of Nature

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

Some stories benefit from constant reimagining to allow for the narrative to be adapted through a contemporary lens — 'A Star Is Born' and...

Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in July 2024

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

It's summer, summer, summertime, so as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince told us so many years ago: it's time to sit back and unwind. And...

The Thrilling 'Kill' Slays Hollywood's Popcorn Blockbusters

Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2024

Back in the 1960s, Hollywood hit a bit of a snag: the Golden Age was over, the Hays Code was petering out but still in effect up to 1968, a...