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Rachel West
Senior Critic / Strategy Guru
Rachel West is a senior producer for ET Canada with a B.A. (Honours) in Film Studies from Carleton University. She has interviewed everyone from Michael Fassbender to Miss Piggy and has reported live from TIFF, SXSW, Comic-Con, D23, CinemaCon, the SAG Awards and the Golden Globes. Her film writing and interviews have appeared in publications and outlets including Global News, Shaw Connect, The National Post, Toronto Film Scene, Cineplex Magazine, CAA Magazine, Mondo Magazine, Discover Toronto and more. Rachel’s hobbies include introducing herself to cats she meets on the street, travelling, quoting obscure lines from “The Simpsons” and posting all about it on Twitter. Rachel is a member of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) and is on the jury for the 2021 Rising Sun International Film Festival.Articles by Rachel West:
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January 30, 2021
Sundance 2021: In The Earth ReviewBen Wheatley makes the most out of his minimalist thriller filmed during the pandemic.
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January 29, 2021
Sundance 2021: Censor ReviewSundance’s opening Midnight pick leaves much to be desired in a film that fails to live up to its potential.
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January 14, 2021
Letterboxing: Minari and Nomadland Among Letterboxd’s Highest-Rated Films of 2020A record-number of women and BIPOC-directed films are in the top 50 highest-rated films of the year
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December 18, 2020
Farewell Amor Review: A Breakout DebutFarewell Amor is a breakout film for debut director Ekwa Msangi and star-in-the-making, Jayme Lawson
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December 17, 2020
Wild Mountain Thyme Review: One Wild Irish RideFrom wildly miscast leads to a bizarre plot twist, the Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt led Wild Mountain Thyme is one weird and wild Irish ride.
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December 13, 2020
Songbird Review: It’s Not ‘Too Soon’, It’s ‘Too Bad’Songbird holds the distinction of being the first movie to film in Los Angeles since the 2020 pandemic shutdown. It also has the distinction of being one of the most misguided and tone-deaf movies of the year.
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December 9, 2020
I’m Your Woman ReviewI’m Your Woman cleverly subverts the 1970s crime drama by putting the criminals’ wives in the spotlight.
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December 5, 2020
Anything For Jackson Review: Cold Canadian Horror Is One Of The Year’s BestVeteran actors Julian Richings and Sheila McCarthy shine in the Canadian indie Anything For Jackson, one of the year’s best horror movies
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October 27, 2020
Come Play Review: No One Wants To Play With LarryCreepy kids in a horror movie are a given but sometimes they’re just not creepy enough and neither are the monsters that lurk in the shadows.
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October 23, 2020
Rebecca Review: Haunted By HitchcockMrs. de Winter can’t escape the ghost of Rebecca and audiences won’t be able to escape the ghost of Hitchcock.
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October 2, 2020
The Glorias Review: Gloria Steinem Deserves BetterFeminist icon Gloria Steinem’s life gets a not-so-typical biopic treatment from Julie Taymor.
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September 18, 2020
TIFF 2020: Another Round ReviewThomas Vinterberg reunites with Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen for a celebration of life and friendship.
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September 18, 2020
TIFF 2020: Ammonite ReviewKate Winslet delivers a quiet but powerful performance as fossil hunter Mary Anning in Francis Lee’s Ammonite.
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