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Rachel West
Associate Editor / Senior Critic
Rachel West is a former senior producer for ET Canada and Cineplex 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, Star Wars Celebration, Comic-Con, D23, CinemaCon, BAFTA Tea Party, the SAG Awards, and the Golden Globes, among other events. Her film writing and interviews have appeared in publications and outlets including Entertainment Tonight Canada, Global News, Shaw Connect, The National Post, Toronto Film Scene, Cineplex Magazine, CAA Magazine, Mondo Magazine, Discover Toronto, The Weather Network 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 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA), Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) and has served on several film festival juries including the Rising Sun International Film Festival in Japan, the Tallgrass Film Festival and the ICFF Lavazza Inclucity Festival.Articles by Rachel West:
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February 9, 2021
Sator Review: A Slow Burn Will Reward PatienceA deeply personal horror movie filled with dread, Sator is a slow burn that will reward a patient audience.
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February 4, 2021
Sundance 2021: The Sparks Brothers ReviewEdgar Wright and some famous faces pay loving tribute to Sparks, a band that defies mass popularity while still maintaining a niche of dedicated music fans spanning decades of releases.
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January 31, 2021
Sundance 2021: CODA ReviewSian Heder gives us a delightful family drama that offers a new spin on the standard coming-of-age tale.
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January 31, 2021
Sundance 2021: Mass ReviewActor Fran Kranz’s directorial debut is a tightly-woven intimate drama about grief, forgiveness and blame anchored by powerhouse performances from his small ensemble.
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January 30, 2021
Sundance 2021: John And The Hole ReviewSundance Film Festival offering John And The Hole is ultimately as empty as the psychodrama’s titular hole.
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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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