Minhee Bae

[Review] Hop

Directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks), this live-action/animated film is sugary sweet, and nothing great ever comes out of an overload of cuteness....

[Review] Mars Needs Moms

I believe that a successful animated film is able target an audience of all ages, not just children under the age of ten. Mars Needs Moms, directed by Simon W...

[Review] Gnomeo and Juliet

We all know the story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and we also know the many renditions and adaptations of this tragedy- high school plays, Baz Luhrma...

[Review] Tangled

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!" Many of us are probably familiar with the classic fairytale "Rapunzel": An evil witch keeps a girl with long rope-...

[Review] Alpha and Omega

The Greek letters Alpha and Omega mean first and last, respectively. They are also used for the rankings of wolves. Kate (Hayden Panettiere) is destined to be...

[TIFF Review] Chico & Rita

As a student in Toronto and a lover of animated films, I attended a TIFF screening of Chico & Rita. The collaboration of Fernando Trueba, Oscar- winning...

[TIFF Review] The Illusionist

Sylvain Chomet (Triplets of Bellville) executed the animation in The Illusionist so elegantly and brilliantly. I stood in line for an hour and thirty mi...