B+ As I promised in my last post, here are my thoughts on the five films nominated for the Best Live-Action Short Subject Oscar. They're playing, as a single feature, next week at various theaters around the Bay Area. These are, overall, a bit better than this year's animated shorts. They're also longer on average. … Continue reading Academy Award-Nominated Live-Action Shorts

B Collection of animated shorts Various theaters around the Bay will screen the Oscar-nominated short subjects next week. I got to screen them early. I'll tell you about the animated shorts here, and the live-action ones in a later post. The animated shorts vary from conventional to creative, hilarious to poetic, and masterful to mediocre. … Continue reading Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts