2016 Oscar Nominees for Short Film (Animated) Review
The Academy Award nominees for Short Film (Animated) are a mostly nondescript group. One is definitely a clear-cut best.
The Academy Award nominees for Short Film (Animated) are a mostly nondescript group. One is definitely a clear-cut best.
Uncomfortable but worthwhile Chilean film goes inside a house filled with priests living in shame for their sexual indiscretions.
A meta-critique/celebration of cinema, the Coen Brothers’ latest is more of a curiosity than a comedy.
Jane Austen’s classic story gets the zombie treatment, and loses energy far too quickly.
Icelandic tale about two estranged brothers who are neighboring sheep farmers. Simple story, but beautifully executed.
Coming-of-age story in Thailand touches upon brotherly love, homosexual love, issues of class, deception, and poverty. Despite a lot of great ingredients, the final dish is still missing something.
Despite a tortured path to the big screen, this Natalie Portman vehicle is an engaging western.
Noam Chomsky explains that Americans live in a pretend democracy and that America has been this way since its inception. Informative, but depressing.
This spoof doesn’t offer enough laughs because the gags are cheap and quite obvious throughout, sometimes repetitive but mostly unfunny.
If you’re looking for inspiration, look no further than this heartwarming tale of peril and heroism.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |