As per usual, the animated Oscar shorts far outshone the live-action ones this year. Is it even a competition anymore? ...was it ever? I guess that's why they have separate categories. The animated shorts kick ass every time. 1. Me and My Moulton (Canada/Norway) First up, we have the endearing tale of a young girl, her two sisters, and… Continue reading Oscar Shorts 2015: Animated
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Oscar Shorts 2015: Live Action
Welp, it's awards season, and that means only one thing here on Whoosh: Oscar short film reviews! This week you're getting the live-action, and next week (which is actually going to be after the Oscars air because I didn't get my shit together much in advance this year) you'll get the animated. If you're in the… Continue reading Oscar Shorts 2015: Live Action
Oscar Shorts 2014: Animated
Last week I told you what I thought of the live action Oscar nominated shorts for the upcoming Oscars, which means this week we get to talk about the much more light-hearted animated shorts. I don't know what it is about animation that makes people opt for happier stories, but pretty much every year the… Continue reading Oscar Shorts 2014: Animated
Oscar Shorts 2014: Live Action
For those of you new within the past year to this blog, one of my personal traditions is to watch & review the Oscar-nominated short films each year (2012, 2013). There's a local theater in Seattle (the Harvard Exit, now--it use to be at the Varsity) that plays both the animated and live-action shorts before… Continue reading Oscar Shorts 2014: Live Action
Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts 2013
Who's watching the Oscars tonight? Before you do, let's take a minute to talk about the Oscar-nominated animated shorts, because frankly they're the best part of the Oscars. If you haven't yet, check out my reviews of the live-action shorts, too. But for now, it's time to get animated. Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"… Continue reading Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts 2013
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