OSCARS SHORT FILM ROUNDUP 2025: BEST LIVE ACTION
A rundown of the nominated short films for the 97th Academy Awards
Film Review
REVIEW: The Gorge (2025) dir. Scott Derrickson
Hole lotta love.
REVIEW: Captain America: Brave New World (2025) dir. Julius Onah
We did twenty takes, and THAT was the best one.
REVIEW: Armand (2024) dir. Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
The costs of parenting? An Armand a leg
REVIEW: Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025) dir. Questlove
Muddled legacies of great music
REVIEW: September 5 (2024) dir. Tim Fehlbaum
Adrenaline in physical overtime
REVIEW: The Dead Thing (2025) dir. Elric Kane
Death follows, love(less) abounds
REVIEW: Paddington in Peru (2025) dir. Dougal Wilson
A diverting threequel plays the hits
REVIEW: Heart Eyes (2025) dir. Josh Ruben
A genre mashup with commitment issues.
REVIEW: Bring Them Down (2024) dir. Christopher Andrews
John Wick: Ramifications
REVIEW: Kinda Pregnant (2025) dir. Tyler Spindel
Subpar pregnant luxuries
REVIEW: Dark Match (2025) dir. Lowell Dean
Bloody flings and gutted rings
