‘2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary’ Review: Take Your Pick Between Endemic Violence and Escapist Music
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variety.comPeter Debruge Chief Film Critic Running five minutes longer than “Wicked” — and still nearly an hour below “The Brutalist” — the “2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary” package makes for a heavy evening at the movies.
Bodycam evidence of police brutality, raw survivor reactions to school shootings, a deep dive into the death penalty and so on.
Shorts International’s annual round-up is essential viewing for those determined either to win their Oscar pool or to keep up with what the Academy considers the year’s best nonfiction work.
But it’s not an easy watch, and though the finalists all seem “worthy” enough, one can’t help but crave a little levity. Nothing new there.
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