2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation

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MarkNYC64 Saturday Matinee: 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation. This year's batch are: 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films (Animation): "Magic Candies" - 15 min, Japan (Japanese) "In the Shadow of the Cypress" - 13 min, Iran (Persian) "Yuck!" - 10 min, France (French) "Wander to Wonder" - 14 min, Netherlands/Belgium/France (Dutch/French) "Beautiful Men" - 12 min, Belgium/France/Netherlands (French/Dutch) "Magic Candies" - When Dong-Dong buys a bag of magical candies, he discovers that as long as the flavor lasts, he has the ability to communicate with everything from the couch and his dog to his dead grandmother and even read his dad's thoughts. They started with the strongest one first, which was a mistake. This was a fun, whimsical little journey focusing on a lonely little boy who spends way too much time alone. The animation was stunning. While the characters were cartoonish, the backgrounds were photorealistic and breathtaking and this was the most complete in terms of narrative. A "In the Shadow of the Cypress" - Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life. I didn't like the animation. I didn't like the bare bones story. Just didn't like it. D "Yuck!" - At a vacation camp, the kids make fun of the couple kissing. When they desire kisses, their lips glow pink. Leo is in on the fun but he finds his lips starting to glow whenever he sees Lucie. Very cute coming of age tale and presents a different point of view of kissing. Fun, borderline adorable animation, and the setting was highly unusual which made the film that much more interesting. B "Wander to Wonder" - In the 1980s, Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton starred in the children's television program Wander to Wonder. They are left alone in the studio after the show's originator passed away. While the stop-motion animation in this is great the overall storyline is a tad confusing and much of it doesn't really come together until the end. Kind of dark, to be honest. But that's okay. I really wanted to know more about the characters in this one and how they...came to be. B- "Beautiful Men" - The insecurities of three bald brothers intensify during their stay in an Istanbul hotel for hair transplants. Again, fantastic animation but I just didn't care for the storyline, such that it was. I was waiting for it to go somewhere but it just really didn't as the three guys just sort of hung out. It was about as interesting as watching interactions in an airport. C I think with most of these the story is irrelevant while the style/skill of the animation is being highlight here, at least from what I saw most of the stories were lacking and almost all of them just ... ended. No wrap up/conclusion. As a storyteller, I hate that. I demand to speak to their managers! My vote goes to "Magic Candies" for the win! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/02/25 Full Review Michael These movies are worth seeing in theatres. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/28/25 Full Review Yue Z Most shorts tell compelling stories or relatively complete narratives, definitely above average and worth watching. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/25 Full Review Michole E This wasn't good. They just got stranger and stranger as they went along. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/25 Full Review Tracy S All of the shorts were very creative and thought provoking. A must see! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review Donald First film was beautiful, and the third one had a good story. The second had occasional moments, but the last two were completed. Live action shorts were much, much better. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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