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The live-action shorts: Playful Christmas tales, fraternal friction, a 'visual poem' and social strife

The 2023 Oscar-nominated live-action shorts are highlighted by fascinating choices by a promising group of filmmakers, whether lacing environments with hidden meanings, fashioning a visual poem, letting Buster Keaton crash into harsh social reality, calmly observing character comedy or having a playful good time.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023

10 books that 10 critics loved this year

“When Women Were Dragons,” by Kelly Barnhill. (Doubleday, $28.)

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

Robert Wilson: ‘We shouldn’t make theatre if we can’t laugh’

As his new version of Alfred Jarry’s scandalous Ubu Roi is staged in Spain, the innovative director considers the collision of the terrifying and the comic

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022