It's Oscar Season once again, and you know what that means -- a ton of movies, both long and short. What are our favs? What has the best odds to win? What was going on this year? Do animated movies still have that magic?

FILMS WE WATCHED:

FEATURES:
Elio
Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina
Written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones

KPop Demon Hunters
Co-written and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans

Arco
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu
Written by ugo Bienvenu and Félix de Givry

Zootopia 2
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard
Written by Jared Bush

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Directed by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Written by Liane-Cho Han

SHORTS
Butterfly
Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens

Forevergreen
Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears

The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

Retirement Plan
John Kelly and Andrew Freedman

The Three Sisters
Konstantin Bronzit



REAL WORLD RECS:
Ryan - Pokopia for Nintendo Switch 2
Brooke - Mary O's Soda Bread in NYC

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