Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the Best Live Action Short nominees: A Lien | USA | 14 minutes Would Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz’s A Lien be better if it went even darker?

The five films hail from Croatia, South Africa, India, the Netherlands and the U.S., tackling a multitude of hot-button topics currently plaguing the globe.

The five Oscar-nominated live-action short films each tackle urgent sociopolitical issues. By placing us in the shoes of people on the front lines of them — even in a sci-fi pseudo-comedy — they promise to shake viewers.

(WNDU) - Big news for movie fans, especially those of you who love “How to Train Your Dragon.” The official trailer for the new live-action version is out.

The live-action 'How to Train Your Dragon' stars Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Mason Thames, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison and more. The fourth installment in the film’s franchise hits theaters on June 13.