Feeling the need to cram before the Oscars are presented this Sunday? Up to Date's indie, foreign and documentary film critics suggest a few nominees to get you caught up.
Cynthia Haines
Mustang, PG-13
- After innocently playing with boys on a beach, five orphan girls, their scandalized guardians confine them and arrange forced marriages.
45 Years, R
- Approaching their 45th anniversary, a couple confronts a secret from their past.
Oscar Shorts: Animated, Live Action, and Documentary
Steve Walker
Mustang, PG-13
- This Oscar-nominated Foreign Film is a gripping portrait of a traditional Turkish family's attempt to rein in five modern and rambunctious teenage sisters.
Son of Saul, R
- A man in a World War II death camp stays alive by working for the Nazis to steer other prisoners to the gas chambers.
Spotlight, R
- Reporters working for the Boston Globe uncover evidence of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal.
