While watching the Oscars last night, I noted this was nominated for Best Animated Short Film. The show also piqued my interest in seeing some of the nominated films. To date, the only films I’ve seen that were nominated for anything are “Frankenstein” and “Zootopia 2.” I recommend both. Now on the list are “Sinners,” “Bugonia” (Emma Stone is a force.), “Hamnet,” and “One Battle After Another.”

The awards made me think it would be good for us to get off our phones for a couple of hours and into a movie theater with some popcorn. I’ll start on Friday with “Project Hail Mary.” The Andy Weir book was fantastic, and the previews look amazing.