Oscar Documentary Shorts Review: Hardly a Standout Among the 2014 Nominees

The 86th Academy Awards are just over five weeks away, and we’re about to get the opportunity to go see the most obscure nominees of the lot: the short films. Again thanks to Shorts International, all of the films from all three categories open in theaters this weekend. They are, as usual, quite the eclectic bunch.

Up to now, the Best Documentary — Short…