We’ve learned not to expect too much at the Academy Awards, but this year’s nominees for Best Picture take the cake. The list includes Moneyball, a surprisingly riveting movie about looking at spreadsheets, held together by Brad Pitt’s stunning depiction of former Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (who has garnered a certain pop culture cachet and a massive cult of adoration, especially over the past year). Also: Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, which was saved only by Corey Stoll’s portrayal of Ernest Hemingway. And: The Help. I mean, do we even have to say what’s problematic about that movie? Oh, and finally: War Horse, Spielberg’s new World War I movie, beloved by horse fetishists everywhere.
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