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Ranking The Best Picture Nominees For The Oscars

So one of the nice side benefits of perpetual unemployment, other than learning to translate which Craigslist job ads are for porn (read: ALL OF THEM), is that you've got plenty of time to catch up on movies. In a first, I've actually managed to see every Best Picture nominee that the year has had to offer, so I thought I'd drop my two cents on how they all measure up. Even with snubs to both The Master, and my own personal favorite movie of the year, this is a strong selection of films, and everything on this list is absolutely worth checking out. So enjoy, and remember: I'm not an authority on these matters, I'm the ONLY* authority on these matters!!!
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Published: Jan 15, 2013 05:29 pm

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6: Silver Linings Playbook

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It sets its bar lower than just about anyone else on this list, but there’s something commendable about a film that knows it’s a crowd-pleaser, and executes on those expectations almost flawlessly. The telltale signs of awards-bait are there: you’ve got a first-rate cast being led by a respected director, and the Oscar-friendly mental health angle sure doesn’t hurt either.

Thankfully, Silver Linings Playbook doesn’t weigh itself down with pretensions of being anything more than a really, really good romantic comedy, and once you accept it for what it is, it’s effortlessly charming. Bradley Cooper has never been better, and Jennifer Lawrence adds a nasty energy to what could have been a fairly typical Manic Pixie Dream Girl part. And De Niro must have popped a laxative before shooting: this is the first shit he’s given in a decade.

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