In the latest sign that the official Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano has become more lively and wide-ranging under its new editor, Giovanni Maria Vian, Tuesday’s edition carries a reflection on last night’s Academy Awards.

“Hollywood has been struck this year by gloomy films, soaked in violence and above all lacking in hope,” writes Gaetano Vallini, whose Exhibit A is the Best Picture winner, No Country for Old Men.

Yet Vallini acknowledges that this year’s nominees also included films that “recount the beauty of life,” particularly The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Juno.