Worst to Best: The 2026 Oscar Shorts Nominees
A survey of this year's Oscar shorts contenders reflects a mood of global distress. And three bonus donkeys.
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Worst to Best: The Films of Sam Raimi
A look back at 45 years of great genre filmmaking.
Worst to Best: The Films of Kelly Reichardt ✦
From one of America's best independent filmmakers, even the worst film is essential viewing.
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Worst to Best: 32 Songs from Movies That Made the Pop Charts, 1970-1974 ✦
Were the early-'70s a golden age for movie hits? It was certainly an era rich in soul classics from blaxploitation films and theme songs from some of our greatest songwriters. Let's count down the movie themes that made the Billboard 100. between 1970 and 1974.
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Worst to Best: Neon's 2024 Slate
The year's most anticipated screener shipment yields another adventurous year, including the best film of 2024. But it's not without a few bumps in the road.
Worst to Best: Authoritarian Dystopias Ranked by Quality of Life ✦
Nobody wants to live in an oppressive totalitarian state. Yet the movies have taught us that some are preferable to others, at least for a little while.
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