Worst to Best: The 2024 Oscar Shorts Nominees ✦
A viewer's guide to the best, worst and least mediocre shorts on the Oscar ballot.
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Worst to Best—11 posts
Worst to Best: Neon's 2023 Slate
Every year, members of film critic guilds are sent "the Neon box," the jewel of awards-season sets. Let's dig in.
Worst to Best: The films of Alexander Payne ✦
With 'The Holdovers' making a host of Top 10 lists, it's a good time to look back on the career of Middle America's premier cinematic voice.
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Worst to Best: Music Videos Set in Movie Worlds
From Madonna flirting with Austin Powers to Will Smith dancing with an alien, there's a long, sometimes dubious tradition of soundtrack videos that bring musical artists into the world of the films.
Worst to Best: Éric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons
The auteur's quartet of '90s films recently resurfaced in restored prints on The Criterion Channel. They're all great, but we decided to rank them anyway.