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A.o. Scott
extremely serious dramas
Dec. 7, 2016
NY
Times
Puts
Sausage Party
on Best Film List
*spits out gigantic stream of mustard in surprise*
By
Halle Kiefer
Feb. 5, 2016
On Criticism: My Road Trip With A.O. Scott
I arrived at his house in Prospect–Lefferts Gardens around 8:15, and we set out in his blue Subaru.
By
Christian Lorentzen
Oct. 9, 2015
Why Are Today’s Critics So Defensive?
We’re in an age of ambient anxiety about what it means to enjoy things and whether or not others enjoy them, too.
By
Christian Lorentzen
vulture essays
Sept. 12, 2014
Why Seth Rogen Is More Serious Than Woody Allen
Cultural essays about the death of adulthood are often Trojan horses for a different complaint: the death of seriousness.
By
Adam Sternbergh
no bullshit
Dec. 19, 2012
Samuel L. Jackson Doesn’t Bullsh*t About A.O. Scott and M. Night Shyamalan
“[M. Night Shyamalan] hasn’t made a really good movie since [
Unbreakable
].”
By
Jesse David Fox
word games
Dec. 24, 2010
A.O. Scott Channels Jonathan Swift to Review
Gulliver’s Travels
“Indulge, rather, my views on ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ which somewhat cleverly converts my great Satire into a gaudy, puerile Toy.”
By
Willa Paskin
peggy olson
June 5, 2010
Even in ‘Ribald Comedy,’ Elisabeth Moss Basically Seems Like Peggy Olson
Can we believe Elisabeth Moss as any other character besides Peggy?
By
Mike Vilensky
critical drubbings
Mar. 18, 2010
A.O. Scott: Butler and Aniston Play ‘Blunted, Dumbed-Down Caricatures’
’Times’ critic tears ‘Bounty Hunter’ apart in amusing fashion.
By
Josh Duboff
smoking
Jan. 5, 2010
A.O. Scott: Don’t Take Away Our Movie Smoking!
Scott: “The cigarettes are actually the best part of ‘Nine.’”
By
Lane Brown
trailer mix
Sept. 1, 2009
Trailer for New
At the Movies
Subtly Promises Fewer Bens
Two accomplished critics! One stimulating discussion! With serious reviews from serious journalists!
By
Lane Brown
parting is such sweet sorrow
Aug. 5, 2009
At the Movies
Puts the Two Bens Out to Pasture
Say hello to A.O. Scott and Michael Phillips!
By
Mark Graham
the projectionist
Apr. 7, 2009
Edelstein on
Sugar
,
The Escapist
, and Windshield Realism
Over at his blog, David Edelstein reviews two movies we didn’t have space for in this week’s magazine, and weighs in on A.O. Scott’s recent essay on neo-neo realism.
By
Lane Brown
love
Jan. 5, 2009
The New York
Times
Reveals Huge Crush on Anne Hathaway
In yesterday’s ‘Times’ Academy Awards section, the paper’s movie critics ostensibly make an Oscar case for some of their favorite films, but mostly they just try to score with Hathaway.
By
Lane Brown
flops
Dec. 22, 2008
Moviegoers Reject Will Smith’s Organs
’Seven Pounds’ was Smith’s worst opening since ‘Ali’ in 2001.
By
Lane Brown
spoilers
Dec. 19, 2008
How Bad Is
Seven Pounds
’ Ending, Anyway?
Bad!
By
Lane Brown
ranters and ravers
May 21, 2008
Letters From Cannes: A.O. Scott Having Fun, Manohla Dargis Not So Much
Dargis doesn’t like Clint Eastwood’s movie, doesn’t see James Gray’s, and God knows what she would think of the Macauley Culkin sex movie.
the take
May 5, 2008
Is the Problem With Men in Movies Today That They’re Boys, or That They’re Women?
A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis take stock of American cinema, now that Judd Apatow has remade Hollywood in his own image.
the early-evening news
Apr. 15, 2008
A.O. Scott Steals From Children
Plus: ‘Idol’ does Mariah, and Axl Rose denies reality-show rumors.
ranters and ravers
Mar. 14, 2008
The New York Critics Sharpen Their Knives for ‘Funny Games’
You’ll be covering your eyes and reading through your fingers.
ranters and ravers
Feb. 14, 2008
Once-Grumpy A.O. Scott Finds Love With ‘Definitely, Maybe’
But is it
really
love?
ranters and ravers
Feb. 8, 2008
A.O. Scott Still on Romantic-Comedy Detail, Getting Grumpier
They made him see Fool’s Gold this time.
ranters and ravers
Feb. 4, 2008
A.O. Scott Is Still Grumpy About ‘Over Her Dead Body’
A.O. Scott, open your heart to the magic of bronzed and gleaming Hollywood stars!
ranters and ravers
Feb. 1, 2008
Pity Poor A.O. Scott As the Dog Days of February Arrive
Such is the paucity of non-laughable films appearing today that even the Times’ estimable A.O. Scott must take one for the team and review Over Her Dead Body.
ranters and ravers
Dec. 21, 2007
A.O. Scott Sees the Darker Side of ‘Sweeney Todd,’ the Lighter Side of ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’
Doing double duty today, the
Times
’s venerable cutup A.O. Scott reviews one movie that we’ve quite been looking forward to (
Sweeney Todd
) and another we figured we’d wait to catch on DVD (
Charlie Wilson’s War
).
ranters and ravers
Sept. 14, 2007
‘The Brave One’: A.O. Scott Gets His Sense of Humor Back!
And of course, it’s Homer Simpson who helps.
ranters and ravers
Sept. 7, 2007
‘Shoot ‘Em Up’: Where Did A.O. Scott’s Sense of Humor Go?
Your cranky grandpa reviews
Shoot ‘Em Up
.
ranters and ravers
July 27, 2007
Breaking: Lifelong ‘Simpsons’ Fan A.O. Scott Enjoys ‘The Simpsons Movie’
Scott’s been a
Simpsons
fan ever since he started writing for the Times in 2000.
beef
Apr. 23, 2007
If I Had a Hammer, I’d Hammer Stephen Hunter