“The donning of sackcloth and ashes for this once-mighty art form is an annual ritual,” wrote New York Times film critic A.O. Scott in a recent piece on the Telluride Film Festival, a yearly retreat ...

When South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem revealed in her new book that she had shot her puppy for bad behavior, she may have united the country, however inadvertently. New York Times critic A.O. Scott ...

Our critic A.O. Scott gazes into a well with Robert Frost. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Take a moment to reflect. That’s generally good advice. “For Once, Then, Something” is a reflection on ...

A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review. Credit...Lorena Spurio Supported by By Sarah Bahr Times Insider explains ...

The practice of arts criticism has taken its lumps lately. People wonder if there's a place for the critic--especially the film critic--in the age of blogs and social media, and more than one observer ...