A. O. Scott

What I admire most about A. O. Scott is the trajectory of a critic who reached the very top, becoming the New York Times' chief film critic, and then chose to pivot to its Book Review in 2023. To me that signals a writer chasing the deeper thing under it all: storytelling itself, in whatever form. A Harvard-educated mind from cultured Northampton, yet his prose never feels like a lecture. I think of him as a lifelong listener and explainer, someone who takes art seriously without taking himself too seriously. That blend of rigor and genuine enthusiasm is rarer than people realize, and it earns my lasting respect.

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Name (English)

A. O. Scott

Name (Japanese)

A・O・スコット

Reading

A・O・すこっと

Born

July 10, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

journalist / film critic

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

High school

Classical High School

University

Harvard University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.%20O.%20Scott
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%E3%83%BBO%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38351

Tags

• Massachusetts
• journalist
• film critic

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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