Our Film Critic on Why He’s Done With the Movies

<p>A.O. Scott started as a film critic at The New York Times in January of 2000. Next month he will move to the Book Review as a critic at large.</p><p>After 23 years as a film critic, Mr. Scott discusses why he is done with the movies, and what his decision reveals about the new realities of American cinema.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/a-o--scott">A.O. Scott</a>, a longtime film critic for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>A.O. Scott<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/movies/film-critic-ao-scott.html"> conducts his own exit interview</a> as he moves to a new post after more than two decades of reviewing films.</li><li>A.O. Scott’s review of “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/movies/65-review-adam-driver.html">65</a>.”</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>