Scott Tobias

Chicago

Film and TV Writer at Freelance

Film/TV writer. Co-host, @NextPicturePod. Author of The Reveal (@MoviesReveal) w/@kphipps3000. "I'm an expert in all things that nature abhors"—Mark Eitzel

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The New Cult Canon: 'Red Rooms'

2 weeks ago | thereveal.substack.com | Scott Tobias

“Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He just needed a little space.” — “Guinevere,” Red RoomsBefore the internet existed—and certainly before the accelerants of broadband connections and social media—there was no ability for the public to experience traumatic images and videos without a great deal of vetting first.
The Seven Year Itch at 70: a comedy about infidelity ruined by the Hays code

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Scott Tobias

One of the patterns that emerges in Conversations With Wilder, a delightfully candid 1999 interview book that the director Cameron Crowe did with his film-making hero, Billy Wilder, is that Wilder tends to look more fondly on his hits than his misses. To him, commercial flops were rarely the result of audiences misunderstanding his work, but a regrettable failure on his part to connect with them.
‘The Rehearsal’ Season 2 Finale Recap: Learning to Fly

3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Scott Tobias

The Rehearsal My Controls Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** What has this season of The Rehearsal been about? On the most basic level, it’s been about Nathan Fielder using the absurd apparatus of an HBO comedy series to expose a major safety issue in airline cockpits, tied to a breakdown in communication between the captain and the co-pilot.
‘The Rehearsal’ Recap, Season 2 Episode 5: ‘Washington’

1 month ago | vulture.com | Scott Tobias

The Rehearsal Washington Season 2 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** Much like last season, when the “Nathan” character started imposing himself more and more on the rehearsals, Fielder mostly casts aside his co-pilots and actors and plants himself uncomfortably in the frame.
‘The Rehearsal’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 4: ‘Kissme’

1 month ago | vulture.com | Scott Tobias

The Rehearsal Kissme Season 2 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** One of the sinister tricks of documentaries — to say nothing of their mutant cousin, the reality show — is how easily they make us forget about their essential artifice and invest in humans who we accept as living normally, even though what they’re doing is taking place in front of a camera.
Review: 'Pavements' takes lovable liberties with the facts, delivering a ’90s indie-rock band in full

1 month ago | latimes.com | Scott Tobias

By way of introduction, “Pavements,” director Alex Ross Perry’s experimental hybrid documentary about the ’90s indie-rock paragons Pavement, refers to the group as “The World’s Most Important and Influential Band,” a label that seems intended to embarrass them and their self-effacing lead singer, Stephen Malkmus. Pavement was never U2 or Nirvana.
Review: 'Pavements' takes lovable liberties with the facts, delivering a ’90s indie-rock band in full

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Scott Tobias

4 hours agoA New Pope is Elected After Catholic Cardinals Reportedly Consulted 'Conclave' Film Before Vote | THR News VideoBefore Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new Pope, Catholic cardinals reportedly consulted the 2024 film 'Conclave' ahead of the conclave to find Pope Francis' successor.
Crash at 20: is it the worst best picture winner of all time?

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Scott Tobias

It doesn’t take long for Paul Haggis’s Crash to end up on the shortest of shortlists for the worst film ever to win best picture at the Oscars, maybe the single worst in the color era since 1954’s Around the World in 80 Days. At the time, it was a dark-horse favorite to upset the widely acclaimed Brokeback Mountain, premiering a full year earlier at the Toronto film festival before riding an unexpected cultural wave to awards-season glory.
The 50 Best Movies on Max Right Now

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Scott Tobias

In addition to new Warner and HBO films, the streamer has a treasure trove of Golden Age classics, indie flicks and foreign films. Start with these. When HBO Max debuted in May 2020, subscribers rightfully expected (and got) the formidable catalog of prestige television associated with the HBO brand. But its movie library drew from a much deeper well. Warner Bros.
The Righteous Gemstones Series-Finale Recap: Mercy

1 month ago | vulture.com | Scott Tobias

The Righteous Gemstones That Man of God May Be Complete Season 4 Episode 9 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** The Gemstones prove they were always more committed to one another than their own petty grievances, and they get the happy ending they deserve. “As much as we miss Momma, we think it’s pretty cool your dipstick still works.