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Is a film critic for The New York Times from 2000 - present.

Graduated from Harvard College in 1988.

Great-nephew of actor Eli Wallach - Scott's grandfather Sam Wallach was Eli's elder brother.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), La Dolce Vita (1960), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and Sullivan's Travels (1941) are some of his favorite films.