Scott Beggs

Movie stuff at VanityFair, Thrillist, IndieWire, Film School Rejects, and The Broken Projector Podcast@brokenprojector | Writing short stories at Adventitious.

The монстры Are Due on Maple Street

Watching Movies (and TV) in the shadow of President TrumpOn Saturday, President Trump evoked “what’s happening last night in Sweden”… Read More

The Sundance Resistance Against Trump

Watching movies in the shadow of President Trump.The 2017 Sundance Film Festival started under President Obama and ended under President… Read More

John Lewis and The Americans of Selma

Watching movies in the shadow of President-elect Trump.The man in the picture is on his knees. His back is arched… Read More

Trump Movies: From The Manchurian Candidate With Love

Spring/Summer: The DNC and DCCC are hacked. Wikileaks starts leaking. July 27th: Donald Trump suggests that Russia should hack his opponent October… Read More

Trump Movies: Gentleman’s Agreement and The Polite Hatred of Your Neighbor

Watching movies in the shadow of President-elect Trump.There’s a woman handing out safety pins at the meeting. The large, sturdy… Read More

One Major Way Trailers and Fan Culture Have Changed Cinematic Storytelling

Spoilers for Batman v. Superman ahoy. Trailers and fan culture have changed cinematic storytelling in almost exactly the same way as reading… Read More

Max Landis Doesn’t Say Anything Controversial In This Interview About Me Him Her

A few hours before his directorial debut Me Him Her is set to premiere at Cinefamily in Los Angeles, Max… Read More

“Now, Where Was I?”

In early 2007, my friend Tony called to ask if I could cover one of his shifts at work, so… Read More

Every Movie is a TV Show is a Book is a Broadway Play is a Video Game

Here’s something to think about when you go looking for your favorite movie: it might be a TV show. Read More