Scott Tobias
@scotttobias.bsky.social
Film/TV writer. Co-host: The Next Picture Show podcast. Author of The Reveal newsletter (thereveal.film) with Keith Phipps. I got a houseboat docked at the Himbo Dome.
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Apropos of today's shit sandwich, here are all the films Paramount has released or will release in 2026 (some of these are international only or streaming titles). It's a good thing the Ellison braintrust is now overseeing roughly 40% of the industry.
September 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Apropos of today's shit sandwich, here are all the films Paramount has released or will release in 2026 (some of these are international only or streaming titles). It's a good thing the Ellison braintrust is now overseeing roughly 40% of the industry.
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Been reading about Paramount's promise that an outside body will ensure CNN's editorial independence, and man is it wearisome to be the sole person on Earth who remembers anything that happened more than 10 years ago www.theguardian.com/business/200....
Wall Street Journal committee claims Murdoch broke agreement
A special independent committee accused the press baron of breaking agreement to protect editorial integrity
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Been reading about Paramount's promise that an outside body will ensure CNN's editorial independence, and man is it wearisome to be the sole person on Earth who remembers anything that happened more than 10 years ago www.theguardian.com/business/200....
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Taylor Lorenz is proof that Elon's ideological project at Twitter is working. Yeah, the lady who spends 18 hours a day online suddenly got more right wing after he took over, that was the point.
September 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Taylor Lorenz is proof that Elon's ideological project at Twitter is working. Yeah, the lady who spends 18 hours a day online suddenly got more right wing after he took over, that was the point.
Always excited to see @timgrierson.bsky.social come through with his fall festival rankings. My guy is out there traveling and seeing movies for us. timgrierson.blogspot.com/2026/09/veni...
Venice/Telluride/Toronto 2026: The Wrap-Up and the Rankings
I've been going to film festivals long enough that I have a group of friends who I only see at them. Colleagues and pals who live in New Yor...
timgrierson.blogspot.com
September 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Always excited to see @timgrierson.bsky.social come through with his fall festival rankings. My guy is out there traveling and seeing movies for us. timgrierson.blogspot.com/2026/09/veni...
Seagulls. Peck-peck-peck.
September 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Seagulls. Peck-peck-peck.
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SLOW HORSES is back and so are my recaps @vulture.com. Season Six opens with good grief-- the grief a major character is feeling and the grief Slough House is getting. www.vulture.com/article/slow...
Slow Horses Season-Premiere Recap: Two Murders and a Funeral
River doesn’t have the time to fully process the death of his grandfather before the Slow Horses are thrown into the latest crisis.
www.vulture.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
SLOW HORSES is back and so are my recaps @vulture.com. Season Six opens with good grief-- the grief a major character is feeling and the grief Slough House is getting. www.vulture.com/article/slow...
Hey, the quality movies are starting up again! Here's me today in The Reveal on a near-unprecedented good video game adaptation, John Wilson's triumph expansion to feature docs and a perfectly solid Ethan Hawke thriller. Free to read. thereveal.film/in-review-re...
In Review: 'Resident Evil,' 'The History of Concrete,' 'The Weight'
Good movie season kicks off with the rare video game that works on screen, an idiosyncratic John Wilson doc, and an Ethan Hawke period thriller.
thereveal.film
September 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Hey, the quality movies are starting up again! Here's me today in The Reveal on a near-unprecedented good video game adaptation, John Wilson's triumph expansion to feature docs and a perfectly solid Ethan Hawke thriller. Free to read. thereveal.film/in-review-re...
This is a legitimately astounding piece of work.
I didn't trust AI to tell me whether AI will kill us all in the next decade. So I turned to the one branch of science more reliable than LLMs: Bracketology
The AI Apocalypse Bracket: Just How Doomed Are We, Really?
Is AI really likely to wipe out humanity within the next decade? We used the most scientific tool in existence to get an answer.
www.theringer.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is a legitimately astounding piece of work.
RED ROOMS (2023)
Trump on footage of Iryna Zarutska's murder: "I watched that so many times"
September 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM
RED ROOMS (2023)
He was voted Most Likely To Be Victimized In A Scheme in high school, so this tracks.
Siddharth Jawahar allegedly stole $35 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme that included Travis Kelce as one of its victims.
Travis Kelce Was Named as a Ponzi Scheme Victim
Siddharth Jawahar allegedly stole $35 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme that included Travis Kelce as one of its victims.
www.thecut.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
He was voted Most Likely To Be Victimized In A Scheme in high school, so this tracks.
Fun part about David Ellison destroying CBS News, 60 Minutes and his late-night show is that he'll never be able to get any of it back. You could argue that latter was heading toward obsolescence anyway, but the Weiss-ification of the news has led to a permanent erosion of trust.
September 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Fun part about David Ellison destroying CBS News, 60 Minutes and his late-night show is that he'll never be able to get any of it back. You could argue that latter was heading toward obsolescence anyway, but the Weiss-ification of the news has led to a permanent erosion of trust.
Heavy-hitters galore in @kphipps3000.bsky.social's new TIFF dispatch, including new films by Hamaguchi, Almodóvar and Lee Chang-dong. (Of course I immediately beelined to the Miike BAD LIEUTENANT, also covered here.) thereveal.film/the-view-fro...
The View from the 2026 Toronto International Festival, Part Two: Musicals, Murder and More
Keith's second dispatch from TIFF includes new films by auteur heavy-hitters, a slew of great performances by actresses and the franchising of 'Bad Lieutenant.'
thereveal.film
September 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Heavy-hitters galore in @kphipps3000.bsky.social's new TIFF dispatch, including new films by Hamaguchi, Almodóvar and Lee Chang-dong. (Of course I immediately beelined to the Miike BAD LIEUTENANT, also covered here.) thereveal.film/the-view-fro...
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Some of those that work forces
Are the same that fuck horses
Are the same that fuck horses
FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’
FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’
The FBI has reportedly relaxed hiring standards that previously automatically disqualified applicants who admitted to hiring prostitutes, engaging in bestiality, or stealing from an employer.
The post FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
September 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that fuck horses
Are the same that fuck horses
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Today at The Reveal: part one of my two-part report from TIFF.
The View from the 2026 Toronto International Festival, Part One: The Weighty, the Surprising, and the Delightfully Weird
Keith's first dispatch from TIFF 2026 covers new work by major directors like Mike Leigh and Werner Herzog, as well as a gripping Lebanese heist movie.
thereveal.film
September 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Today at The Reveal: part one of my two-part report from TIFF.
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you probably don't need me to tell you this but I sought out this video and, like ... it's not like something else happens in the AI video that he might find funny. there are no jokes in the video. it's just his coach smacking Holly Rowe and her dropping to the ground, that's the joke
September 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
you probably don't need me to tell you this but I sought out this video and, like ... it's not like something else happens in the AI video that he might find funny. there are no jokes in the video. it's just his coach smacking Holly Rowe and her dropping to the ground, that's the joke
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Lots of rude comments but each of these items gives her a different stat boost and some of us care about gameplay
September 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Lots of rude comments but each of these items gives her a different stat boost and some of us care about gameplay
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New nightmare burger just dropped
September 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
New nightmare burger just dropped
Hell yeah! Right there next to the BeddyByes, the Irish cartoon show where MeMo and BaBa go on very quiet adventures before settling down for a nap.
Its streaming on DisneyPlus!
September 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Hell yeah! Right there next to the BeddyByes, the Irish cartoon show where MeMo and BaBa go on very quiet adventures before settling down for a nap.
Just had the fun experience of watching a live game gradually slip behind a pay wall like the sun going down on the horizon. Potentially huge Oklahoma state upset against Oregon starts on ESPN, move to ESPN2, moves again to ESPNews. One ESPN too many for me. 
September 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Just had the fun experience of watching a live game gradually slip behind a pay wall like the sun going down on the horizon. Potentially huge Oklahoma state upset against Oregon starts on ESPN, move to ESPN2, moves again to ESPNews. One ESPN too many for me. 
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9/11 is a great day to reread my viral Seinfeld spec and to remember I’m one of the most talented TV writers available to write for your show. I have $225k in student loans and my family is about to pay OOP for my dad’s post-stroke rehab, so you’d better believe I’m gonna give you my best!
Read This: A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11
Read This: A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11
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September 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
9/11 is a great day to reread my viral Seinfeld spec and to remember I’m one of the most talented TV writers available to write for your show. I have $225k in student loans and my family is about to pay OOP for my dad’s post-stroke rehab, so you’d better believe I’m gonna give you my best!
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Chicago: On October 26, I’ll be hosting a screening Step Brothers and signing copies of Funny Business at the Davis Theater. Should be a night to rival the Catalina Wine Mixer.
Step Brothers
They grow up so fast.
davistheater.com
September 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Chicago: On October 26, I’ll be hosting a screening Step Brothers and signing copies of Funny Business at the Davis Theater. Should be a night to rival the Catalina Wine Mixer.
Kills me that I'm not in Toronto right now because this is how I normally greet people. But I'm excited for Jason's book and it's a fun thing to shout at him.
Ok, ARCs arrived the night before I leave for TIFF, so let's do the most niche promotion imaginable:
I'm taking one copy with me. The first person in Toronto who comes up to me and says "Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker" gets it.
I'm taking one copy with me. The first person in Toronto who comes up to me and says "Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker" gets it.
September 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Kills me that I'm not in Toronto right now because this is how I normally greet people. But I'm excited for Jason's book and it's a fun thing to shout at him.
A little over 10 years ago. It's astonishing how far the culture has moved in the wrong direction on trans rights since, and the continued capitulation of centrist dems has aided a dangerous and unjust situation: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
NBA Pulls All-Star Game Out of Charlotte Over Transgender Bathroom Law
The National Basketball Association has decided to pull the 2017 All-Star game out of Charlotte, N.C.
www.nbcnews.com
September 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A little over 10 years ago. It's astonishing how far the culture has moved in the wrong direction on trans rights since, and the continued capitulation of centrist dems has aided a dangerous and unjust situation: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...