Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James
Jumbled timeline storytelling is becoming more and more popular, especially on TV.
The Good Place’s bet was that you would care about its characters more than its world. So did you?
BoJack Horseman ends with a muted blend of hope and horror, as only it can.
Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the historical tale of men, fast cars, and mortality.
Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the director’s twisty elegy for a lost age.
Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Todd Phillips’s take on the origin of the notorious villain.
The apocalypse and grief aren’t so different, after all.
The Oscars were almost so white all over again — and they mostly ignored films about women and queer people, too.
Showtime’s Couples Therapy resonated deeply with me. And when I talked to its main therapist, I realized why.
What to watch, play, read, and listen to when the world is a broken mess.