
Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James


Danny McBride’s new show satirizes — and sympathizes with — a family of televangelists.


Winner: Kendall, somehow! The show’s parody of clickbait headlines! Loser: Vaulter Media.


Hint: It’s all the things you don’t see.


The series, about an underprivileged boy growing up in Florida, is from the writer of Moonlight.


The stars of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones tell us how to make a satirical comedy about Christians that doesn’t mock Christians.


The way we talk about Quentin Tarantino and his latest movie is the way we talk about art in 2019.


June embarks on a dangerous mission, as the show attempts to justify its recent creative choices.


In “The Summer Palace,” Shiv gets some good news, but the other Roys aren’t doing so hot.


Just how central was Trump to the studio’s reasons for yanking the movie from its schedule?


The warm and weird drama series is full of feeling, even if its premise is tough to describe.