Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James
FX’s series, now available on Hulu, is the rare TV comedy that knows what it is from its first scene.
America’s preeminent “feel-good” comedy turns out to have been about mental health all along.
Home Video captures the tender beauty of queer teens.
The soccer comedy is its folksy, charming self in season two. That might be why some people are so mad at it.
The hacker drama Mr. Robot was so much more than Rami Malek’s incredible star performance.
The HBO series paints a bleak picture of humanity. Or does it?
The film’s muddled skepticism of America has a surprising amount in common with American Sniper.
The NBC sitcom was always about cuddly cops. Now, in its final season, it’s uneasy about that idea.
Both were filmed in Covid-19 bubbles, and both are about going on vacation in a world slipping into the sea.
The drama about a high school football team might be the best teen show of all time.