Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James
“When the parents are being dragged away, they’ll try to smile or pretend it’s okay, so the last image their child has is of them smiling.”
Somehow, the biggest issue of the past several days has found itself into an episode produced months ago.
An episode where lots happened — but it’s not clear how much of it meant anything — has us divided against ourselves.
The superhero series would like you to think it might turn its protagonist into its villain. Too bad it kind of worships him.
“Family doesn’t just mean a biological relationship. It means people that have your back.”
“Killing doesn’t make you funny. It’s only bombing that makes you funny,” Tyler says on the latest episode of our podcast.
The latest in the long-running Jurassic Park series has pretty direction, engaging performances, and a soulless center.
“What might serve as a deterrent for an audience in one genre suddenly becomes a virtue in another.”
How the Satanic Panic of the 1980s has become an unlikely indie horror influence.
Serena Joy has some uncomfortable realizations about herself, while Nick tries to be a good guy yet again.