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


Cruella de Vil/ Cruella de Vil/ your movie is OK/ but Emma Stone kills


Moments in Love is a radically progressive departure for the series — held back by its too-rigid filmmaking.


From Ellen DeGeneres to Scott Rudin, the entertainment industry’s coddling of jerks is coming under examination. Sort of.


That’s probably all you need to know to watch this new series.


Amazon’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel turns a masterpiece into amazing television.


Don’t be mad about Elon Musk hosting SNL. Be mad about SNL’s misplaced cultural relevance.


Julien Baker’s brilliant Little Oblivions is about feeling doomed and looking for an escape.


Why the Oscars and the DNC were so great in lockdown and the Golden Globes and RNC weren’t.


A fantastically unpredictable show ended on a huge bummer of an anticlimax.


Five big reasons this episode is so fantastic, explained by showrunner Ron Moore.