Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James
You can watch all of HBO’s grim but optimistic series right now. Well? What are you waiting for?
The latest episode shows why the show needs Erlich — right as some big news about the show has been revealed.
Here’s your crass kids movie cure for the bloated summer blockbuster blues.
With cancellations raining down, even on Netflix, is this the end of Peak TV?
Netflix’s nightmare version of The West Wing shares that series’ self-importance, with little of its humor.
“Spying’s not pointless, but it can be drudgery,” says creator Joe Weisberg on our podcast.
Was building an entire season of TV around the main characters’ exhaustion a good idea? Ask us in 2018.
And we pick up bits and pieces of our identity from everywhere — including TV shows like Twin Peaks.
One last trip into the afterlife, or purgatory, or wherever the hell it is Kevin goes.
The series never figured out how to turn great acting into riveting TV.