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


Of the 62 movies nominated, these are the 25 best (and how you can watch them).


The divide between worldwide and domestic audiences looks likely to grow.


We’ve got predictions for every best picture category that’s not Best Picture.


La La Land’s presumed Oscar dominance has very little to do with quality.


The tech categories can make or break your Oscar pool. Here are our predictions.


Check out our predictions in the Picture, Directing, and Screenplay categories.


The Great Wall, white savior narratives, and the way we talk about movies today.


His new HBO series Crashing finds its material in the comic and podcast host’s life story.


HBO’s new Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman miniseries has beautiful moments, let down by clunky words.
What other TV show would try to knock an asteroid into the sun with a giant Mormon spaceship?