
Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James
The original series took on liberal hypocrisy. Its spinoff is an earnest defense of liberal values.


In season two, the series is less messy than the similarly themed Westworld, but also far less compelling.


The show is less aimless in its midseason premiere, but not by much.


You can probably blame the most boring reason ever: vote-splitting.


This isn’t a great performance, but it shows just how fluent Gaga is in many musical languages.


Other top nominees include Kanye West, Drake, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Adele.
The president’s feud with the middling sketch comedy show makes it seem more essential than it actually is.


Cats. Cities. God. Life. Humanity. This new film covers it all in just 80 minutes.


This film is aware philosophical objections to murder exist, but it doesn’t really care.


On set with the mind-bending new blockbuster series from the guy behind Fargo.