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


The actress and writer became famous for Star Wars, then used her fame to speak up about mental illness.


Should you watch this supernatural drama? Depends. Do you like wondering why TV shows were made?


Showrunner Steven Moffat, in his final season, keeps returning to the same old bag of tricks


Known for hits like “Faith” and “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” Michael and his success led to new openness in discussing sexuality.


Netflix’s sci-fi drama captures how it feels to vicariously experience the lives of others online.


It’s a TV special from 1971 that restores much of the spookiness to this ghost story.


From Game of Thrones to Atlanta, Black Mirror to Beyoncé, this year had some great TV.


Including everything from O.J. to Atlanta to Samantha Bee.


At 70 years old, the film is a message in a bottle from 1946: Hold on, and don’t give up.


From devastating surprises to hilarious lines, and everything in between.