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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    Why your favorite show isn’t on NetflixWhy your favorite show isn’t on Netflix
    Culture

    Or Hulu, or Amazon, or Crackle, or...

    By Emily St. James
    Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation is almost good enough to withstand its controversy
    Culture

    It’s a deeply flawed, deeply Christian film about overthrowing unjust systems.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Which new fall TV shows to watch — and which ones to skipWhich new fall TV shows to watch — and which ones to skip
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    44 shows ranked from best to worst.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The Witch is a slice of pure horror movie perfectionThe Witch is a slice of pure horror movie perfection
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    It’s a full immersion into the fears of Colonial America that slowly turns up the terror.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    NBC’s Timeless makes time travel stupider than usual. But maybe that’s a good thing?NBC’s Timeless makes time travel stupider than usual. But maybe that’s a good thing?
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    Will Timeless be good, ridiculously bad, or somewhere in between? Vox critic at large Todd VanDerWerff and culture writer Caroline Framke talk it out.

    By Emily St. James and Caroline Framke
    Culture
    22 cool things that happen in the Westworld premiere22 cool things that happen in the Westworld premiere
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    From fun twists to great performances, the pilot had much to get viewers excited.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    A once-promising Fear the Walking Dead season closes with a grim sighA once-promising Fear the Walking Dead season closes with a grim sigh
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    This show is learning all the wrong things from the series that spawned it.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Westworld starts with a bang, then devolves into an HBO rip-off of LostWestworld starts with a bang, then devolves into an HBO rip-off of Lost
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    It’s got all of the network’s strengths — and all of its weaknesses, too.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    New on streaming in October 2016: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO’s best optionsNew on streaming in October 2016: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO’s best options
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    Horror movies? Check. But there’s a bunch of other great stuff too.

    By Emily St. James, Aja Romano and 2 more
    Culture
    Crisis in Six Scenes brings Woody Allen to TV. The movies can have him back.Crisis in Six Scenes brings Woody Allen to TV. The movies can have him back.