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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    5 winners and 5 losers from Game of Thrones’ “Oathbreaker”5 winners and 5 losers from Game of Thrones’ “Oathbreaker”
    Culture

    Winner: the girl formerly known as Arya Stark. Loser: fight choreography.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The Good Wife’s biggest twist was also the moment of its downfallThe Good Wife’s biggest twist was also the moment of its downfall
    Culture

    As the show heads into its finale, let’s figure out where it all fell apart.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Netflix’s Grace and Frankie is TV’s most relaxing showNetflix’s Grace and Frankie is TV’s most relaxing show
    Culture

    In season two, the series has become the gentle comfort food TV you need right now.

    By Emily St. James
    Extreme tickling, farting corpses, and 15 smaller movies worth seeing this summer
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    Here’s what to see when you don’t want to see a blockbuster.

    By Emily St. James
    One chart that explains 47 episodes of The Americans
    Culture

    Get all caught up in 60 seconds or less.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The Americans airs one of the best TV episodes of the yearThe Americans airs one of the best TV episodes of the year
    Culture

    Everything comes to a head in a tremendous hour of television.

    By Emily St. James, Caroline Framke and 1 more
    Culture
    Star Wars: The Force Awakens only seems better in the wake of so many crummy rebootsStar Wars: The Force Awakens only seems better in the wake of so many crummy reboots
    Culture

    2016 has shown how hard it is to make a popcorn film this effortlessly fun.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Game of Thrones’ shocking “twists” grow emptier by the episodeGame of Thrones’ shocking “twists” grow emptier by the episode
    Culture

    Ramsay Bolton is the show’s worst character — and a perfect example of its core weakness.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    5 things to know about Captain America: Civil War. (Spoiler: It’s one of Marvel’s best!)5 things to know about Captain America: Civil War. (Spoiler: It’s one of Marvel’s best!)
    Culture

    This is so much more than an Avengers side quest.

    By Emily St. James
    Green Room’s director tells us how he created an action epic with a $5 million budget
    Culture

    The scuzzy exploitation movie pits punks versus Nazis.

    By Emily St. James

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