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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

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    Watch: the 9 best and 5 worst Super Bowl commercialsWatch: the 9 best and 5 worst Super Bowl commercials
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    Including adorable dachshunds dressed as hot dogs.

    By Emily St. James
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    Watch: Barack Obama reveals to Stephen Colbert that he knows the futureWatch: Barack Obama reveals to Stephen Colbert that he knows the future
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    Or at least the next 50 Super Bowl winners and the plot of National Treasure 3.

    By Emily St. James
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    4 winners and 3 losers from Super Bowl 504 winners and 3 losers from Super Bowl 50
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    Fans of defense were big winners. Fans of Coldplay weren’t so much.

    By Emily St. James
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    Watch all of the best and worst 2016 Super Bowl commercialsWatch all of the best and worst 2016 Super Bowl commercials
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    From ketchup-loving dogs to Academy Award winner Helen Mirren shilling for Budweiser.

    By Emily St. James and Tanya Pai
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    The X-Files has its groove back in a strange, funny, heartbreaking episodeThe X-Files has its groove back in a strange, funny, heartbreaking episode
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    “Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster” is one of the TV events of the year.

    By Emily St. James
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    Saturday Night Live had Bernie Sanders meet Larry David — on board a sinking shipSaturday Night Live had Bernie Sanders meet Larry David — on board a sinking ship
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    Plus: Larry David is Bernie Sanders in Bern Your Enthusiasm

    By Emily St. James
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    Hail Caesar is the slapstick comedy about economic philosophy you need right nowHail Caesar is the slapstick comedy about economic philosophy you need right now
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    The film is full of big stars behaving ridiculously.

    By Emily St. James
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    There is no perfect way to adapt books to TV. These two Syfy shows display why.There is no perfect way to adapt books to TV. These two Syfy shows display why.
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    The Expanse and The Magicians take completely different, but equally successful, approaches.

    By Emily St. James
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    TV producer Ryan Murphy has a plan to boost Hollywood diversity. It might actually work.TV producer Ryan Murphy has a plan to boost Hollywood diversity. It might actually work.
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    He’s looking behind the scenes, rather than just in front of the camera.

    By Emily St. James
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    The Bernie Madoff miniseries is a mess, but Richard Dreyfuss is stellar in itThe Bernie Madoff miniseries is a mess, but Richard Dreyfuss is stellar in it
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    It’s all a bit overheated otherwise.

    By Emily St. James

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