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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    The X-Files is back and kind of a mess, but that’s okay because The X-Files is backThe X-Files is back and kind of a mess, but that’s okay because The X-Files is back
    Culture

    Here are 5 questions we have about the series’ new status quo.

    By Emily St. James
    The X-Files, Xplained
    Culture

    The elegant simplicity of one of the best TV shows ever made.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Amazon’s Mad Dogs wants to be Breaking Bad in the jungle. It only sort of pulls this off.Amazon’s Mad Dogs wants to be Breaking Bad in the jungle. It only sort of pulls this off.
    Culture

    The new drama is fitfully involving, but also prone to plot stalls.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    SNL brings back Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin to give Trump a rousing, rhyming endorsementSNL brings back Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin to give Trump a rousing, rhyming endorsement
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    “She sounds like a greeting card from a Chinese dollar store.”

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The Oscars are officially changing their membership rules to deal with diversity problemsThe Oscars are officially changing their membership rules to deal with diversity problems
    Culture

    Lifetime Oscar voting rights for Academy members are no longer a guarantee, among other things.

    By Emily St. James
    The bite-sized binge: 31 terrific TV shows you can finish in a weekend or less
    Culture

    Fire up your streaming platform of choice and get comfy. You have TV to watch.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 2 more
    Culture
    3 reasons Netflix can’t keep its ratings a secret forever3 reasons Netflix can’t keep its ratings a secret forever
    Culture

    Its tendency to brag could be its downfall.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Your perfect snow day binge-watch is the unbelievably disturbing show FortitudeYour perfect snow day binge-watch is the unbelievably disturbing show Fortitude
    Culture

    The creator of this crazy Arctic mystery tells us just what he was thinking.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The Knick director Steven Soderbergh on the radical plans for seasons 3 and 4The Knick director Steven Soderbergh on the radical plans for seasons 3 and 4
    Culture

    He wants to keep directing the show after all.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Here’s Spike Lee’s solution for problems like #OscarsSoWhiteHere’s Spike Lee’s solution for problems like #OscarsSoWhite
    Culture

    The director explains why he’s sitting out this year’s awards.

    By Emily St. James

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