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


“[These guys] were doing their job. They foolishly believed that the market was fair.”


This is either a magic realist series that features curses or a dark show about the apocalypse’s arrival. Or something else!


The storytelling in “The Abominable Bride” was even more needlessly convoluted than usual.


Including a Polynesian Disney princess and the latest indie horror flick with great reviews.

40 terrific installments that made the year such a great one for television.


Check out five top picks for each of the top four streaming services.


It and The Far Side both closed up shop in 1995. But their legacies live on.



It only needs a little over $200 million to pass up Avatar in the US and Canada. It should get it.

So many of the year’s finest films told stories about women, a welcome change.