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


The miniseries retells the J. Paul Getty III kidnapping story told just months ago in the movie All the Money in the World.


Some bad books can become good movies (and vice versa). Let’s talk about why.


“The most important thing about the president telling any joke is it’s the president telling a joke. That’s where the comedy comes from.”
The NBC series handles thwarted romance and workplace drudgery better than any sitcom on TV.


The most remarkable thing about this movie is just how unremarkable it is.


“It really is, for me, unpatriotic to deny science,” says the host of Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World.
Why NBC’s hit series works for the masses (but turns off some TV critics): a working theory.


It doesn’t matter what month it is. There’s a new “summer movie” opening.


This movie doesn’t wear its heart on its sleeve. It wears its heart as a shirt.


“Robots are going to take over our jobs because that’s what corporations want. They want the work, without the personality.”