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


Watching this Sundance series is like staying up way too late to read a crime potboiler.


The cop show is almost the epitome of too many streaming series: not very good, but weirdly addicting.


Will Black Panther get a Best Picture nomination? Its chances are stronger than you might think.


The Shape of Water wins big, Lady Bird loses out, and we all win thanks to Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph.


The Mexican director, an unlikely winner for his supernatural romance The Shape of Water, makes a heartfelt plea to support immigrants.


A terrific, nearly silent episode questions how we’re going to teach computers good manners.


Are you a major recording star? Here’s a way you can win an Oscar!


Hint: It’s not the director, who wins something else entirely.


One awards the overall mix of the film’s sound design. The other is for sound effects added in post-production.


Why does the Academy categorize some true stories as original screenplays and others as adapted screenplays?