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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    Hap and Leonard is one of TV’s best-kept secretsHap and Leonard is one of TV’s best-kept secrets
    Culture

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

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Netflix’s Seven Seconds is the contrived, misery-riddled show I can’t stop watchingNetflix’s Seven Seconds is the contrived, misery-riddled show I can’t stop watching
    Culture

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

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The case for Black Panther as a 2019 Oscar behemothThe case for Black Panther as a 2019 Oscar behemoth
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    Will Black Panther get a Best Picture nomination? Its chances are stronger than you might think.

    By Emily St. James
    Oscars
    8 winners and 2 losers from the 2018 Oscars8 winners and 2 losers from the 2018 Oscars
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    The Shape of Water wins big, Lady Bird loses out, and we all win thanks to Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph.

    By Alissa Wilkinson and Emily St. James
    Culture
    Oscars Best Director winner Guillermo del Toro on how movies erase our lines in the sandOscars Best Director winner Guillermo del Toro on how movies erase our lines in the sand
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    Culture

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

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The X-Files season 11 is better at being Black Mirror than Black Mirror isThe X-Files season 11 is better at being Black Mirror than Black Mirror is
    Culture

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

    By Emily St. James
    Oscars
    At the Oscars, an original song is supposed to be important to its filmAt the Oscars, an original song is supposed to be important to its film
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    Are you a major recording star? Here’s a way you can win an Oscar!

    By Emily St. James
    Oscars
    Who takes home the Oscar for Best Picture?Who takes home the Oscar for Best Picture?
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    Hint: It’s not the director, who wins something else entirely.

    By Emily St. James
    Oscars
    Yes, the Oscars for sound mixing and sound editing really reward two different thingsYes, the Oscars for sound mixing and sound editing really reward two different things
    Oscars

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

    By Emily St. James
    Oscars
    The difference between the Oscars’ Adapted and Original Screenplay categories, explainedThe difference between the Oscars’ Adapted and Original Screenplay categories, explained
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    Why does the Academy categorize some true stories as original screenplays and others as adapted screenplays?

    By Emily St. James