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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    Netflix’s Altered Carbon is TV’s raddest science fiction showNetflix’s Altered Carbon is TV’s raddest science fiction show
    Culture

    This is the best first season of a Netflix drama since The Crown debuted in 2016.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    This Is Us’s hollow Super Bowl episode was a big missed opportunityThis Is Us’s hollow Super Bowl episode was a big missed opportunity
    Culture

    The show finally reveals how Jack died and offers a new twist, but where does it go from here?

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Westworld season 2 premieres in April. Watch the trailer now.Westworld season 2 premieres in April. Watch the trailer now.
    Culture

    Complete with a piano cover of Kanye West’s “Runaway.”

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Every episode of Syfy’s The Magicians feels like a brand new TV show. That’s great.Every episode of Syfy’s The Magicians feels like a brand new TV show. That’s great.
    Culture

    In its third season, the series keeps throwing new ideas into the mix — and almost all of them work

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    One Day at a Time’s Justina Machado on screenwriters’ biggest misconceptions about LatinosOne Day at a Time’s Justina Machado on screenwriters’ biggest misconceptions about Latinos
    Podcast
    Culture

    “I have people that are not Latino arguing with me about what we’re like,” says the star of the terrific Netflix sitcom.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    3 new TV dramas worth trying: Counterpart, The Alienist, and Waco3 new TV dramas worth trying: Counterpart, The Alienist, and Waco
    Culture

    Your guide to January’s glut of new TV dramas.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    3 reasons why the 2018 Grammys fell so flat3 reasons why the 2018 Grammys fell so flat
    Culture

    They tried, but in general: yikes.

    By Emily St. James and Caroline Framke
    Culture
    Star Trek: Discovery found love in a hopeless place. Really!Star Trek: Discovery found love in a hopeless place. Really!
    Culture

    A visit to another universe has realized all of the show’s early promise.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    “The Dark Knight is a punk score”: Hans Zimmer on his collaborative composing process“The Dark Knight is a punk score”: Hans Zimmer on his collaborative composing process
    Podcast
    Culture

    The Oscar nominee (for Dunkirk) joined his collaborators to talk the score for Blue Planet II.

    By Emily St. James
    Awards Shows
    8 winners and 4 losers from the 2018 Oscar nominations8 winners and 4 losers from the 2018 Oscar nominations
    Awards Shows

    Winners: The Shape of Water and Get Out. Losers: The Post and Call Me by Your Name’s supporting actors.

    By Alissa Wilkinson and Emily St. James