Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James
All it had to do was change its main character!
The author was a conscientious objector to Vietnam. That’s reflected in his books — and now in the show.
Say goodbye to summer and hello to a bounty of streaming delights.
The new ABC series [draws hand across throat] starts a brief theatrical run [waves you away] this weekend [frantic head shaking].
The series is so intent on fooling its audience that too much of its storytelling no longer makes sense.
The show closes out a solid but listless stretch of episodes with its worst season finale.
It made me sentimental for landline telephones, Doom, and the screech of modems.
It’s a perfect capper to a summer movie season that proves the movies still have a spring in their step.
This incredibly gruesome crime drama is really a heartwarming small-town series at heart.
Shonda Rhimes’s Netflix deal is just the tip of an iceberg that has the entertainment industry worried.