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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    5 big reveals from Marvel’s 2017 Comic-Con panel5 big reveals from Marvel’s 2017 Comic-Con panel
    Culture

    Thor! Black Panther! Michelle Pfeiffer! And, oh yeah, the Avengers!

    By Emily St. James
    Summer movies 2017
    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has too much Valerian, too little Thousand PlanetsValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has too much Valerian, too little Thousand Planets
    Summer movies 2017

    This movie is one good ending away from being a cult classic.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Mad Men didn’t change TV as much as you’d expect. It’s time to fix that.Mad Men didn’t change TV as much as you’d expect. It’s time to fix that.
    Culture

    The show turns 10 this year, in a world where TV mostly learned the wrong lessons from it.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Game of Thrones fans are annoyed with Ed Sheeran’s cameo. They’re wrong.Game of Thrones fans are annoyed with Ed Sheeran’s cameo. They’re wrong.
    Culture

    The pop star’s cameo was good, actually.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    8 winners and 5 losers from Game of Thrones’ season 7 premiere8 winners and 5 losers from Game of Thrones’ season 7 premiere
    Culture

    Winners: Daenerys Targaryen and the show’s editing team. Loser: Narrative momentum.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Twin Peaks delves deeper into violence against women and American misogynyTwin Peaks delves deeper into violence against women and American misogyny
    Culture

    Explorations of horrors visited upon women are baked into the show. But this miniseries is particularly attuned to them.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Which Game of Thrones characters will survive the series?Which Game of Thrones characters will survive the series?
    Culture

    The show’s 15 most important characters, ranked by likelihood of survival.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Game of Thrones vs. the penultimate season curseGame of Thrones vs. the penultimate season curse
    Culture

    Planned, next-to-last seasons are often pretty bad. Might Game of Thrones sidestep that problem?

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The 2017 Emmy nominations’ 13 most disappointing omissionsThe 2017 Emmy nominations’ 13 most disappointing omissions
    Culture

    What do a depressed horse, a jaunty celestial being, and Mandy Moore have in common? They were ROBBED.

    By Emily St. James and Caroline Framke
    Culture
    Beyoncé’s twins are here — and their names are Sir Carter and RumiBeyoncé’s twins are here — and their names are Sir Carter and Rumi
    Culture

    The singer announced the names, rumored for weeks, in a post on Instagram.

    By Emily St. James