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Episodes
Writings on culture, identity, and a bunch of other things from Emily St. James.

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Jul
07
Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt walk along together, all chummy. Javier is in a suit; Brad in a shirt and jeans.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 30 - July 6 2025

6 min read
Jul
04
Indiana Jones -- in trademark fedora -- and his compatriot Helena Shaw, a pale woman with brown hair and eyes, stare at something.

Five Indiana Jones reboots, pitched

And not a one of them stars Chris Pratt!
8 min read
Jun
30
Two young women walk across a soccer pitch in their jerseys. One is tall and white, the other shorter and of Indian descent.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 23 -29 2025

5 min read
Jun
27
A boy and a man, both holding bows, crash through shin-deep water, running away from something. It's nighttime.

28 Years Later imagines a strange and beautiful apocalypse

7 min read
Jun
25
A small creature in a white, horned helmet stands in a large, mostly blue video game level. It is empty but for them.

On having a body in Hollow Knight

How video games like Hollow Knight make movement central to their storytelling.
7 min read
Jun
23
Dionne and Cher walk down a hallway in Clueless. They're both clad in varying shades of plaid.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 16 - 22 2025

5 min read
Jun
20
The characters of Final Destination: Bloodlines stand in a cemetery. They are dressed in black and overlook a casket.

Final Destination: Bloodlines and the great American death cult

9 min read
Jun
16
Furiosa, as portrayed by Anya Taylor Joy, looms over the camera. She has a shaved head and a prosthetic arm.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 9 - 15 2025

6 min read
Jun
13
Christina Aguilera leans back toward the camera, smiling as she sings "Genie in a Bottle."

June mailbag

9 min read
Jun
12
The Killers perform Mr. Brightside in the music video. They are wearing dapper suits. Behind them is a sparkly backdrop.

All my favorite indie bands of the 2000s, re-reviewed for today

Sure, Emily loved Arcade Fire, Death Cab, and The Shins in 2005, but how does she feel NOW?
12 min read