movies
Nickel Boys, No Other Land, and how to put a memory onscreen
How two very different movies capture the way we remember horrible things.
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
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Episodes Monday rundown February 17 - 23 2025
Emily takes her kid to a movie. Also: Hitchcock, trans robots, and killer monkeys.
movies
2024 Best Picture nominees ranked, from first to worst
Number 10 might not surprise you.
woodworking
Your novel-writing questions answered
By someone who has (almost) published one novel.
writing
Ask Emily Anything (about writing novels)
You have questions? Emily possibly has answers.
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Episodes Monday Rundown February 10 - 16 2025
Emily meets the Heart Eyes Killer. Plus: No Other Land, Yellowjackets, and a great TTRPG.
movies
February mailbag
What's Emily's kid into? And what are some perfect late winter stories?
mailbag
Submit your February mailbag questions!
It's that time again.
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Episodes Monday Rundown Feb. 3 - 9 2025
What do Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show and the movie Companion have in common? I watched 'em both this week!
2025
It's all happening so fast
Here's what's up with me? What's up with you?
TV
This Succession episode from 2023 perfectly captures the first few weeks of 2025
We're all afraid of death, but nobody wants to talk about it.
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Episodes Monday Rundown Jan. 27-Feb. 2 2025
This week: Ghosts, priests, forced feminization programs.