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From the archives: The Times' 1933 review of King Kong: The 8th Wonder Of The World
Renowned stage critic Frankfort Whitaker goes ape for the latest musical spectacular.
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 July 14 - 20 2025
This week: Red Rooms! Sorry, Baby! Donkey Kong! And we're recapping Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!
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July mailbag
This month: Art that surprisingly crossed over, great beaches, and superheroics!
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Episodes Monday Rundown July 7 - 13 2025
This week: Superman! Ron Howard! Chickens?
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How Materialists pays homage to - and inverts - The Apartment
Celine Song's new "romcom" shares a lot of DNA with Billy Wilder's classic dramedy.
firebuds
A deep dive into the dark madness at the heart of Disney+'s Firebuds
Does this show take place in the Cars universe before the fall? Discuss.
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Episodes Monday Rundown June 30 - July 6 2025
This week: F1, Sunshine, and a new-ish trans YA novel.
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Five Indiana Jones reboots, pitched
And not a one of them stars Chris Pratt!
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Episodes Monday Rundown June 23 -29 2025
This week: Emily bends it like Beckham and checks out new music from Haim and Lorde.
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28 Years Later imagines a strange and beautiful apocalypse
The zombie sequel offers up a post-human world bursting with color.
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Episodes Monday Rundown June 16 - 22 2025
This week: Emily watches Clueless on a plane and goes to THE THEATRE.