Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Los Angeles
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.
Mar
07
Cowboy Bebop: "Heavy Metal Queen" and "Waltz for Venus"

Cowboy Bebop: "Heavy Metal Queen" and "Waltz for Venus"

In which the show is trying things, and I appreciate it (even if it doesn't always work)
9 min read
Feb
28
Kirsten and Natalie #3: Jumanji (1995) and Mars Attacks! (1996)

Kirsten and Natalie #3: Jumanji (1995) and Mars Attacks! (1996)

In which Kirsten Dunst gets lost amid some special effects and Natalie Portman learns to love being weird
11 min read
Feb
21
Cowboy Bebop: "Ballad of Fallen Angels" and "Sympathy for the Devil"

Cowboy Bebop: "Ballad of Fallen Angels" and "Sympathy for the Devil"

In which I have no idea what's going on, but I love that for me
7 min read
Feb
18
Cowboy Bebop: "Honky Tonk Woman" and "Gateway Shuffle"

Cowboy Bebop: "Honky Tonk Woman" and "Gateway Shuffle"

In which I think about what it means for TV to be "cinematic"
7 min read
Feb
16
How to make roast chicken

How to make roast chicken

The cis version of myself from an alternate universe tells us how she met Hubby David
16 min read
Jan
31
My neighbor Fox Mulder

My neighbor Fox Mulder

The truth is out there, and it's a cat shaped like a bus
9 min read
Jan
25
Cowboy Bebop: "Asteroid Blues" and "Stray Dog Strut"

Cowboy Bebop: "Asteroid Blues" and "Stray Dog Strut"

In which I wax philosophical about procedural worldbuilding
10 min read
Jan
17
Kirsten and Natalie #2: Little Women (1994) and Beautiful Girls (1996)

Kirsten and Natalie #2: Little Women (1994) and Beautiful Girls (1996)

The movies and precocious girl children, explained.
12 min read
Jan
10
What's up for Episodes in 2022

What's up for Episodes in 2022

We're switching some things up
4 min read
Jan
03
11 rad things I wrote in 2021

11 rad things I wrote in 2021

In a really cruddy year, I still wrote some things I was proud of
12 min read