Emily St. James - Episodes (Page 18)

The enormous hologram of Maarva hovers above the citizens of Ferrix, addressing them at her own funeral.

andor

Andor Fridays: Episode 12, "Rix Road"

In which it's time for a funeral

Godzilla rises against a backdrop of forested hills and cloudy sky. He looks mad, but he always looks mad.

movies

My top 21 movies of 2023

It was a great year for movies. Here are a bunch that made it so.

Lisa pops up at school in a stylish black dress, belt, and sunglasses. She looks amazing.

25 minutes on

25 minutes on... Lisa Frankenstein

Cassian stares in a melancholy mood as the sun rises behind him.

andor

Andor Fridays (on Saturday): Episode 11, "Daughter of Ferrix"

In which we consider one of the show's more daring storytelling gambits.

Greta Lee and Teo Yoo stare soulfully into each other's eyes on a subway in Past Lives.

mailbag

February mailbag!

This month: What are Emily's thoughts on all the Oscar contenders? Also: Emily tries to remember what she meant by a thing she wrote several years ago.

Jess, in a monochrome dress, sits in the lap of Nick, in a red shirt.

New Girl and the art of the will they/won't they

What we can learn about love stories fictional and real from an unfairly maligned TV couple.

Kino Loy delivers an inspirational speech directly into the microphone, shot in tight close-up.

andor

Andor Fridays: Episode 10, "One Way Out"

In which we discuss BIG IMPORTANT SPEECHES

Barbie, beautiful and blonde and dressed in pink, looks into a mirror that doesn't have glass in it.

movies

Forever 2014

What we get mad about when we get mad about Barbie's Oscar snubs

A girl talks to a man. They're both dressed in formalwear. The man leans on an upside-down photo of a couple.

movies

How Edward Yang's Yi Yi helps you keep track of over a dozen major characters

The 2000 masterpiece perfectly juggles an enormous number of characters.

Cassian and Kino Loy stand at attention, hands behind their heads, in the hallway of the prison.

andor

Andor Fridays: Episode 9, "Nobody's Listening"

In which I sing the praises of Diego Luna

Steve Carell plays Michael Scott in The Office. He's sitting at his desk!

writing

How I create (hopefully) memorable characters

Hint: It involves more than one character.

The player and the mayor stand in front of the broken down community center in Stardew Valley.

mailbag

January mailbag!

This month: Why are video-game adaptations so hard? Also: How to get feedback.

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