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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.
Jun
09
A humanoid chimpanzee clutching a microphone sneers at the camera in extreme close-up.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 2 - 8 2025

7 min read
Jun
02
Tim Robinson, in a pure beige coat, clutching a huge soda cup, looks at Paul Rudd, in a colorful jacket. Rudd holds a mushroom.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 26 - June 1 2025

6 min read
May
30
Tom Cruise in a dive suit in a cylindrical room, water roughly up to his waist. It's lit by fluorescents. It looks cold.

The protagonist of reality

12 min read
May
26
The shark from Jaws lunges up onboard a boat, gobbling away at the various pieces of flotsam and equipment there.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 19 - 25 2025

6 min read
May
23
Mon Mothma, dressed in a golden dress, stands amid a group of revelers, dancing wildly. They are out of focus.

How a 1980s TV storytelling technique is making streaming shows more compelling

8 min read
May
19
The cover of Emily Henry's Great Big Beautiful Life features a woman reading and a man gazing up at her from where he's writing.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 12 - 18 2025

7 min read
May
16
Hailee Steinfeld and Michael B. Jordan star in Sinners. They're in an embrace, heads tilted back in ecstasy, in a wood-paneled room.

May mailbag

10 min read
May
14
Noah Wyle and Shawn Hatosy star in The Pitt. They're both looking haggard and run down after a long day.

Should TV shows have more episodes per season? Really?

On the greatness of The Pitt and the reductive nature of The Pitt discourse.
6 min read
May
13

Submit your May mailbag questions!

1 min read
May
12
Christopher Reeve in full Superman suit -- complete with red cape -- floats in front of the New York skyline.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 5 - 11 2025

6 min read