Episodes 6.0
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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The September sale is here!
Happy fall TV season, everyone!
episodes
20 episodes that should have made Rolling Stone's best episodes list (part 2)
Including Miami Vice, Squid Game, and Superstore
TV
20 episodes that should have made Rolling Stone's best episodes list (part 1)
Including Green Acres, Hannibal, and House.
lost
What we miss when we miss Lost
Lost changed how TV is made. But what about the show is missing from TV today?
presidents
What is the signature TV show of the Biden era?
Which TV show best fits the vibes of the Joe Biden era? The answer may surprise you!
horizon: an american saga
Kevin Costner's Horizon is really more of a 12-hour TV show
Has Kevin Costner accidentally solved the "more of a ten-hour movie" problem?
music
Chappell Roan and our ever more parasocial world
In 2024, we're all living out Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation -- on both ends.
Mailbag
August mailbag
What are the most influential TV episodes of all time? And what's my song of the summer?
Episodes 6.0
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m. night shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan, ranked (Part 2)
The top seven! Including a beach that makes you old!
movies
M. Night Shyamalan, ranked (Part 1)
The beloved, beleaguered Philadelphia auteur's filmography, from worst to first.