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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.
Nov
29
Key art for The Holly and the Ivy shows Ralph Richardson, Denholm Elliott, and Margaret Leighton.

The best Christmas movie you've (probably) never heard of

The Holly and the Ivy is both deeply old-fashioned and unexpectedly modern.
7 min read
Nov
24
Two people embrace in the center of a ballroom, balloons having fallen on the floor all around them. A band plays onstage.

The marriage movie

3 min read
Nov
17
Skeen, Barcona, Vel, Sinta, and Nemik all look in disbelief at Andor as they prepare for the heist.

Andor Fridays: Episode 5, "The Axe Forgets"

8 min read
Nov
10
Abed from Community points at the camera.

November Mailbag!

7 min read
Nov
03
Luthen practices his pleasant antique dealer smile as he prepares to leave his Rebel life behind.

Andor Fridays: Episode 4, "Aldhani"

8 min read
Oct
31
Dan (Ewan MacGregor) peers through a hole in a door put there by his axe-wielding father in The Shining.

Five thoughts on Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep

What's sneaky smart about Doctor Sleep's portrayal of the fallout of an abusive childhood
6 min read
Oct
27
The covers for Alison Rumfitt's Tell Me I'm Worthless, Caitlin Starling's The Luminous Dead, and John Langan's The Fisherman.

5 scary books you might not have heard of

7 min read
Oct
20
Cassian and Luthen stare deep into an abandoned factory, lots of chains hanging from above.

Andor Fridays: Episode 3, "Reckoning"

8 min read
Oct
18
Two people in a car look back at a car parked behind them. That car's driver shines a flashlight at them.

How Zodiac perfectly places you in its characters' obsessive worldview

Zodiac is the perfect examination of our true crime obsession. And it came out 16 years ago.
9 min read
Oct
13
Regan floats into the air above her bed as Fathers Merrin and Karras perform their exorcism ritual.

The Exorcist, demonic possession, and trans stories

7 min read