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.
movies
In "defense" of the second half of The Brutalist
Just who is this movie about anyway?
books
Episodes Monday Rundown Jan. 6-12 2025
Including: Hard Truths, a Polly Klaas book, and Ethel Cain
open thread
What pop culture are you looking forward to in 2025?
I'm looking forward to Superman, a new Japanese Breakfast album, and (sigh) the next Avatar movie
movies
Notes from Pride Rock
An esteemed British naturalist observes a series of events most curious.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown: Jan. 1 - 5 2025
Speed Racer, Nickel Boys, and two of 2024's most acclaimed novels.
movies
A Complete Unknown complicates the biopic antagonist
Is Bob Dylan the antagonist of his own biopic? Maybe!
movies
The Wild Robot and Flow present oddly hopeful post-apocalypses
What does the world look like after humans? Two animated films have some ideas.
Mailbag
December mailbag!
What's the difference between a New Year's movie and a Christmas movie? Also: the Muppets AND The Polar Express.
emily rogers
How to make hot dogs
My recipe blogging cis self confronts the darkness at the heart of the multiverse.
Episodes 6.0
Submit your December mailbag questions!
It's that time again!
movies
How the Wicked film brings the book's queerness back into the spotlight
It's all about the talking goat.