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Episodes Monday Rundown November 3–9 2025
This week: a great concert, a new obsession, and a mildly frustrating romance read.
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.
newsletter
A November hiatus
An announcement
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Episodes Monday Rundown October 27–November 2 2025
This week: KPop Demon Hunters, del Toro's Frankenstein, and two different Paranormal Activities
horror
Shelby Oaks, Bring Her Back, and the context collapse of YouTube horror
The video platform has been influencing films for years. That's only going to happen more, writes Emily St. James.
halloween
14 under-the-radar tales to freak you out this Halloween
Including movies, books, podcasts, and asking your friends to tell you a scary story.
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Episodes Monday Rundown October 20-26 2025
This week: The Wicker Man, the new Last Dinner Party album, and so much found-footage horror
music
Maybe I don't need Taylor Swift anymore
Emily St. James on transition, changing tastes, and why so many Swifties seem to HATE her new album
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Episodes Monday Rundown October 13 - 19 2025
This week: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, some horror classics, and Rilo Kiley in concert.
mailbag
October mailbag!
This month: Which classic Hollywood director could have crushed a found-footage movie? Also: It's spooky season!
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Episodes Monday Rundown October 6 - 12 2025
This week: A bunch of movies from 1946, Paul Tremblay's best, and DID YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES THE YEARLING TO SHOW UP IN THE YEARLING? A LONG TIME!!!
mailbag
Submit your October mailbag questions!
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documentary
A brilliant new documentary puts "To Catch a Predator" under the microscope
David Osit's Predators examines not just the show but the culture that produced it, Emily St. James writes.