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October mailbag!
This month: Which classic Hollywood director could have crushed a found-footage movie? Also: It's spooky season!
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.
Rundown
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!!!
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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.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown September 29 - October 5 2025
This week: Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan in concert, and one of the year's best films.
movies
One Battle After Another is about this moment in history. And every other time too.
All of the things that make the film timely really mark its timelessness, writes Emily St. James.
ai
You don't miss your childhood. You miss not being angry.
Emily St. James on AI nostalgia, fascism, and our longing for less technology.
movies
Episodes Monday Rundown September 22 - 28 2025
This week: Freaky Tales doesn't entirely work, but it's fun, and a lot of Nazis die in it. So that's something!
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Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown September 15 - 22 2025
This week: The Long Walk, The Craft, and an alien with a mechanical penis.
TV
This HBO documentary is one of the best true-crime series ever made
The Yogurt Shop Murders focuses less on the case and more on the people involved, writes Emily St. James.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown September 8 - 14 2025
This week: Two classic visions of the Midwest, a true-crime doc, and the Strange New Worlds finale.