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.
Jan
26
Episodes: Trust Me (A Random Show I Liked for No Good Reason, Part 1)

Episodes: Trust Me (A Random Show I Liked for No Good Reason, Part 1)

(Every so often, I write about random shows I liked at various stages of my life that most people probably
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Jan
22
Episodes: God only knows what I'd do without Big Love

Episodes: God only knows what I'd do without Big Love

A couple of weeks ago, I suggested in this space that religion is really tough to make good series about.
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Jan
19
Episodes: Hold the door open

Episodes: Hold the door open

Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend, who was expressing irritation with how a professional colleague/competitor seemed
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Jan
14
Episodes: Why I love the Oscars

Episodes: Why I love the Oscars

Of all of the things about me that seem to most amuse my fellow critics, my general affection for awards
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Jan
09
Episodes: The problem with stories about cults

Episodes: The problem with stories about cults

As part of my TCA prep, I've been watching episodes of Hulu's upcoming The Path. It&
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Jan
06
Episodes: TV's true crime roots

Episodes: TV's true crime roots

True crime is having a moment. Serial seemed to kick it off for a lot of people, and then Making
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Jan
05
Episodes: Too critical, or not critical enough?

Episodes: Too critical, or not critical enough?

My winter holidays were bookended by the very odd phenomenon of being called horribly uncritical on one end, then being
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Dec
26
Episodes: A Christmas story

Episodes: A Christmas story

It took us far longer than it should have to move out of the old apartment, choked with dust and
6 min read
Dec
25
Episodes: Why A Christmas Carol endures

Episodes: Why A Christmas Carol endures

When I interviewed him at the end of The Leftovers' second season, Damon Lindelof said something that's
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Dec
24
Episodes: The simple pleasures of A Garfield Christmas

Episodes: The simple pleasures of A Garfield Christmas

The Christmas TV special canon is pretty small and mostly relegated to a handful of specials made in the '
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