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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.
Sep
11
The text "Lost Back to the Island" appears over a blue sky. A palm tree sits off to the side.

What we miss when we miss Lost

Lost changed how TV is made. But what about the show is missing from TV today?
15 min read
Sep
06
The cast of Succession stands atop the Waystar Royco tower in the key art for the final season.

What is the signature TV show of the Biden era?

7 min read
Aug
30
Kevin Costner's Horizon is really more of a 12-hour TV show

Kevin Costner's Horizon is really more of a 12-hour TV show

6 min read
Aug
28
Pop star Chappell Roan wears a sash with her name on it, cradling flowers and a trophy.

Chappell Roan and our ever more parasocial world

In 2024, we're all living out Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation -- on both ends.
10 min read
Aug
23
Eleanor's face looks deeply surprised as she points at Michael in the season one finale of The Good Place.

August mailbag

10 min read
Aug
19

Submit your August mailbag questions!

Aug
16
A young boy (Haley Joel Osment) stares down as a man (Bruce Willis) looks at him. They are in a stairwell.

M. Night Shyamalan, ranked (Part 2)

10 min read
Aug
14
Dev Patel, dressed in a black and red robe, strikes a martial arts pose in a snowy temple.

M. Night Shyamalan, ranked (Part 1)

The beloved, beleaguered Philadelphia auteur's filmography, from worst to first.
8 min read
Aug
09
Nina Kennedy, the Australian who won the women's pole vault, celebrates her victory by thrusting her hands in the air.

Emily St. James: Olympian

4 min read
Aug
02
A wooden fence runs through the sand on a beautiful Atlantic beach.

Discuss: What art screams "August" to you?

3 min read