Episodes by Emily St. James
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08.08.2025 18:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Did Hank Hill vote for Trump?
And before you answer, ask yourself one thing: Why do we care?
In today's Friday newsletter: the question on everyone's mind.
08.08.2025 18:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
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06.08.2025 15:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What if it's supposed to be bad?
Artists make choices. What if those choices are intentionally off-putting?
In this week's free Wednesday newsletter: Nabokov's Pale Fire, Furiosa (2024), and a defense of discordant, intentionally discomforting, and/or seemingly mediocre choices in art. episodes.ghost.io/what-if-its-...
06.08.2025 15:33 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 2
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04.08.2025 15:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Episodes Monday Rundown July 28 - August 3 2025
This week: The Naked Gun, a lovely new romance novel, and TWO Star Treks!
In this week's Monday Rundown: The Naked Gun, a lovely new romance novel, and TWO Star Treks!
04.08.2025 15:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
Episodes by Emily St. James
A newsletter on culture, identity, and many other things by critic and writer Emily St. James
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28.07.2025 15:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Episodes Monday Rundown July 21 - 27 2025
This week: The terrific debut feature I Like Movies, The Batman, and Spock's wedding(??!)
In this week's Monday Rundown: The terrific debut feature I Like Movies, The Batman, and Spock's wedding(??!)
28.07.2025 15:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds plays it safe. That’s a problem.
The only remaining Trek series features sparkling exteriors and a hollow core.
In this week's Friday newsletter: Emily's off today, so @lilywrites.bsky.social shares her Hot Takes on the politics and production values of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!
25.07.2025 15:04 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
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23.07.2025 16:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From the archives: The Times' 1933 review of King Kong: The 8th Wonder Of The World
Renowned stage critic Frankfort Whitaker goes ape for the latest musical spectacular.
In this Wednesday's free newsletter: a theater critic in 1933 reviews the stage show where they have King Kong chained up before he breaks free and kills a bunch of people and all that!
23.07.2025 16:01 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 5
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21.07.2025 15:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Episodes Monday Rundown July 14 - 20 2025
This week: Red Rooms! Sorry, Baby! Donkey Kong! And we're recapping Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!
In this week's Monday Rundown: Red Rooms! Sorry, Baby! Donkey Kong! And the first of @lilywrites.bsky.social 's recaps of this season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
21.07.2025 15:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
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18.07.2025 15:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
July mailbag
This month: Art that surprisingly crossed over, great beaches, and superheroics!
In this month's mailbag for paid subscribers: Art that surprisingly crossed over, great beaches, and superheroics! episodes.ghost.io/july-mailbag...
18.07.2025 15:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
Episodes Monday Rundown July 7 - 13 2025
This week: Superman! Ron Howard! Chickens?
In this week's Monday Rundown: Superman! Ron Howard! Chickens?
14.07.2025 17:18 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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11.07.2025 15:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How Materialists pays homage to - and inverts - The Apartment
Celine Song's new "romcom" shares a lot of DNA with Billy Wilder's classic dramedy.
In this week's Friday newsletter: How Celine Song's buzzy sophomore feature Materialists pays homage to — and inverts — The Apartment
11.07.2025 15:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
A deep dive into the dark madness at the heart of Disney+'s Firebuds
Does this show take place in the Cars universe before the fall? Discuss.
In this week's free Wednesday newsletter: @emilystjams.bsky.social and @libbyhill.bsky.social in conversation about the baffling and somewhat unsettling worldbuilding of Disney+'s Firebuds
09.07.2025 15:41 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
Episodes Monday Rundown June 30 - July 6 2025
This week: F1, Sunshine, and a new-ish trans YA novel.
On this week's Monday Rundown: F1, Sunshine, and a new-ish trans YA novel.
07.07.2025 15:04 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
