Melanie McFarland

Melanie McFarland is Salon's award-winning senior culture critic. Follow her on Bluesky: @McTelevision

Severance

12 shows for your end-of-year TV binge watch Melanie McFarland

Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall

7 of the most fearless comedy specials you might have missed this year Melanie McFarland

Laid

Maybe getting "Laid" is a matter of connecting with one's hectic, self-involved youth Melanie McFarland

What We Do In The Shadows

"It was a fearless ending": "What We Do in the Shadows" vamps reflect on laying the show to rest Melanie McFarland

Shrinking

On "Shrinking" Brett Goldstein models a version of what forgiveness can look like, and it's not easy Melanie McFarland

No Good Deed

"No Good Deed" is a funny, poignant tour of the stress and despair that comes with house shopping Melanie McFarland

Deadpool and Wolverine

The "Deadpool & Wolverine" Golden Globe nomination category says a lot about the state of movies now Melanie McFarland

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

How the mid "Skeleton Crew" makes us nostalgic for the wretched "Star Wars" holiday specials of yore Melanie McFarland

Black Doves

Let nothing you dismay: The "Die Hard" comfort and joy in Netflix's bloody "Black Doves" Melanie McFarland

The Trouble With Cat Adoption

My shelter cat heist: How "Adopt, Don't Shop" almost became my villain origin story Melanie McFarland

Wicked

"Wicked" reminds us we'd all better be ready to defy gravity. Especially Black women Melanie McFarland

Dune: Prophecy

"History is not linear. It's circular": The "Dune" Sisterhood reflects on how fear informs power Melanie McFarland

Conclave; Mean Girls

"Conclave" is just "Mean Girls" with priests Melanie McFarland

A Man on the Inside

With "A Man on the Inside" Ted Danson sweetly leads us into the mystery of getting old and going on Melanie McFarland

Self portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci; The Last Supper

PBS' mesmerizing "Leonardo da Vinci" captures the creative essence of the artist's vision Melanie McFarland

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