Melanie McFarland (page 35)

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

Rupert Murdoch

With “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence," CNN gives us a family drama that rivals "Succession" Melanie McFarland

The Woman King

"The Woman King" poses the conundrum of making a great action movie about exceptional killers Melanie McFarland

ANDOR

There's no hiding from it: The politics of "Andor" look a lot like the type troubling our world Melanie McFarland

Earth Wind & Fire

On this Earth Wind and Fire Day, remember "September" as a beautiful case of accidental magic Melanie McFarland

House of the Dragon

A "House of the Dragon" wedding celebration turns into a crime scene, mainly due to the dancing Melanie McFarland

An immigrant family looking at the Statue of Liberty from Ellis Island

With "The U.S. and the Holocaust," Ken Burns makes a sobering addition to the American story Melanie McFarland

Betty Gilpin

Betty Gilpin on battling "implanted patriarchy" and the exhaustion of women "cycling through selves" Melanie McFarland

Devery Jacobs

"Reservation Dogs" and "Echo" star on the "appetite for Native stories" and living up to her name Melanie McFarland

Enduring the Emmys: Have award shows as we know them outlived their purpose? Melanie McFarland

House of the Dragon

"House of the Dragon": How to groom your dragon, Targaryen style Melanie McFarland

The Serpent Queen

In a TV landscape full of serious monarchs "The Serpent Queen" has a humorous bite Melanie McFarland

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

We all love Wongers, who brings the real magic to the MCU Melanie McFarland

Queen Elizabeth II

The Elizabethan Age of pop culture, from Sex Pistols and "The Crown" to Paddington and beyond Melanie McFarland

House of the Dragon

"House of the Dragon" introduces the Lannisters before they had game Melanie McFarland

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

Who needs Westeros? "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is a spectacular return to Middle-earth Melanie McFarland

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