Melanie McFarland (page 58)

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

Marriage Or Mortgage

Netflix's "Marriage or Mortgage" invites us to look back at a time when bad decisions were a luxury Melanie McFarland

Genius: Aretha

Capturing how Aretha Franklin could "alchemize her pain into sonic gold" Melanie McFarland

Justice League: Snyder Cut

Oh the humanity! "Zack Snyder's Justice League" wasn't necessary, but it brought what Whedon lacked Melanie McFarland

Q: Into the Storm

HBO's QAnon series "Q: Into the Storm" is a bewildering attempt to decode a super-conspiracy Melanie McFarland

Genius: Aretha

"Aretha" crowns the Queen of Soul in glory, thanks to star Cynthia Erivo's own genius Melanie McFarland

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

"The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" explodes with action and hints at probing America's identity Melanie McFarland

The Bachelor

Between "The Bachelor" finale and "The Talk," reality TV has shown us the toll of ignoring racism Melanie McFarland

Matthew Modine (and his wig) star in Netflix's diverting "College Admissions" true crime recreation Melanie McFarland

The Real World

“The Real World Homecoming: New York” is a beautiful suspension bridge between past and present Melanie McFarland

Sharon Osbourne; Piers Morgan

Sharon Osbourne's meltdown defense of Piers Morgan was a live lesson in misogynoir Melanie McFarland

South ParQ Vaccination Special

The "South ParQ Vaccination Special" fails to be funny – but maybe that's the point Melanie McFarland

Oprah Winfrey interviews Meghan Markle

Only Oprah had the empathy and interview skills to take on the damaging British media – and win Melanie McFarland

WandaVision

"WandaVision" concludes by giving Martin Scorsese the MCU film he always wanted Melanie McFarland

Coming 2 America

"Coming 2 America" takes the crown, delivering a sequel worthy of & less patriarchal than the first Melanie McFarland

Amy Poehler's banal "Moxie" is a dream of a rebel girl made by and for her well-meaning Gen X mom Melanie McFarland

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