Melanie McFarland (page 72)

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

Jennifer Connelly; Daveed Diggs; Snowpiercer

"It's like being black in America": "Snowpiercer" star Daveed Diggs on the Tailies with no agency Melanie McFarland

"Lovebirds" is a romance-deficient career misstep for the enjoyable Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Melanie McFarland

Janelle Monae; Homecoming

"It's capitalism over citizenship": Janelle Monae on our dystopia echoing Amazon's "Homecoming" Melanie McFarland

Linda Cardellini; Christina Applegate; Dead to Me

"Dead to Me" is the ideal fantasy for being mated in captivity Melanie McFarland

The Big Flower Fight

"The Big Flower Fight" is Netflix's unnecessary reality floral arrangement Melanie McFarland

Daveed Diggs; Snowpiercer

"Snowpiercer" isn't a disaster train, but it's not a joyride either Melanie McFarland

Insecure

The "Insecure" BFF breakup was inevitable – and what makes this season so great Melanie McFarland

The Great

"The Great" is the cheeky post-enlightment balm we've been waiting for Melanie McFarland

The Good Fight; Christine Baranski

"The Good Fight" maps a way to pull victory out of a string of losses Melanie McFarland

Mrs. America

"The patriarchy will not shift": Cate Blanchett and Uzo Aduba discuss the "Mrs. America" gut punch Melanie McFarland

Mark Ruffalo; I Know This Much Is True

"I Know This Much Is True" offers twice the Mark Ruffalo, many more times the sadness Melanie McFarland

The Eddy

Le sigh! Netflix's Damien Chazelle drama "The Eddy" mixes jazz with misery Melanie McFarland

Michelle Obama; Becoming

"Becoming" is a feel-good portrait of Michelle Obama that's a better concert film than biography Melanie McFarland

George W. Bush

"This is not a whitewash": PBS filmmakers on working with documented liars for George W. Bush series Melanie McFarland

"Westworld" chooses chaos in apocalyptic third season finale Melanie McFarland

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