Melanie McFarland (page 9)

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

Macklemore

With "Hind's Hall" Macklemore finally delivers an allyship effort that isn't embarrassing Melanie McFarland

Hacks Jean Smart Tom Cruise Coconut Bundt Cake

"Hacks": Deborah Vance is Tom Cruise-approved, joining the list of celebrities with the moist cake Melanie McFarland

The Sympathizer

"The Sympathizer" pokes holes in "the authenticity that the Auteur is very obsessed about" Melanie McFarland

Zillow Gone Wild

Bringing "Zillow Gone Wild" to HGTV proves the website has become addictive hit entertainment Melanie McFarland

Hacks

"Hacks" returns with its funny ladies on the mountaintop, but questions the cost of the climb Melanie McFarland

Drew Barrymore's interview with Kamala Harris was a cringefest. As for why that is, answers may vary Melanie McFarland

“Shōgun” bosses discuss that ending and the glorification of the so-called Great Man Melanie McFarland

The Sympathizer

"Sometimes I would push away our audience": "The Sympathizer" director Park Chan-wook feels for us Melanie McFarland

The Jinx – Part Two

With friends like Robert Durst's "The Jinx - Part Two" was probably inevitable Melanie McFarland

Alice & Jack; The Golden Bachelor

The Golden Divorce, "Alice & Jack" and why disconnected romances are our new modern love stories Melanie McFarland

Shogun

"She knows her own destiny": Anna Sawai is her own savior in "Shōgun" Melanie McFarland

Manhunt

"Manhunt" explores the "what if" aspect of Lincoln's assassination that impacts the present Melanie McFarland

The Sympathizer

HBO's "The Sympathizer" is an enthralling sift through identity, memory and Vietnam after the war Melanie McFarland

O.J. Simpson

The rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, as seen on TV Melanie McFarland

Star Trek: Discovery

"Star Trek: Discovery" makes a case for Michael Burnham as the last great Starfleet captain Melanie McFarland

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