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Igby Rigney as Bret, Hayes Warner as Debbie Schaffer in "The Shards" (Ray Mickshaw/FX)

"The Shards" oozes '80s excess

Melanie McFarland
(© 2004 Diana Wynne Jones/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, NDDMT)

A Miyazaki film that sees our heart

Melanie McFarland
A still from "Kiki's Delivery Service." (1989 Eiko Kadono/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, N)

A magical Miyazaki cure for burnout

Melanie McFarland
Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer in "Ride or Die" (Amazon Prime Video)

The small-screen seduction of middle age

Melanie McFarland
(Adult Swim)

A "Rick and Morty" spinoff to believe in

Melanie McFarland
(Courtesy of HBO)

Burning Man was flawed from the start

Melanie McFarland
(©1997 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli)

"Princess Mononoke" is a warning

Melanie McFarland
Sam Reid as Lestat in "The Vampire Lestat" (Sophie Giraud/AMC)

Lestat is a study in nature vs. nurture

Kelly McClure
The merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will accelerate the decline of entertainment (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

MAGA merger will make movies boring

Amanda Marcotte
Brenda Blethyn in "A Woman of Substance." (Courtesy of BritBox)

A tale of rags, riches and revenge

Melanie McFarland
"Daemons of the Shadow Realm" twins Yuru and Asa (©Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX/Project Tsugai)

When twins have an identity crisis

Hanh Nguyen
Javier Bardem in "Cape Fear." (Apple TV)

"Cape Fear" has me rooting for Max Cady

Melanie McFarland
Still from "My Neighbor Totoro." (©1988 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli)

The gentle joy of "My Neighbor Totoro"

Melanie McFarland
Host Seth Meyers on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

"Late Night" loses its Mee-Maw

Melanie McFarland
Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline Ingalls, Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls, Skywalker Hughes as Mary Ingalls, Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie." (Eric Zachanowich/Netflix © 2026)

We can handle a grown-up "Little House"

Melanie McFarland
Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry" (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)

Why the Emmys snubbed your favorite show

Melanie McFarland
(A still from “Spirited Away.” © 2001 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli)

How “Spirited Away” inspired "Avatar"

Melanie McFarland
Louis C.K. performs during the 2025 New York Comedy Festival in New York City (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Louis C.K.'s "redemption" is complete

Melanie McFarland
John Oliver on "General Hospital" ( Disney/Christine Bartolucci )

John Oliver to visit "General Hospital"

Melanie McFarland
Elements from FX's "Baskets" (Ashlie Stevens )

The beauty of TV's saddest picnic

Ashlie D. Stevens
Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu, Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto. Credit: FX (Copyright, 2026, FX. All Rights Reserved)

"The Bear" shows what's humanly possible

Melanie McFarland
Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet in "The Other Bennet Sister" (BBC/Bad Wolf/James Pardon)

There's something about Mary Bennet

Hanh Nguyen
Abubakar Salim and Steve Toussaint in "House of the Dragon." (Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO)

What dragons teach us about futile wars

Melanie McFarland
(Illustration by Salon / Apple TV / Steffan Hill / HBO / Helen Williams)

TV’s best relationships of 2026 (so far)

Melanie McFarland
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