Melanie McFarland (page 2)

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

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Can love on "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live" turn our hatred for a villain into something else? Melanie McFarland
"Pain don’t hurt": Is it even "Road House" without the bro-appeal of its philosophy? Melanie McFarland
Top Chef
Kristen Kish emerges victorious again on "Top Chef," this time as its host Melanie McFarland
3 Body Problem
Is "3 Body Problem" brainy? Certainly. It's also divisive, depending on who's watching it Melanie McFarland
Stormy
Stormy Daniels doc shows how disbelieving one woman can be a blueprint for our democracy under Trump Melanie McFarland
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
A Roomba with a view: "The Walking Dead" gives Rick and Michonne a time out with a condo getaway Melanie McFarland
Alice and Jack
"Love can look like so many things": Andrea Riseborough discusses the unconventional "Alice & Jack" Melanie McFarland
Manhunt
"Manhunt" limps between a conspiracy thriller about hunting Lincoln's assassin and necessary history Melanie McFarland
Chris Cuomo; Tucker Carlson
Is a conversation between Chris Cuomo and Tucker Carlson really the cure we need? Melanie McFarland
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special
If Harry and Meghan didn't chat with Oprah three years ago, would we care where Kate is? Melanie McFarland
The 96th annual Oscars gave us what the movies promise and we need right now: a dose of fun Melanie McFarland
The Regime
"The Regime's" meme-worthy satire can't compare with Katie Britt or today's bad political actors Melanie McFarland
Saturday Night Live
"Saturday Night Live" is "a bad thing for comedians" says journalist Seth Simons. He has a point Melanie McFarland
Shogun
The 1980's "Shogun" didn't usher in a decade of Japanophilia by itself. But it played its part Melanie McFarland
Dune: Part 2
"Fear is the mind killer": The political lesson of "Dune" Melanie McFarland