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

Julia (Seacia Pavao / HBO Max)

The joy of HBO Max’s Julia Child series, a deliciously affectionate celebration of an icon

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Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant in Marvel Studios' "Moon Knight" (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios)

With the sleepy “Moon Knight,” come for the MCU, but stay for Oscar Isaac’s dodgy cockney accent

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Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock made the 94th Academy Awards one to remember — for the wrong reasons

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Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas in "Deep Water" (20th Century Studios/Hulu)

Has Ben Affleck’s”Deep Water” left you asking why? Look back at “Gigli”

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Pachinko (Apple TV+)

The must-see “Pachinko” is a pure and flawless beauty about the unpredictability of living

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Atlanta (Rob Youngson/FX)

The return of “Atlanta” is perfectly timed, delivering its sharp honesty when we need it most

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Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in Halo (Adrienn Szabo/Paramount+)

Paramount unmasks “Halo” for a perfect launch to the long-awaited video game adaptation

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Sandtion (Photo courtesy of Joss Barratt)

A less sexy “Sanditon” doesn’t evolve the plot, but so what? That’s not why people watch

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Greg Kinnear (left) and Courteney Cox (right) in “Shining Vale” on STARZ (Photo courtesy of STARZ)

“Shining Vale” creator on the horror of midlife: “Depression and possession share similar symptoms”

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Volodymr Zelenskyy in "Servant of the People" (ECCHO)

“Servant of the People” is an example of a politician living up to the promise he plays out on TV

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Rosario Dawson in "DMZ (Eli Joshua Adé/HBO MAX)

A Second Civil War and too many plotholes plague “DMZ,” HBO Max’s latest dystopian adaptation

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Evan Rachel Wood in HBO's "Phoenix Rising" (HBO)

In HBO’s enraging “Phoenix Rising,” Evan Rachel Wood shows how her abuse was painted as rock romance

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Uma Thurman stars in "Kill Bill: Volume 1" directed by Quentin Tarantino in 2003. | Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." | Actress and comedienne Roseanne (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Reality bites: How reckonings and the post-truth age ruined pop culture anniversary nostalgia

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The Adam Project (Doane Gregory/Netflix)

“The Adam Project” digs into the essential sadness of Ryan Reynolds’ heroes

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The Dropout | The Thing About Pam | Super Pumped (Photo illustration by Salon/Beth Dubber/Hulu/Skip Bolen/NBC/Elizabeth Morris/SHOWTIME)

“The Thing About Pam,” “Super Pumped” and “The Dropout” make it official: It’s A–hole Season!

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Actress Pamela Adlon attends the 5th and final season celebration of FX's "Better Things" at Hollywood Forever on February 23, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Pamela Adlon on ending “Better Things”: “It hasn’t been a piece of cake — but it’s been a total joy”

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John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah and Jason Clarke in "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" (Warrick Page/HBO)

HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” knows how to put on a show

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Ms. Pat in Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? (Quantrell Colbert/Netflix)

Ms. Pat on embracing life’s darkness and friend Joe Rogan using the n-word: “We all make mistakes”

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022. - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the West on March 3, 2022, to increase military aid to Ukraine, saying Russia would advance on the rest of Europe otherwise. "If you do not have the power to close the skies, then give me planes!" Zelenskyy said at a press conference. "If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next," he said, adding: "Believe me." (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Politics & performance: Why Zelenskyy succeeds where others fail

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Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in "The Dropout" (Beth Dubber/Hulu)

Hulu’s “The Dropout” brings its A-game with Amanda Seyfried’s powerful take on Elizabeth Holmes

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Better Things (Suzanne Tenner/FX)

The “Better Things” final season reminds us of how incredible it is that we – and it – exist

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Killing Eve (Anika Molnar/BBCA)

“Killing Eve” is back, and misses its calling — despite faint echoes of its past seduction

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John Cena in "Peacemaker" (Katie Yu/ HBO Max)

Dear Hollywood: In times of international crisis, speechlessness is always preferable to stupidity

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Camryn Manheim, Anthony Anderson and Jeffrey Donovan in "Law & Order" (Virginia Sherwood/NBC)

Why “Law & Order” has returned, even if you didn’t ask for it

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