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Melanie McfarlandSalon |
HBO Max’s hit drama offers a vision of care and connection amid expanding national trauma
Genndy Tartakovsky's minimalist caveman fable reminds us the best love stories have nothing to do with romance
One of the best series of 2025 so far, "The Pitt" ponders healing the cracks in America’s healthcare system
The fear of surrendered will is a common theme in the past year's biggest films and shows. What is that telling us?
The in-your-face sex on this HBO Max hit opens a smooth path to the goal: a profound look at intimacy
From "New Girl" to "The Bear," Reiner's TV appearances echo the humanism that guided his work behind the camera
The "Spartacus" franchise continues to challenge whose stories get told
From flaming time-killers to franchise-branded blazes, TV fireplaces are now "home for the holidays" to stay
From "Severance" to "Andor," here are the series that kept us tuned in to the small screen this year
From Kpop Demon Hunters to the glorious return of Nine Inch Nails, this year gave us TV and films worth dancing to
As the legendary comedian reaches his 100th birthday, Salon examines the impact of his foundational sitcom
Many viewers see streaming services as interchangeable. Would the media merger that may devour HBO change anything?
We chat with creator Steven S. DeKnight and star Nick Tarabay about the resurrection of Ashur, a heel turned hero
As the season nears its finale, the town's racist destruction burns brightly in vile and deadly acts, not slurs
Geena Davis's 1996 action flick doesn't get the respect it deserves. Then again, neither does holiday domesticity
Versions of this story have been told before, but few demonstrate so well how our celebrity worship got us here
Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show lets us project meaning onto a story about happiness at the end of the world
With the cast no longer fitting their child-sized roles, it's past time we all moved on from Hawkins, Indiana
This vicious thriller shows how far the wealthy will go to satisfy their bloodlust and bring it out in others
As Billy Bob Thornton’s Texas tirades draw a growing audience, we wonder if NBC will take that as a hint
Ken Burns' latest opus is solid storytelling. It also highlights the costliness of our ignorance about our history
The Western never entirely disappears from TV, but Taylor Sheridan's neo-Western has revived it for a new audience
The latest in the "Predator" franchise is a rallying cry for the underestimated to find strength in each other
White women warriors aren't going away, but the heroine of "Prey" proves the appeal in casting a wide net
Ryan Murphy's latest muse can't act, but her high influence in our misinformation age is what's truly depressing
The reality show's D.C. season may be the first to feature contestants mentioning past relationships with Trump
Greg Gutfeld's late night incursion forces us to acknowledge that Americans live in two separate comedy ecosystems
Watching the beloved middle aged comic on "Dancing with the Stars" shows we still agree on the important things
TV’s most lavish dinner table reminds us why dressing up for dinner — and making the duck — is worth the trouble
Devouring shows about Ed Gein and John Wayne Gacy reflects our tendency to justify the violence we do to each other
Netflix's serial killer hit could've distinguished itself by centering Dahmer's victims instead of its performances
Salon talks to the makers of "It: Welcome to Derry" about building the town's history on America's fears
In the tender “Worms” episode, Sydney turns Hamburger Helper into a masterclass in care and doing more with less
"Zola," a film that confirms the same white women that smile in your face be the same ones that come for you later
When illogical shout fests are passed off as debate, this considerate roundtable may be just what we need
"Murdaugh: Death in the Family" shows how women like Maggie Murdaugh bargained our pain for their comfort
Our differing views of the comfort classic's meaning and specialness comes out in the open during the holidays
The co-creator of "I Think You Should Leave" pushes the limits of cringe with his latest comedy
The Netflix show follows a closeted Marine and questions the type of courage that Pete Hegseth’s 1990 test ignores
The comics in the Riyadh Comedy Festival are just the latest performers hired to shine up brutal regimes
Hawke, Keith David and series creator Sterlin Harjo unpack the moral ambiguity of messy men with noble missions
Tom Pelphrey and series creator Brad Ingelsby are giving us a thriller about compassion in this age of vengeance
Some of us noticed the problem with Christopher Smith's "best dimension ever" from the very beginning
A new documentary explains how "The Jerry Springer Show" was a herald of the end of American civility
In the tradition of late-night confronting cultural flashpoints, ABC's host is the free speech champion we need
The first season finale reaffirms that our quest to dominate life, and other lifeforms, will likely be our undoing
"Reservation Dogs" creator Sterlin Harjo weaves a mystery investigated by Ethan Hawke's Dude-ly citizen detective
ABC's latest sacrifice to Trump comes straight out of a playbook followed by other authoritarian governments
This new space creature doesn't have teeth, but it may be the most unnerving one yet
A night of satisfying wins and worthy surprises was dragged down by a bumbling host committed to a tasteless bit