Kathryn Reklis teaches theology at Fordam University and is codirector of the Institute for Art, Religion and Social Justice.
Arrested Development is back, and family dysfunction is on display. But family may also be the characters' chance to break free from paralyzing narcissism.
How can we imagine a world that counters the one that the Don Drapers helped create?
The act of sacrifice central to Beautiful Creatures works only because the characters' story is not entirely their own.
Django Unchained is an irreverent, profound and problematic exploration of America's original sin—and the power of a revenge fantasy.
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