Kathryn Reklis
Leading man
In the holiday movie blitz, one live wire unites two very different films: Christian Bale, who plays the lead in both Out of the Furnace and American Hustle.
She’s every woman
Orphan Black is so suspenseful and addictive, you may not realize that it's examining deep questions about the meaning of selfhood.
Pulled home
While Gravity doesn't pass the Bechdel test, it does feature a female lead in a story that isn't about romance or sex. But is it her story or Everyman's?
Stories from inside
Orange Is the New Black is so refreshing, honest and funny that "prison drama" is hardly the right category.
Oscar’s last day
Fruitvale Station is a powerful, meditative exploration of one ordinary life that met an extraordinary and tragic end.
Much ado in Santa Monica
Joss Whedon's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing is an enchanting modern take on the 16th-century romance and a nearly perfect movie.
The Bluths’ school for virtue
Arrested Development is back, and family dysfunction is on display. But family may also be the characters' chance to break free from paralyzing narcissism.
Mad desires
How can we imagine a world that counters the one that the Don Drapers helped create?
Supernatural romance
The act of sacrifice central to Beautiful Creatures works only because the characters' story is not entirely their own.
Vengeance is mine
Django Unchained is an irreverent, profound and problematic exploration of America's original sin—and the power of a revenge fantasy.
Faith in 2-D
It's the golden era of TV, and many shows explore moral and psychological issues with great nuance. Why not take religion as seriously?
The lure of Mormon romance
Twilight and Big Love explore something most romantic dramas have forgotten: the pleasures of moral struggle for the sake of spiritual growth.
Breaking Bad
Each time Walter White gets away with something, I can't help cheering him on—while also shuddering at his depravity and my own complicity.
Prime-time torture: Jack Bauer as a hero of our time
In an episode of the Fox television drama 24, the hero Jack Bauer (played by Kiefer Sutherland) desperately needs information to protect national security....