Conclave is a silly film masquerading as serious social commentary — a sort of Mean Girls in robes, juggling a seemingly impactful message that instantly shatters into a thousand little pieces the ...
Sleek, confident and peppered with delicious portraits in pursuit, deceit and evasion, the carnival of papal intrigue known ...
However, as Conclave rolls into its third act, a dark horse presents itself in the papal race and we get a twist I did not ...
The pacing of the script (by Peter Straughan, who wrote the 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) is expertly machined to provide a ...
The penalty for betting on the identity of the next pope was excommunication. Five centuries later, the urge to bet on ...
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The “English Patient” actor was preparing for his next role, as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in the pope drama, and wanted to spend time with the real deal.
It comes with a possibly career-best performance by Ralph Fiennes; a large, expert cast of cagey pros; the assured pace of a thriller; and a final twist that even those know-it-alls in heaven won’t ...
Just wait till you see a bunch of catty Catholic cardinals vie to be the next pope in “Conclave.” Director Edward ...
A reserved and refined Ralph Fiennes does exemplary work as Thomas Lawrence, a conflicted Cardinal who is tasked with heading up the committee to vote on a new holy father, following the sudden death ...
Ralph Fiennes, who considers himself a lapsed but curious Catholic, met with priests to discuss Jesus while filming his papal ...
Starring Ralph Fiennes and set within the private inner sanctum of the Vatican, the movie treats the papal balloting like a ...