“Conclave” is less of a searching moral philosophy piece than it is a scandalously twisty papal potboiler. Cardinal Lawrence ...

"Conclave" marks a contrast from Berger's intense German war movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Netflix), which nabbed three craft Oscar wins along with Best International Feature Film.

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