Conclave

From the jump, this film comes at you—dense, ambitious, brimming with ideas. It doesn’t waste time, but somewhere along the way, the plot never quite gathers the steam it needs to pull you under. It’s almost as if something’s missing in the second act, a shift or pivot that could have given it more weight. By the time it settles into its final thoughts, what it’s trying to say is worth chewing on—but then again, maybe that’s just me, drawn in by the subject matter itself. It’s a film that demands attention, even if it doesn’t fully earn it.

The cinematography is just… *chefs kiss*