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Conclave (Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Edward Berger; Writer: Robert Harris, Peter Straughan; Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O'Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Sergio Castellitto, Jacek Koman, Carlos Diehz, Joseph Mydell, Rony Kramer, Loris Loddi, Thomas Loibl, Jeremy Withrow)
Drama surrounding the election of a new Pope.
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Nickel Boys (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: RaMell Ross; Writer: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, based on the novel by, Colson Whitehead; Stars: Ethan Cole Sharp, Sam Malone, Najah Bradley, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jase Stidwell, Legacy Jones, Ethan Herisse, Jimmie Fails, Ky'druis Follins, Gabrielle Simone Johnson, Peter Gabb, Bill Martin Williams, Ellison Booker, Taraja Ramsess, Zachary Van Zandt)
The tale of two Black teenagers who become wards of a barbaric juvenile reformatory.
Full Review See: Q&A with RaMell Ross about Nickel Boys
Queer (Country: Italy, US; Year: 2024; Director: Luca Guadagnino; Writer: Justin Kuritzkes, based on the short story by William S Burroughs; Stars: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Michael Borremans, Andra Ursuta, David Lowery)
A louche older man pursues a younger boy toy in Mexico City before the pair go on the hunt for psychedelics in Ecuador.
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The Room Next Door (Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Pedro Almodóvar; Writer: Pedro Almodóvar, Sigrid Nunez; Stars: Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Victoria Luengo, Alex Hogh Andersen, Esther McGregor, Alvise Rigo, Melina Matthews)
When Ingrid finds out that her old friend Martha is seriously ill, they reunite and embark on a journey of discoveries.
Full Review See: Tilda Swinton on dressing for Pedro Almodóvar, art, friendship and nature in The Room Next Door
, Alessandro Nivola in conversation on Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door
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