The New Pope

...Paolo Sorrentino's theatrical masterpiece is Madonna's Like a Prayer times a thousand.

The whole thing is so immaculate that it risks holding the viewer at arm's length. But then the director will gently lance us with a moment of emotional truth...

...Paolo Sorrentino's theatrical masterpiece is Madonna's Like a Prayer times a thousand.

The whole thing is so immaculate that it risks holding the viewer at arm's length. But then the director will gently lance us with a moment of emotional truth...

...John Malkovich brings punk-stained prowess to his supreme pontiff, proving a worthy alternative to Jude Law's comatose hunk.

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