Conclave
Thompson on Hollywood
"A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave" pick up needed momentum from the Directors Guild.
From "Challengers" to "The Brutalist," IndieWire selects the 2024 endings that kept us thinking long after we left the movie theater.
Ecce Papa
Composer Volker Bertelmann tells IndieWire about creating an air of political paranoia in his fifth collaboration with director Edward Berger.
Critics Choice Awards
The Critics Choice Awards has announced all the nominees for its film categories, with "Conclave" and "Wicked" leading the pack with 11 nominations each.
VOD report
Amazon Prime and Peacock get unusually quick showings of two hit movies.
iTunes and Fandango VOD's top 10s yield wildly different first week results, when they're usually quite aligned. Plus, Lindsay Lohan leads Netflix.
Filmmaker Interview
Berger storyboarded edits so razor sharp they almost hurt, pulling us into the story of a cardinal with the weight of the Church on his shoulders.
Secrets, lies, and catty cardinals: With the Catholic Church, says Rossellini, her role as Sister Agnes gets to see it all.
Weekend Box Office
Both "Heretic" and "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" grossed $11 million, with "Venom: The Last Dance" #1 again.
Take Me To Church
Production designer Suzie Davies tells IndieWire about blending Vatican grandeur with mundane modernity in Edward Berger's papal election thriller.
Weekend Box Office
"A Real Pain" joins "Conclave" and "Anora" as a strong debut. We also have estimates for non-reporting "Juror #2," "Blitz," and "Emilia Pérez."
Interview
"Conclave" spoilers ahead! Straughan breaks down with IndieWire how the movie arrives at its twist ending — while expressing regrets about his past project, a critically loathed Donna Tartt adaptation.
