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We're told the pope abstains from TV, but likes a good movie. Here's some suggestions from America staff and contributors.

An austere film about a drummer going deaf finds revelation in the quiet moments.

She has faced ultra-powerful, god-like monsters. This time the true opponent is quite different.

Have we seen the end of motion pictures as we knew them?