The messages of “Mary” that can be applied to our own age are received early, and often.

“Tragic characters like these, who seem tangled in sin, are always a call to conversion,” said one Polish primate.

There is a richness to “Roma” that will likely take multiple viewings to absorb. Every gesture is revealing; every image is a window.

The short but contentious reign of Queen Anne serves as a study of unbridled ambition and ruthless power.

The shimmer of liberal democracy has been tarnished with grit and grime, dulled by wear and tear. We are stuck in the ring, brawling in our stars-and-stripes shorts.

If a product of an age is entirely free from criticism, it is something of great interest.