‘Mountainhead’ Is ‘Succession’ but With Stealthier Costumes

LONDON — Jesse Armstrong, the creator of “Succession,” is well versed in the lives of the extremely rich. And it shows in his new HBO film “Mountainhead,” another anthropology of…

Where to Watch ‘Conclave’—and How It Compares to the Real-Life Papal Succession Process

Part of what makes Conclave so thrilling is the sense of pressure created by the cardinals’ sequestration, which is drawn from real life. During a conclave, the cardinals are housed…