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Taylor Swift’s movie is a powerful summation of her life and work so far. The idea for the film was to craft an experience just as communal and immersive as the vocalist’s live events.

In this documentary, to be rereleased in theaters Feb. 8 and 9, filmmakers Alban Teurlai and Thierry Demaiziere present a moving portrait of one of the world’s most popular pilgrimage sites and of the suffering people who are drawn to it.

“The book shows how to evaluate the stories that movies tell and how to discern what they say about reality, God and what it means to be human.”

The movie, a biopic about 20th-century Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, delves into the Polish Communist Party’s yearslong operation to delegitimize him. It will have a limited run on select U.S. screens Nov. 15 and Nov. 17.

“Sanctified,” shot in the North Dakota Badlands, is getting its premiere at cinemas across North Dakota starting Sept. 30 and throughout much of October.

Read the capsule reviews of six notable features that have reached their centennial and are available to view for free online.

The documentary is scheduled to be screened Monday-Tuesday, May 16-17.

In the 75 years since its conclusion, the Second World War has been the subject of innumerable films of widely varied worth.