![The Two Popes movie review: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce are Benedict and Francis in Netflix's charming liberal fantasy. The Two Popes movie review: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce are Benedict and Francis in Netflix's charming liberal fantasy.](https://compote.slate.com/images/1b8ae47a-44c9-4118-9b24-a7488ce875a3.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0)
The Two Popes movie review: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce are Benedict and Francis in Netflix's charming liberal fantasy.
![Death Star PR on Twitter: "The Empire would like to officially welcome Emperor Palpatine's brother, Pope Benedict XVI, to Twitter. http://t.co/AiSlMduZ" / Twitter Death Star PR on Twitter: "The Empire would like to officially welcome Emperor Palpatine's brother, Pope Benedict XVI, to Twitter. http://t.co/AiSlMduZ" / Twitter](http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9MVoeYCIAEIPWT.jpg)
Death Star PR on Twitter: "The Empire would like to officially welcome Emperor Palpatine's brother, Pope Benedict XVI, to Twitter. http://t.co/AiSlMduZ" / Twitter
Caged Heat on Twitter: "OUT OF RETIREMENT: Former Pope Benedict Will Return as Emperor Palpatine in #StarWars #TheRiseofSkywalker #unlimitedpower https://t.co/Svvz1RW1dD" / Twitter
![Since my post got taken down a few days ago here's an appreciation post for Pope Benedict XVI. I wish I wasn't an edgy agnostic teen who made Palpatine jokes back when Since my post got taken down a few days ago here's an appreciation post for Pope Benedict XVI. I wish I wasn't an edgy agnostic teen who made Palpatine jokes back when](https://i.redd.it/tsiaj67uct871.jpg)