Risen

Risen takes the most familiar story in Christianity and tells it from the last perspective you'd expect — a skeptical Roman soldier tasked with debunking the resurrection. Joseph Fiennes plays Clavius with a weary intelligence that grounds the film. He's not a cartoonish villain or an easy convert; he's a career military man confronted with evidence that doesn't fit his worldview. The first half plays almost like a detective thriller, which is a genuinely clever approach. Clavius interviews witnesses, examines evidence, and tries to construct a rational explanation. When he finally encounters the risen Jesus, the film earns its moment of awe precisely because it spent so long building the case against it. Tom Felton (yes, Draco Malfoy) is solid as a Roman sidekick. The production values are strong — the Jerusalem sets feel lived-in rather than sterile. Where it dips is the final act, which loses some narrative momentum. But as a fresh angle on the Easter story, it's one of the more thoughtful entries in the genre.