No genre gesture goes untapped in this Netflix film, a coming-of-age saga about the Virgin Mary featuring Anthony Hopkins as King Herod.

An image of the Annunciation, depicting the angel Gabriel (left) speaking to the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. This line is part of the story of the Annunciation, when the Virgin Mary was told by ...

At the outset, let’s make it clear that the controversial Netflix film “Mary,” while having biblical roots, is not entirely derived from the Sacred Scriptures. Devout Catholics or not, one should not see the story as a straight narration of biblical events.