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However, some art house cinemas are doing strong business amid the doom and gloom.

“In our New York office, we have the Janus 50,” says Brown, referring to Criterion’s box set “Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films,” the hefty 50-disc survey of the beloved label’s essential masterpieces that was produced in 2006.

Art house film streamer Mubi got six and was recognized for the body horror film “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore.

This year’s nominees skew toward smaller and more art house fare.

On paper, director Edward Berger’s adaptation of Robert Harris’ novel, about the behind-the-scenes political maneuvering involved in selecting a new pope, seems exactly like the kind of grown-up drama that suffers at today’s art house.