SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “The Book of Clarence,” now in theaters. “The Book of Clarence” begins with a misdirect. The sophomore feature of British musician-turned-filmmaker Jeymes Samuel, a biblical epic, opens with a crucifixion. The camera sweeps across a sun-streaked landscape where a dozen men are nailed to crosses. At the center of the gruesome assembly hangs a white man with a full beard and long brown locks — that must be Jesus of Nazareth, right? Not...

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