Megyn Kelly is dabbling in film criticism by sharing her reaction to Edward Berger’s much-lauded new film, Conclave.

"Conclave" screenwriter Peter Straughan stood behind his Golden Globe-winning papal thriller after conservative pundit Megyn Kelly slammed it as "anti-Catholic." The host of "The Megyn Kelly Show" called "Conclave" the "most disgusting anti-Catholic film [she has] seen in a long time" in a post to X Saturday.

Peter Straughan dismissed the former Fox News host's allegation that "Conclave" is “anti-Catholic," defending the film’s message.

"I don't think it's anti-Catholic," Straughan said of the film, which he adapted from Robert Harris' novel of the same name. "I feel the message is the church always having to re-find its spiritual core, because it deals with so much power. That's always been a difficult balance and it has to constantly go through this."

After “Conclave” screenwriter Peter Straughan earned the Golden Globe for best screenplay on Sunday evening, he took a moment to address Megyn Kelly’s viral rant about the film. "Just made the huge mistake of watching the much-celebrated ‘Conclave' and it is the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I have seen in a long time,

Conclave screenwriter Peter Straughan has fired back at Megyn Kelly’s fiery comments about the religious drama. Hours before director Edward Berger’s movie, starring Ralph Fie