Open this photo in gallery: Andrew Scott, left, and Paul Mescal in a scene from All of Us Strangers.Parisa Taghizadeh/The Associated Press Authentic is Merriam Webster’s word of 2023, and it was the word of the year in movies, too. Many of the best films focus on characters who are trying to break out of the box in which they’re trapped and become their true selves. Obviously, there’s that trendsetter Barbie, the film that snagged the most Golden Globe nominations, written and directed by Greta Gerwig. In cinema lobbies, patrons eagerly lined up to pose, doll-like, inside life-sized packaging. But...