James Vanderbilt’s courtroom drama “Nuremberg” may be rooted in history, but it’s also quite possibly one of the season’s most timely and awards-worthy films. Centered on the first international tribunal that put Nazi leaders on trial, the film is a riveting psychological thriller that could be a formidable player across multiple Oscar categories. What makes “Nuremberg” particularly compelling in today’s political landscape is how it interrogates the very foundations of justice itself. At a time when democratic institutions face unprecedented challenges globally, Vanderbilt’s film recounts historical events and forces audiences to confront uncomfortable questions about how societies reckon with evil...