The word “novice” has several definitions, each referring to some sort of beginner—all of whom face a sort of implicit resentment. Novice aren’t just newcomers, after all. They’re considered ...

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The Novice (2021) is an American sports psychological drama film. A freshman joins the rowing program at the university, aspiring to be at the top of varsity no matter what. Here’s how you can watch ...

Lauren Hadaway's Tribeca Film Festival winner follows a college student (played by Isabelle Fuhrman) driven by her obsessive fixation on rowing. By Jourdain Searles Writhing in pain, Alex Dall ...

Women’s rowing probably received peak attention during reports of the college admissions bribery scandal: It’s not hard to imagine that attempts by “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin to enroll ...

The "Orphan" star turns in a staggeringly tense performance in Lauren Hadaway's athletic drama turned character study. Perhaps all you need to know about Alex Dall is this: physics is her worst ...

Many DCPs are now looking to achieve personal professional fulfilment through addressing the challenges that their work in the dental sector presents to them, says Debbie Reed. You have full access to ...

Dir/scr: Lauren Hadaway. US. 2021. 97 mins. A college student’s quest to become an elite member of her school’s rowing team provides the narrative engine for The Novice, an intriguingly enigmatic ...

The "Justice League" sound engineer watched "Black Swan" at least 15 times while editing her five-time Indie Spirit–nominated debut feature. Like the main character in her debut feature “The Novice,” ...

Writer-director Lauren Hadaway unpicks the obsessive-compulsive drive of sporting achievement in heady psycho-thriller The cinema of overachievement has a sharp new entry to add to the likes of Black ...