Alex Weston Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/alex-weston/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:08:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png Alex Weston Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/alex-weston/ 32 32 ‘The Novice’ Is A Harrowing, Impeccable Tale Of Self-Brutalization [Review] https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-novice-is-a-harrowing-impeccable-tale-of-self-brutalization-review-20211217/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-novice-is-a-harrowing-impeccable-tale-of-self-brutalization-review-20211217/#respond Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:15:00 +0000 https://theplaylist.net/?p=430718 ‘The Novice’ Is A Harrowing, Impeccable Tale Of Self-Brutalization [Review]

There’s something about Isabelle Fuhrman’s face. Her splatter of freckles, her sharp cheekbones, her narrow brow — she looks most natural when a bit unhinged, a snarl at her lips or mania wrinkling her forehead. Viewers will recognize her best as the murderous orphan Esther from “The Orphan” or the relentless killer Clove from “The Hunger Games.” Lauren Hadaway made an inspired choice when she cast her as the lead in her first feature, “The Novice,” a breathtaking fable about self-flagellation, hubris, and college rowing.

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