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By Anne L (97) on 14 Nov 2017

A very unusual and interesting film. Excellent acting…

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By Martin W (305) on 14 Nov 2017

A very unusual and interesting film. Excellent acting…

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By Alex S (2,786) on 14 Nov 2017

A very unusual and interesting film. Excellent acting…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 13 Nov 2017

The anguish of Margaret Qualley is riveting, and Melissa Leo delivers a powerhouse performance in this solemn, soulful melodrama, pulling back…

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By Fedorko (28) on 13 Nov 2017

The probing of moral fluidity, coupled with strong performances, led by the indefatigable Melissa Leo, makes Novitiate a timely film about…

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By Paul B (2,474) on 13 Nov 2017

The novitiate was beautifully shot and well acted…

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By Daniel H (1,174) on 13 Nov 2017

The novitiate was beautifully shot and well acted…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 12 Nov 2017

Though it takes a few melodramatic shortcuts, the film is a generally shrewd, thoughtful portrait of life in a cloistered Catholic community…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 11 Nov 2017

In Betts' highly capable hands the staid becomes excitingly alive with a story that pulses with energy and guile…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 10 Nov 2017

[Reverend Mother Leo's] countenance alternates between a stony smile and a twisted snarl, except for the moments when the changes wrought by…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 09 Nov 2017

The complexity, richness and fullness of what Leo does here is acting at its most illuminating and useful…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 09 Nov 2017

By turns strikingly original and dramatically slick, deeply felt and a little cooked up. It’s well worth seeing, though…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 09 Nov 2017

Cathleen’s arc, initially front and center, starts to feel outweighed by the all-in performance of Oscar-winner Leo…

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By Ray Greene (127) for CineGods.com (32) on 09 Nov 2017

Though it can't quite transcend the cliches of its genre, NOVITIATE aspires to a higher purpose, and falteringly achieves it…

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By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 09 Nov 2017

The film raises interesting questions, but the answers remain elusive, and whether that makes for a compelling cinematic experience is entirely…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 09 Nov 2017

[Betts's] tone flirts with the hysteria of Ken Russell's The Devils, giving her film a camp quality she surely never intended…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 04 Nov 2017

By avoiding the temptation to rail against religion and instead offer an introspective and respectful look at it, Novitiate becomes that rare…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 04 Nov 2017

Deeply enthralling, it's as provocative as it is progressive…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 04 Nov 2017

Novitiate shows the Church that I grew up with all its rituals and rules and the radical changes that were made with Vatican II…

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By Armond White (604) for National Review (314) on 03 Nov 2017

Novitiate is a scandalous, shameless anti-Catholic freak show…

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