Shaun Munro presents his top 50 films of 2021… And like that, 2021 has come to a close. While hardly heralding cinema’s great return at the box office, the past 12 months have seen the industry inch closer to something approaching “normality,” even as mid-budget films largely seemed to enjoy much greater success streaming at […]
Movie Review – The Novice (2021)
The Novice, 2021. Written and Directed by Lauren Hadaway. Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry, Kate Drummond, Jeni Ross, Eve Kanyo, Nikki Duval, Chantelle Bishop, and Charlotte Ubben. SYNOPSIS: A queer college freshman joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – The Novice
The Novice, 2021. Written and Directed by Lauren Hadaway. Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry, Kate Drummond, Jeni Ross, Eve Kanyo, Nikki Duval, Chantelle Bishop, and Charlotte Ubben. SYNOPSIS: A queer college freshman joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity […]