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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 goals of almost every parent, teacher, or therapist raising or working with a neuro-developmentally atypical child include helping the child engage in, rather than avoid, and persist with, rather ...