«Novitiate» marks the ambitious,
assured feature filmmaking debut of Margaret Betts, who takes on a topic that may sound dull — nuns in flux during the ideological shift of the Catholic Church's Vatican II — and makes it quietly riveting.
Director Anders Walter won an Oscar in 2014 for his live - action short, «Helium,» and his
feature debut «Giants» is
assured, compelling
filmmaking, with a complex performance by Madison Wolfe in the leading role as the killer of said giants.