Not of a church in transition, but of a nun. Make that two nuns. First and foremost, “Novitiate” tells the tale of Sister Cathleen Harris (Margaret Qualley), who, as the film opens in 1964 ...

In “Novitiate,” a coming-of-age drama set in an American convent during the 1960s, she plays one hell of a sadistic nun, railing at her new conscripts to self-flagellate and crawl across wet ...

Critic David Edelstein says Novitiate is a "terrific start" to Betts' career. This is FRESH AIR. This past January, Margaret Betts won the breakthrough director award at the Sundance Film Festival ...

“Novitiate” first introduces a starry-eyed pack of young postulants, including Margaret Qualley and Liana Liberto, before focusing in on Reverend Mother and her own dramas. “I know what it ...