Don't mess with Melissa Leo. As Novitiate's Reverend Mother Marie St. Claire, the boss lady who calls the shots at the fictional Tennessee convent where this religious drama is based, the actress gives the kind of bravura performance that not only sparks Oscar talk but richly deserves it. She finds the tyrant in this woman of God without neglecting her aching vulnerability as she tries
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 'Novitiate' Review: And Then There Were Nuns in Stirring, Soulful Convent Drama
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