The Novice Captures the Essence of An Obsessed Artist’s Anxiety in the Context of College Athletics
Despite this genre not being a new one, The Novice offers a fresh perspective with its study of performance anxiety

Even the sky isn't the limit when Lt. Jackie McKenzie (Candi Evens) and Lt. Doug 'Zapper' Curtis (Steve Drake) square off at the prestigious First Team Fighter School. Their aerial stunts heat up the heavens, but on the ground, everything Zapper does rubs Jackie the wrong way? Like when he gets caught watching her rub herself the right way, or devouring a piece of Candy (her sexy stripper roommate). After plenty of nose dives, Jackie finally realizes what a hot gun Zapper really is, and they come in for a touch down that'll leave skid marks on your landing strip!
Despite this genre not being a new one, The Novice offers a fresh perspective with its study of performance anxiety
The story of the singer's career in her Sweetener World Tour is told in this featured documentary film.
The re-living of this historic trial through this film is relevant to current politics and disturbingly enjoyable to watch due to the excellent performances from the ensemble cast. If you like a juicy courtroom drama, this film will definitely scratch that itch in a really chilling manner.
Overall, Altered Carbon: Resleeved is pretty “meh.” It’s cool and all that it takes a different approach from the TV show to make it animated rather than live action, but it doesn’t help that the animation looks like something from a video game.
Striving for validation. Let’s be frank….we ALL want to be successful. Whatever we put our efforts into, ideally it is to make it culminate in the best possible results across the board, especially when it comes to what career path we are pursuing. We WANT to excel, to shine, to advance, to be acknowledged. AND…let’s hope that we also wish to better everyone around us to boot. However, what occurs when those whom we initially put our trust in suddenly become a burden instead of a boon? Do we falter under the weight of rejection? Or STAND UP for WHO WE ARE?
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.