It is not surprising to see Neon behind the indie film Shirley. The movie won acclaim at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has a sterling cast led by Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg an…
is a real disappointment from director Josephine Decker and screenwriter Sarah Gubbins, who take an approach to what might appear to be a true story of the celebrated author Shirley Jackson in the final years of her life. Your father’s biopic this isbecause not only does it take wild swings and dramatic liberties, it completely runs over the truth with a Mack truck.
Here’s the good part: Moss, an actress of such solid instinct and extraordinary gifts , can light up just about anything, and she really gives it the old college try here by wrapping herself in the increasingly dour, sour moods of Jackson with the best lines by far as she verbally assaults her young visitors with acid wit. Basically she almost never leaves her dark abode , and when she does she is pretty insufferable. Moss makes her watchable; no mean feat.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Elisabeth Moss Is a Terrifying Shirley Jackson in ShirleyThe new movie is a riff on the author’s life in the style of her work.
Read more »
Elisabeth Moss Is a Terrifying Shirley Jackson in ShirleyThe new movie is a riff on the author’s life in the style of her work.
Read more »
Cannes 2020 Lineup UnveiledWes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch,' starring Timothée Chalamet, Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan and Tilda Swinton, is one of the highlights of the event, which will screen at other festivals around the world.
Read more »
Fact-checking Trump: He's on a dangerous path that must be documented and discouraged'Trump is not known for one big lie — just a constant stream of exaggerated, invented, inconsistent, dubious and false claims,' writes GlennKesslerWP for usatodayopinion.
Read more »