Click here to copy URL

Shirley

2020

Josephine Decker

Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Logan Lerman, Michael Stuhlbarg ...

5.5

1,611

Drama. Thriller As renowned for her morose nature as she is for her horror fiction, writer Shirley Jackson is crafting yet another masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds Fred and Rose disrupt her creative process and marriage to literary critic and professor Stanley Hyman. As Stanley spars to maintain academic dominance over his would-be protégé Fred, Rose attempts to dampen her own ambitions and adjust to married life while living under the roof of ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Gubbins’ script is tart, verbally lively and neatly constructed, while director Josephine Decker keeps a very tight rein on things, adroitly mixing in tension, innuendo and dark humor"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A quasi-occult attempt to invoke the spirit of such a singular author (...) Shirley” positions Shirley Jackson as a shadowy supporting character in the story that bears her name"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A thrillingly delirious film about Shirley Jackson's poisoned writing process (...) [Josephine Decker is] one of the most feral, elastic, and vividly singular artists of contemporary American cinema"	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"There’s a lot here to digest (...) But for those willing to sink into the depths with Shirley, it’s a delicious journey down (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"Decker is a superbly imaginative director, which leaves one wishing her creative powers had pushed the film even further away from the constraints of reality (...) Still, she was an ideal choice to add an unconventional, nearly experimental edge to the project."	POS
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"Moss is so good here it’s scary, playing Jackson as a raging, neurotic mess prone to fits of crippling depression and bursts of brilliance. She’s a force to be reckoned with."	POS
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"This is above all Elisabeth Moss’s show (...) Intelligent beyond measure and socially unrestrained, with a razor sharp tongue (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Moss is satisfyingly cantankerous and contemptuous, but the film’s early menace fizzles out (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Shirley is a mystery and a monster, and 'Shirley' is at once a sincere tribute and a sly hatchet job."	POS
United Kingdom	Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"Elisabeth Moss's magnificence will loosen the screws in your head (...) I can’t wait to watch it again (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Jenny Desborough Express	"Every performance is multi-layered and dynamic, while the cinematography lulls the audience into a false sense of security (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Lewis Knight Mirror	"A twisted love letter to the literary genius at its centre and another ideal snow globe for Elisabeth Moss to work her magic (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"'Shirley' is sensuous and beguiling, an act of pure witchcraft (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"Moss and Stuhlberg, sharing long intense glares across the table as Fred and Rose chit-chat, seem, at times, like two trolls under a bridge, lying in wait for the next travelers, cackling in glee at the havoc they will wreak (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.