Based on the real-life author Shirley Jackson, Josephine Decker’s fifth feature film finds its namesake protagonist (Elisabeth Moss) and husband, college professor Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg) taking in a young couple (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) as the husband, Fred, works under Stanley. The moment these two couples meet, a palpable tension remains in the air, particularly due to the stellar performance of Moss. Continue reading “Review: ‘Shirley’ Finds Itself Sinking into the Unsettling Nightmare of Art”
