Stephanie Chuang’s Top 10 Films of 2020

It’s no secret 2020 has been an absolute mess of a year. In addition to a pandemic, the election, racial inequality, and much more, the movie industry was decimated. Films were delayed, then delayed again, then postponed or released on streaming services. Disappointment after disappointment followed each and every announcement bearing bad news. The movies I largely spent time watching were mostly from streaming services, and I must admit that most of what I watched were not your typical top tier worthy films. Continue reading “Stephanie Chuang’s Top 10 Films of 2020”

Review: ‘Shirley’ Finds Itself Sinking into the Unsettling Nightmare of Art

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”