Shirley

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2020-06-04

The result is dark and unseemly, appropriately angry and gorgeously told—fitting tribute to the author. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2021-01-02

Gorgeously shot, with a dazzling camera work and a tone that ranges from disconcerting to subversive, the film is still very much recommended, even when, in its final third, subtle oscillations in intensity and flow are detected. Read more

Sandy Schaefer of Screen Rant

2020-06-05

While it can be too elliptical for its own good, Shirley is a frequently spellbinding blend of fiction and memoir anchored by a mesmerizing Moss. Read more

Garry Arnot of Cinema Perspective

2020-10-18

Artistic licence leads director Decker down a crooked path and, as a result, Shirley is a beguiling if brazenly perplexing experience. A twisted gothic jigsaw puzzle of a movie where none of the pieces quite fit together, but worth watching for the central madcap turn from Elisabeth Moss. Read more

Richard Alaba of CineMuseFilms

2020-07-17

While Stanley and Fred adequately anchor an ‘old dog-young dog’ fable, it is the dynamic between Shirley and Rose that generates the tension which holds the film together. Read more

Jeremie Sabourin of Cinema Smack

2020-07-07

Shirley is going to get away with an overall positive score but most of that has to do with Elisabeth Moss and the rest of the cast. The film is technically sound as well but the story and its structure are all over the place. Read more