Tag: Josephine Decker

Shirley (2020) Movie Review

“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.” This quote is from one of my all time favorite short stories, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson. If you haven’t read The Lottery, please stop reading this and read that instead. It will give you a…
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Madeline’s Madeline

If you’re not into experimental styles of filmmaking this will not be the film for you. Director Josephine Decker has a unique style of filmmaking that is not traditional. The story is very very loose and the film doesn’t adhere to strict narrative rules. Madeline (Helena Howard) is a teenager dealing with mental illness. She…
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