• ‘Shirley’ review: Boring, East Coast academics have problems, too

    ‘Shirley’ review: Boring, East Coast academics have problems, too

    A film about horror author Shirley Jackson turns into “Tales of East Coast Liberal Arts College Professors” in “Shirley,” Elisabeth Moss’ high-on-itself new schlep. The slow drama fictionalizes several months in the life of Shirley Jackson (Moss), the writer who gave us “The Haunting of Hill House,” as a smiley young couple comes to stay …
  • ‘The Stand’ photos show Alexander Skarsgård in post-plague world

    ‘The Stand’ photos show Alexander Skarsgård in post-plague world

    Too soon … ? First photos are circulating of CBS All Access’ nine-part adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand,” which presents an apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Though production fell four days short due to the real-world pandemic, and a precise release …