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Surely There’s a Better Shirley Chisholm Biopic Than ‘Shirley’

THEY CAN’T BE SERIOUS

Shirley Chisholm was a visionary. This frustrating film about her presidential run, starring an underserved Regina King, is not.

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Coleman Spilde 

Entertainment Critic

Regina King as Shirley Chisholm stands at a press conference in a still from ‘Shirley’
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Coleman Spilde

Coleman Spilde

Entertainment Critic

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