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Shiva Baby

2020

Emma Seligman

Rachel Sennott, Dianna Agron, Glynis Bell, Richard Brundage ...

6.3

3,519

Comedy. Drama At a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy.

	Author	Review
United States	Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter	"Seligman overcomes the setup's constraints and contrivances, as well as the on-the-nose-ness of some of her material, with the resourcefulness of her filmmaking"	POS
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"Polly Draper's refreshing take on a Jewish mother brightens Emma Seligman's debut feature, which mines a wild premise for dark laughs"	POS
United States	Kristy Puchko The Playlist	"A hilarious symphony of tension and humiliation-based comedy (...) It’s a marvel and will pull you to the end of your seat"	POS
United States	Tomris Laffly Variety	"Seligman's confident debut tells a playful, brilliantly anxious, sex-positive coming-of-age set inside a tight-knit Jewish community."	POS
United Kingdom	Alex Godfrey Empire	"A perfectly painted portrait that also makes for sharp social commentary, this just goes to show what you can do with a tiny budget but a huge amount of talent (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An amusing, transparently personal piece (...) The film is maybe a little callow, but it’s an undoubtedly impressive and accomplished debut (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jason Gorber SlashFilm	"Sullen, sarcastic, silly and seductive at various times, the film manages to walk a high-wire act of tone, making the act of mourning the least miserable part of the family gathering"	POS
Canada	Kwenton Bellette Screen Anarchy	"Emma Seligman masterfully expands her award-winning short (...) Danielle is a character that you eventually become invested in"	POS
United States	Christopher Schobert The Film Stage	"[It] is a blast of energy and from its first moment to its last Seligman finds the right balance (...) A film like 'Shiva Baby' is a necessity"	POS
United States	Monica Castillo rogerebert.com	"As a team, Seligman and Sennott share a spot-on sense of comedic timing, knowing just when to throw in the next cutting remark, eye roll or fake smile (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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