At a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy.... (Full plot summary below)
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At a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy.
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| RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloAs 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. They hit bullseye each and every time, all the way to the credits. |
| ConsequenceLauren J. CoatesPaced to perfection and grounded by a magnetic leading performance, Shiva Baby is as painfully awkward as it is impossible to look away from. |
| Paste MagazineIsaac FeldbergMarvelously uncomfortable and cringe-inducingly hilarious, Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby rides a fine line between comedy and horror that perfectly suits its premise—and feels immediately in step with its protagonist, the college-aged Danielle. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Helen ShawA perfectly engineered and performed piece of comic cringe. |
| The New York TimesJason BaileyIt’s rare for a film to simultaneously balance such wildly divergent tones, to interweave big laughs with gut-wrenching discomfort, but Seligman pulls it off. |
| The Film StageChristopher SchobertShiva Baby is a blast of energy and from its first moment to its last Seligman finds the right balance. There is genuine suspense, if not horror; the score, by Ariel Marx, could just as easily fit a summer camp slasher flick. But the greatest feeling for the audience––after discomfort––is excitement. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEnter Shiva at your own risk then: a hell of Danielle's own making maybe, but still a witty, jittery trip. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrFrom its title on down to the rugelach, Shiva Baby is an instant classic in the Jewish comedy of mortification, a genre that combines hilarity, anxiety, resentment and schmaltz. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreRare is the comedy that seems to make time stand still. But for 77 cringeworthy and hilarious minutes, that’s what writer-director Emma Seligman pulls off with Shiva Baby. |
| Slant MagazineDavid RobbEmma Seligman’s film effectively builds tension from what is a relatively familiar, low-key scenario. |
