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By Isaac Feldberg (119) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 01 Apr 2021

Marvelously uncomfortable and cringe-inducingly hilarious, Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby rides a fine line between comedy and horror that perfectly…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 01 Apr 2021

Unfortunately, writer-director Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby, despite its thematic acuity, loopy vitality and committed acting, doesn’t add…

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By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Mar 2021

Seligman's script will strike a sharp chord in anyone that has run into overly-complicated situations at a family gathering (i.e…

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By David Robb (16) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 30 Mar 2021

Emma Seligman’s film effectively builds tension from what is a relatively familiar, low-key scenario…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 25 Mar 2021

Seligman’s tight script landed her on Variety’s list of 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2020…

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By Christopher Schobert (126) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 16 Sep 2020

Shiva Baby is a blast of energy and from its first moment to its last Seligman finds the right balance…

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By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Sep 2020

The style of humor in Shiva Baby can best be described as “sex-positive cringe,” in which the secondhand embarrassment comes less from…

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By Jon Frosch (191) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 16 Sep 2020

Anchoring it all is Sennott, deploying a stealthy, low-key timing that's perfectly suited to a character still struggling to figure out, and…

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By Kate Taylor (347) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 16 Sep 2020

The concept and the laughs hold strong amid all the craziness because Seligman has such affectionate sympathy for her mendacious protagonist…

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By Jude Dry (205) for IndieWire (3,631) on 16 Sep 2020

Shiva Baby blends a claustrophobic Jewish humor with a sexy premise to deliver a lively debut…

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By Jason Gorber (520) for Slashfilm (971) on 16 Sep 2020

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…

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By Tomris Laffly (460) for Variety (12,700) on 15 Sep 2020

Having grown up in a tight-knit Jewish community herself, Seligman tightly orchestrates it all with loving cultural specificity and nuance,…

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