Danielle (Rachel Sennott) is an ambitious college student with a sugar daddy for funding. AsShiva Babyopens we get a glimpse of this arrangement of sex and money until a phone call from mom interrupts the act reminding Danielle about a Shiva (think of it as a get-together to mourn the l...
The complex relationships between the women inShiva Babyare crucial. In a film written and directed by a man, Kim could’ve easily been a caricature. Instead, she’s treated with empathy: agony flits across her perfect face and leaves as quickly. How idyllic can her life be, when her dea...