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Imagine you’re at a shiva and your sugar daddy and ex-girlfriend are there. Then, add your parents, the sugar daddy’s wife, judgmental neighbors who vaguely know you, and a heaping serving of anxiety. That’s
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For anyone who’s been to a shiva, a Jewish mourning ritual, the anxiety-laced comedy “Shiva Baby” feels instantly recognizable: the lox, bagels and rugelach are as plentiful as the overly inquisitive relatives.
“Shiva Baby” takes the mishegas up a notch. The film follows Danielle (Rachel Sennott), a college senior accompanying her parents to a shiva. In the crammed house, she isn’t just forced to schmooze with aunts and family friends who prod for her post-graduation plans (spoiler alert: she doesn’t have any). Danielle also encounters her ambitious ex-girlfriend, as well as her sugar daddy and his shiksa wife. One would forgive Danielle for feeling verklempt.