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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeRaiff is so credible in the part one can't help but suspect there's a lot of him in Alex; the film's willingness to look so frankly at his vulnerability, in an unmanipulative way, feels especially refreshing now.
- 89Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerOne of the most extraordinary debuts of the year.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThe whole movie is suspended in a pleasant and intimate space between order and chaos, love and abandonment, leaving the nest and building a new one. Every time Shithouse borrows from something else, it only seems to become more itself.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustThough the film’s casual structure lulls you into thinking not much is going on, the gently shifting power dynamics between the characters, and a reversal of the traditional gender roles sets up an unexpectedly moving resolution.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreFew movies grab the lonely, lost and timeless suck of freshman year at college as well as Shithouse, the debut feature of writer, director and co-star Cooper Raiff.
- 75Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrThe movie won the grand prize at this year’s Slamdance, an even more indie Sundance-adjacent festival, and it marks the arrival of an earnest talent in writer-director-star Cooper Raiff. It’s also the rare youth movie to dispense with cynicism and wear its heart on its sleeve.
- 75LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenLarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenAt its best, the movie captures the thrill of those moments, whether romantic or friendly, when you realize something special is happening.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganThis story of a homesick college freshman, played affectingly by Raiff himself, doesn’t break any new ground - it doesn’t even try - but his film is still an appealing charmer.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergRaiff deserves credit for an unexpectedly elliptical coda, but much of the chatter between the leads has the emo-tedium of dorm room blather.