Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review May 19, 2020

It's a deeply personal, intimate piece of storytelling that holds within it dark, uncomfortable humor and pain.

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Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Apr 17, 2020 4.5/5

The way the story is built and acted is fantastic and connects with the audience in way that slowly builds throughout the film.

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Dominic Griffin Spectrum Culture Jul 17, 2019 3/5

...a premise that sounds like a particularly shitty '90s comedy is mined for challenging social commentary.

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Laura Davis One Room With A View Mar 4, 2019 2/5

Bitch is an attempt to make a feminist statement that is just as punchy and provocative as its title. However, the central gimmick tires about thirty minutes into the feature...

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Louisa Moore Screen Zealots Dec 20, 2018 3.5/5

Forget the stresses of being a mother and a wife: simply being a woman is a full time job that will drive you crazy.

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Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Oct 18, 2018 3/5

Bitch has a great, attention-grabbing premise but as a satirical feminist parable it ends up too extreme for its own good.

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Leah Pickett Chicago Reader Sep 25, 2018

The father is unsympathetic, the kids are uninteresting, and the sister-in-law is unnecessary, so the mother's absence from her own story becomes glaring.

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Kat Hughes THN Aug 29, 2018 3/5

A great black comedy drama that highlights the stresses and demands of modern family life.

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Emma Simmonds Radio Times Dec 21, 2017 3/5

As an actress, Palka is the very definition of game, while her freewheeling and intimate directorial style captures the chaos at close quarters, and she does well to stretch what seems like a novelty concept fruitfully to feature-length.

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Chloe Walker Film Inquiry Nov 15, 2017

It's a wonderful film; humanely acted, fiercely entertaining and commendably nuanced. It deserves a wide audience. The world would be better for it.

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Matthew Passantino Film Threat Nov 15, 2017 B-

As Bitch progresses, it slides into a much more familiar redemptive tale but then Jill barks from the basement and we remember this movie still has a little - well - bite.

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Andy Crump Paste Magazine Nov 13, 2017 7.4/10

Palka is an astonishing force here.

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Roxana Hadadi Punch Drunk Critics Nov 13, 2017 3/5

Bitch is darkly funny and often oddly satisfying, and how perfectly filmmaker Marianna Palka and co-star Jason Ritter understand their roles goes a long way.

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Elazar Fine The Playlist Nov 12, 2017 B+

"Bitch" is about as confrontational a piece of work as anything else to come out this year.

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Randall Colburn Consequence Nov 10, 2017 C+

There's a heightened quality to the early scenes, but the film soon morphs into a staid domestic drama, leaving behind a sense of imbalance and inconsistency.

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Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com Nov 10, 2017 1.5/4

[Palka's] come up with an intriguing premise, but doesn't quite have the nuance or the storytelling chops to offer an insightful satire.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Nov 9, 2017

A satirical scream of rage against patriarchal prerogatives, this feminist horror-comedy, written and directed by Ms. Palka, has a vicious edge that can stifle your laughter.

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Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Nov 9, 2017 B+

Palka takes things to an extreme, yet her sense of intimacy remains powerful, cutting through a gimmick to identify relatable stress and conjure a startling feeling of hopelessness.

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Abbey Bender Village Voice Nov 8, 2017

While it's refreshing to see a portrait of a woman's unraveling that doesn't romanticize mental illness, and that's actually directed by a woman, it's easy to wish Bitch probed a bit deeper into the protagonist's pre-dog life.

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Derek Smith Slant Magazine Nov 7, 2017 2/4

Initially offbeat, Bitch awkwardly pivots toward a more inspirational story of regret and reconciliation.

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