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Jeannette Catsoulis - The New York Times: NYT Critics' Pick "Emotionally ambitious...a lovely, low-key performance from Ms. Shelton"
Michał Oleszczyk - RogerEbert.com: ★★★1/2 (out of 4) "A work of...simple, unforgettable beauty."
Matthew Dessem - The Dissolve: Essential Viewing: ★★★★ (out of 5) "Margaret, played with intelligence and grace... Shelton’s performance is luminous."
Justin Chang, Variety: "Marked by an affecting and understated performance from newcomer Ashley Shelton"
Jeffrey Overstreet - Looking Closer / Patheos: "the subtlety and sensitivity of Ashley Shelton’s lead performance reminded me, at times, of Juliette Binoche in Three Colors: Blue"
Glenn Kenny - Some Came Running: "[Ashley] Shelton’s performance has a steady intensity that gives off a soft but beautiful light throughout."
Michael Glover - White City Cinema: “More importantly, Magnolia & Clementine starts off as a comedy but unexpectedly morphs into a poignant tale of self-discovery, a Chaplin-esque tonal balancing act that Shelton pulls off with admirable precision.”
Shelia O’Malley - The Sheila Variations: “Peggy is played by Ashley Shelton in a super controlled performance. I didn’t realize how controlled until the final scene, which knocked me flat. She doesn’t cry, she doesn’t emote, she doesn’t fall apart. Peggy is not that kind of person. Very late in the film, there’s a moment where she is overcome by sudden tears, and it’s shocking. That’s when I fully realized just how good Shelton is, how much she doesn’t betray her character. Peggy speaks softly, and seems not to know what to say half the time.”
Abbey White - The Hollywood Reporter: “And, sometimes casting is merely fortune and a gift. Ashley Shelton, who plays Bethany, was a last-minute replacement for someone else who dropped out due to a scheduling conflict. She did a video audition and came in and shot a few days later. She turned out to be everything I’d hoped for and more.”
Diana Greene - The Hollywood Reporter: “But Bill knows the truth, that David and office assistant Narcedalia (Dascha Polanco, of Orange Is the New Black) are having an affair, his suspicions confirmed by Narcedalia’s friend Bethany (Ashley Shelton, terrific).”
Marya E. Gates - The Playlist: “After learning of the extent of David’s affair with their employee Narcedalia from her best friend Bethany (a scene-stealing Ashley Shelton, “The Good Lord Bird”), Bill confronts the woman.”