There's no doubting that it's artfully shot, but its lack of dialogue and challengingly languorous pacing will be patience-testing for many.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 18, 2023

Steve McQueen’s painful cinematic display of loneliness in the city features acting of the highest caliber.

| Mar 31, 2023

Steve McQueen’s Shame takes a nonjudgmental and uncompromising view on sex addiction.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 1, 2023

Follows an arc familiar from numerous other films that deal with the theme of addiction — an accelerated freefall towards rock bottom followed by self-awareness and a hint of redemption.

| Oct 28, 2022

Destined to cause debate, Shame is a film that will stay with you long after...

| Apr 23, 2021

A reflective/introspective look at society's ills in the time of economic crisis and the world in turmoil is perhaps not very well timed. And Brandon's sexual escapades in the last act reach almost a comedic level.

| Mar 21, 2021

I''ll be honest, it's an exciting film, in that rare way few other films can be. It's tackling subject matter that is rarely addressed but critical to delve into in our culture.

| Feb 10, 2021

Wonderfully shot and performed, this is a total must-see...

| Dec 12, 2020

A mesmerizing, unforgettable film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 22, 2020

An intense portrait of a man in the throws of an addiction that he can't control, of a spiral of self-hatred and self-abuse.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 19, 2020

Michael Fassbender, in his second collaboration with McQueen, gets his way once again with a powerful performance, probably the most shocking of his short acting career. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 24, 2020

For those who seek out films which are truth-filled, masterfully crafted, and cutting edge, look no further than this graphic masterpiece of filmmaking.

| Mar 31, 2020

Shame is one of this year's boldest dramas.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 10, 2019

Shame is, indeed, a perfect distillation of the suffering-guy archetype.

| Aug 28, 2019

McQueen finds broken humanity amidst the depths of despair, and emerges with an exceptional film whose effects are hard to shake.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 6, 2019

With Shame, McQueen has yet again produced a meticulously framed, beautifully shot arthouse with genuine mainstream appeal, thanks to an engaging story and two superb central performances.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 30, 2019

The two leads are pitch-perfect as the scarred siblings, with McQueen's superb cast matching his fearlessness directorial style through their performances.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 30, 2019

An intriguing impression of a hitherto under-documented facet of contemporary psychological disorders.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 4, 2019

Shame is a hard film to watch; but it's one of the few released in 2011 that you'll remember for years to come.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 4, 2019

However, the fallout is about the only fragments "Shame" leaves in its wake, the film as determined and precise as McQueen's "Hunger," yet in some ways even smaller without the backdrop of history to enshrine it.

| Dec 21, 2018