(en) Nellie Andreeva, « ABC Pilot “Lucky 7” Casts Four Co-Leads, Fox’s “Enisted” Enlists Two Co-Leads », Deadline Hollywood, (lire en ligne)
(en) Nellie Andreeva, « Update: ABC Picks Up “Once Upon A Time” Spinoff, “Mixology”, “The Returned”, “Killer Women”, “Lucky 7”, “Betrayal”, “Trophy Wife”, Cullen Bros, “Influence”, “The Goldbergs”, “Super Fun Night”, “S.H.I.E.L.D.” To Series », Deadline Hollywood, (lire en ligne)
(en) Michael Rechtshaffen, Associated Press, « Towelhead », The Hollywood Reporter, (lire en ligne) – « In a head-turning breakthrough performance, 19-year-old Summer Bishil (who looks much younger) is the budding adolescent in question… »
(en) Jay Reiner, Associated Press, « “Crossing Over” », The Hollywood Reporter, (lire en ligne) – « Summer Bishil, star of Alan Ball’s “Towelhead”, is affecting as a Muslim girl whose rash actions tear her family apart. »
(en) Andrew O’Hehir, « Oscar season’s bewildering kickoff », sur Salon.com, : « This year’s prize went to Melissa Leo for “Frozen River”. She was also nominated in the Spirits’ female lead category, along with Summer Bishil for “Towelhead”, Anne Hathaway for “Rachel Getting Married”, Tarra Riggs for “Ballast” and Michelle Williams for “Wendy and Lucy”. »
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(en) Dana Stevens, « Towelhead: It’s no fun being a sexually curious, biracial teenager in Houston. », Slate, (lire en ligne)
(en) Michael Jones, « Summer Bishil – “Nothing is Private” starlet living the dream », Variety, (lire en ligne)
(en) Todd McCarthy, « Review: “Crossing Over” », Variety, (lire en ligne) – « More bracing, although again nothing new, is the sorry fate of a Bangladeshi teenager (Summer Bishil, “Towelhead”) who has the audacity to present a not-unsympathetic view of the 9/11 hijackers to a school class. »
(en) Kevin Noonan, « SyFy’s “The Magicians” Adds “Towelhead” Star Summer Bishil », Variety, (lire en ligne)
Her performance is the truest thing in a movie that, for all its good intentions, feels thoroughly phony and mildly embarrassing, like an extended PSA about inappropriate touching.