A New Kind of Wilderness
| Release Date: October 25, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 18, 2025
A deeply humane and emotionally literate piece of work. Read full review
80
The TimesKevin MaherMay 16, 2025
Jacobsen is an instinctive stylist and the film sometimes slips into cottagecore territory, complete with chunky knitwear and crepuscular lighting. Yet the truth of the family’s situation always surfaces, making the beauty hollow and the loss more keenly felt. Read full review
80
Screen DailyTim GriersonJan 27, 2024
It is to Jacobsen’s credit that she highlights how apparently minor decisions can suddenly feel weighty. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJan 27, 2024
It’s a reminder that you don’t need sensationalism to deliver something that’s honest and emotionally resonant. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeJan 27, 2024
A New Kind of Wilderness still honors the ideals of its late subject, particularly in the camera crew’s organic, pine-fresh appreciation of the surrounding environment. But its tender observation of an evolving family shows there’s value in society too, in living across a wider corner of the world. Read full review
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