Nuisance Bear
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65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageOliver WeirJan 31, 2026
This tension between profit and protection, between exploitation and conservation, is explored in much more depth in Vanden and Weisman’s latest feature, thanks to yet more stunning compositions and some crucial historical context provided by Inuit narrator Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyFeb 9, 2026
A shot of a bear sitting on a clifftop gazing out over Hudson Bay while waiting for the waters to freeze — flashes of seals, beluga whales and other prey shuffling through its head along with images of traps, cages and vehicles in pursuit — is one of the more heartrending movie images in recent memory. Read full review
67
The PlaylistBrian FarvourJan 31, 2026
The overall point or purpose, beyond showing how a polar bear deals with a nearby human presence and vice versa, is conveyed relatively quickly, leaving the rest of the film to rinse and repeat until that final shot of a drowsy bear, resting atop a snow pile before a setting sun. It’s undeniably gorgeous, but what’s the greater message? Read full review
67
IndieWireKate ErblandJan 31, 2026
Documentaries should inherently spark questions and debate, but Nuisance Bear too often throws out a buzzword or heady topic and abandons it. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeFeb 1, 2026
Nuisance Bear is at its most powerful when its message has been condensed down into a single image. Read full review
60
IONCINEMA.comEric LavalléeFeb 11, 2026
Nuisance Bear is many things at once – a critical look at the traces the erosion of long-held practices and vanishing ways of life added to technological encroachment and human interference making for another tangle of unintended consequences. Read full review
60
ColliderTherese LacsonFeb 10, 2026
There are no easy answers, and Nuisance Bear presents none of them. Read full review
55
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJan 28, 2026
The filmmakers’ connection to the material is always palpable and undeniably affecting. Read full review
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