Rosebush Pruning
MUBI | Release Date: July 24, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Time OutStephen A. RussellFeb 17, 2026
Rosebush Pruning is a fabulous feast for the eyes and ears – and those who like their cinema deliriously queer. Read full review
70
The Film VerdictStephen DaltonFeb 17, 2026
The second English-language feature by Berlin-based Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz (Futuro Beach, Motel Destino, Firebrand) is shallow and lurid and not entirely coherent. Even so, it is loaded with enough visual brio, acrid wit and WTF plot twists to hit the target as a surreal, salacious guilty pleasure. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeFeb 17, 2026
Rosebush Pruning makes its anti-capitalist points tartly enough in such moments, but the twistier things get, the sillier they get too — while any social commentary begins to feel like a thin cover for so much luridly gross, glossy spectacle. Still, there’s pleasure in the film’s excesses, mainly because Aïnouz and his team present them with such febrile, iridescent beauty. Read full review
60
Next Best PictureBen RolphFeb 17, 2026
For some, its extremity will be alienating; for others, its audacity will be exhilarating. “Rosebush Pruning” is undeniably well crafted, but as an absurdist comedy, it ultimately feels more provocative than profound. Read full review
55
TheWrapBen CrollFeb 17, 2026
You can only linger so long with such a parade of oddities making ever stranger choices before your eyes grow weary of gawking at a pageant of hideous beauty, and you start checking the clock. Read full review
50
Screen DailyLee MarshallFeb 17, 2026
This spiky black comedy is smart, cool and occasionally funny, in a bleakly cynical way, but it’s also surprisingly dull for long periods. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyFeb 17, 2026
There’s no shortage of stylish craft here and much to enjoy in the performances, but ultimately, Rosebush Pruning is too glib to work, leaving only an acrid aftertaste. Read full review
40
IONCINEMA.comNicholas BellFeb 24, 2026
If there’s any need to make another film about despicable, beautiful, filthy rich monsters, at least decide what, if anything, might be of interest to say. If families are rose bushes needing pruning, then so are scripts. Read full review
40
The IndependentGeoffrey MacnabFeb 19, 2026
This warped satire is ultimately neither as shocking nor as funny as you initially hope it’s going to be. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDavid RobbFeb 17, 2026
Only cheap shock value can be gleaned from the film’s cavalcade of blood, semen, animal carcasses, dick pics, and erotic toothbrushing. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriFeb 18, 2026
Rosebush Pruning tries to be about something while pretending not to be about anything at all; it’s somehow both too stupid and too cool for the room. Read full review
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