--- title: "Rose of Nevada: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/rose-of-nevada/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/rose-of-nevada" critics_score: 81 critics_reviews: 15 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Rose of Nevada (2026): what the critics said Critics' score 81 from 15 reviews: 15 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative. The reviews are uniformly warm and the spread is narrow: nothing below a qualified approval, nothing that reads as a rave without a reservation. Almost every critic starts with the look and sound of the thing. The grainy 16mm photography, the post-dubbed audio and the close attention to nets, boats and the labour of fishing are praised again and again, and several call this Mark Jenkin’s most accessible film so far, or his most ambitious, or his most genre-leaning; the descriptions vary but the admiration does not. George MacKay’s performance is singled out most often, with Callum Turner named alongside him. The reservations, where they appear, cluster around the story rather than the style. The Playlist finds the narrative bumpy and convoluted in places, The Hollywood Reporter notes some mismatch between image and plot, and Empire calls the film baffling, though as a compliment. Nobody dissents outright. ## Little White Lies — Rafa Sales Ross Rating 4/5/5. 20 April 2026. Mark Jenkin’s third feature is a moving tale of personal versus communal sacrifice in a Cornish fishing village. The critic singles out the textured analogue cinematography and strong performances, especially George MacKay’s, for praise. [Read the review](https://lwlies.com/reviews/rose-of-nevada) ## IndieWire — Sam Bodrojan Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 7 September 2025. Festival review. The review hails the film as haunting aesthetic nirvana, a singular Cornish folk tale anchored by the performances of George MacKay and Callum Turner in its slippery time-unstuck narrative. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/rose-of-nevada-review-1235149749/) ## The Independent Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 23 April 2026. The critic praises Jenkin as one of Britain’s most original filmmakers for crafting another 16mm gem that immerses viewers in the textures, sounds, and unease of the Cornish coast. They highlight how the film blends star performances into its haunting, time-bending narrative about identity and community loss. [Read the review](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/rose-of-nevada-review-callum-turner-b2962570.html) ## Vulture Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 19 June 2026. The review celebrates the handcrafted, fable-like quality and captivating textures of the ghost story, noting how Jenkin's precise style builds emotional depth and an otherworldly aura around the time-travel premise. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/callum-turner-and-george-mackay-ride-the-rose-of-nevada.html) ## The AV Club — Monica Castillo Rating B+. 17 June 2026. The critic describes the lo-fi time-travel tale as an immersive mystery with an otherworldly 16mm visual style, praising how the performances ground the story of men unmoored from time. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/rose-of-nevada-review) ## Empire — Neil Alcock Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 23 April 2026. Jenkin delivers another stubbornly analogue, baffling film about Cornish communities and the supernatural tension between past and present, with filmmaking that is the star of the show. The critic singles out the mesmerising shots and sensory impact that make the film one you can virtually feel. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/rose-of-nevada/) ## Los Angeles Times — Tim Grierson Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 19 June 2026. The review calls the film transfixing and increasingly despairing as two fishermen's lives are altered by a cosmic misadventure. It singles out the eerie, disquieting design that slowly ensnares the viewer in its net. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-06-19/rose-of-nevada-review-george-mackay-callum-turner-mark-jenkin) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Caryn James Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 30 August 2025. Festival review. The critic finds the time-loop drama elegant and enigmatic, praising its haunting atmosphere, strong lead performances especially from George MacKay, and imaginative storytelling despite some visual-narrative mismatches. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/rose-of-nevada-review-george-mackay-callum-turner-1236354158/) ## Time Out — Anna Smith Rating 4/5. 9 April 2026. Eerie yet entertaining time-twisting mystery rooted in fishing folklore that is Jenkin’s most accessible film so far. The critic praises the atmospheric analogue style, visual details and the blend of myths and mystery. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/rose-of-nevada-review-2026) ## Screen Daily Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 30 August 2025. Festival review. Atmospheric time-travel tale that combines familiar genre tropes with Jenkin’s unique visual style and a resonant message of community. It is perhaps his most accessible film to date. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/rose-of-nevada-review-george-mackay-and-callum-turner-star-in-mark-jenkins-atmospheric-time-travel-tale/5208366.article) ## The New Yorker Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 26 June 2026. The critic describes the film as an unapologetically preposterous ghost story told with unwinking seriousness and rigorous sense of place. Jenkin is praised for his attention to process and the tactile details of the Cornish fishing village setting. [Read the review](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/the-coastal-mysteries-of-romeria-and-rose-of-nevada) ## Film Comment — Imogen Sara Smith 14 May 2026. Festival review. The critic highlights the film's grainy 16mm visuals and close-up focus on the grueling work of fishing, which trap viewers in the characters' sensory and emotional experiences of grief and loss. It praises the unexpected supernatural twist and the film's unsettling answer to questions about reclaiming the past. [Read the review](https://www.filmcomment.com/the-spirit-of-the-place-dry-leaf-rose-of-nevada-levers-review/) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw 30 August 2025. Festival review. Jenkin’s time-slipping ghost story about a lost trawler returning to a Cornish fishing village is an arresting, enigmatic drama steeped in loss, memory and coastal rhythms. The director’s distinct 16mm aesthetic creates an uncanny, dream-like effect that makes this another bold statement from the filmmaker. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/30/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkin-cornish) ## The New York Times — Brandon Yu Rating Critic’s Pick. 18 June 2026. The critic finds the film richly textured and mesmerizing in its atmosphere. Jenkin is praised for his scuzzy, tactile cinematography and creaky audio that reconstructs filmic grammar in evocative ways. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/movies/rose-of-nevada-review-mysterious-voyage.html) ## The Times — Kevin Maher Rating ★★★★☆. 22 April 2026. Jenkin’s most ambitious film yet follows two fishermen transported back to prosperous 1990s Cornwall on a time-travelling boat. It is magical and hard not to love, capturing Cornish life with a twist through its extraordinary premise and execution. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/rose-of-nevada-movie-review-callum-turner-george-mackay-qfgb6skcg) ## Eye for Film — Jennie Kermode Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 24 April 2026. The review highlights Jenkin's refined impressionistic style focused on objects and present moments, grounding the time-slip mystery in human feeling and documentary echoes. It notes a sense of hope amid the psychological and temporal elements. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/rose-of-nevada-2025-film-review-by-jennie-kermode) ## The Skinny — Ben Nicholson Rating ★★★★. 20 April 2026. The critic calls it a wonderful and ghostly film, a hauntological odyssey with an inexplicable time shift that creates an undertow of inevitability. It singles out the singular experimental style, post-dubbed audio, and painterly celluloid visuals that heighten the tension between the two leads' responses to being adrift in time. [Read the review](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-releases/rose-of-nevada) ## Deadline — Damon Wise Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 30 August 2025. Festival review. The film is a hypnotic study of mental disintegration and time-bending psychodrama that fuses elements from the director's prior works into a broader commentary on economic decline in Cornwall. It stands out as Jenkin's most genre-leaning effort yet, leaning toward horror while preserving his signature glitchy, hand-distressed visual style. [Read the review](https://deadline.com/2025/08/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkin-george-mackay-callum-turner-1236501392/) ## The Playlist — Marshall Shaffer Rating B-. 30 August 2025. Festival review. The critic sees it as a level-up for Jenkin with bigger stars and resources but finds the narrative bumpy and convoluted at times. They praise the visceral portrayal of the sea and masterful sound design. [Read the review](https://theplaylist.net/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkins-level-up-with-george-mackay-callum-turner-is-a-choppy-but-compelling-ride-venice-20250830/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/rose-of-nevada.md