--- title: "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother" critics_score: 77 critics_reviews: 10 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." --- # Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026): what the critics said Critics' score 77 from 10 reviews: 8 positive, 1 mixed, 1 negative. Most critics respond warmly to Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, praising its combination of action, family drama and questions of faith. Mahershala Ali’s performance draws the most consistent approval: the reviews stress his physical presence, restraint and ability to convey grief without losing the father’s warmth. Praise also clusters around the action and visual direction, with several critics finding that the thriller’s urgency gives its treatment of parenthood and belief emotional weight. The spread is wide, however, and the disagreements concern how fully those themes are explored. IndieWire finds the mixture engaging but messy, with the performances holding together material that sometimes loses focus. The AV Club objects more strongly to the sidelining of female characters and the shallow examination of taboos. Deadline is the clearest dissenter, finding the tonal shifts disruptive and Ali’s solemnity wearing, despite admiring the inventive writing. ## Slant Magazine — Marshall Shaffer Rating 3.5/4. 24 September 2026. The critic finds the film a soulful, thoughtful reinvention of the Western that probes faith, violence, and masculinity without forcing easy answers. Mahershala Ali’s subtle performance is singled out for carrying Latif’s inward reckoning. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali/) ## The Guardian — Radheyan Simonpillai Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 13 September 2026. Festival review. The critic finds the film a soulful, compassionate thriller that thoughtfully explores faith and grief. They especially praise Mahershala Ali’s performance in the father’s desperate search for breast milk. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/12/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Jourdain Searles Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 13 September 2026. Festival review. The critic finds the film gripping, humane, and worthy of Mahershala Ali’s talent. They especially praise Ali’s warm, commanding performance and the film’s tender portrayal of fatherhood, faith, and family. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-1236699560/) ## Vulture — Alison Willmore Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 13 September 2026. Festival review. Willmore finds the film thrillingly earnest and says it makes glorious use of its action premise. She especially praises Mahershala Ali’s physicality and his quiet projection of grief and regret. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/review-mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-blade.html) ## IndieWire — Katie Rife Rating B. 24 September 2026. Festival review. Rife finds the film an intriguing but messy blend of faith, family, action, and eccentric humor, with some themes lost amid the chaos. She praises Mahershala Ali’s steady performance and Adia’s vulnerable portrayal, which help ground the film emotionally. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-movie-review-1235216627/) ## Screen Daily — Robert Daniels Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 12 September 2026. Festival review. The headline presents the film as an audacious follow-up and gives it a positive verdict. It singles out Mahershala Ali’s performance as outstanding. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-is-outstanding-as-a-muslim-assassin-in-bassam-tariqs-audacious-follow-up-to-mogul-mowgli/5220364.article) ## The AV Club — Natalia Keogan Rating C+. 14 September 2026. The review finds the film an uneven genre riff that gestures at religious and sexual taboos without meaningfully examining them. It praises a particularly gnarly fight scene, but faults the film for sidelining its female characters and leaving its central questions unexplored. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-blade-bassam-tariq) ## The Wrap Fi1m's normalised score 95/100 (inferred from the text). 13 September 2026. The critic finds the film a gripping, spiritually rich action thriller and calls it a cinematic miracle. They especially praise Mahershala Ali’s performance and the action sequences’ striking visual composition. [Read the review](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali/) ## /Film — Jeremy Mathai Rating 7.5/10. 23 September 2026. The critic praises the film as a tense, thoughtful thriller that balances action with family drama and faith. They single out Mahershala Ali’s performance and Bassam Tariq’s striking visual direction. [Read the review](https://www.slashfilm.com/2265764/mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review/) ## Deadline — Damon Wise Fi1m's normalised score 35/100 (inferred from the text). 13 September 2026. Festival review. Wise finds the film dour and uneven, with tonal shifts that undermine its more naturalistic first half. He praises its inventive writing and Mahershala Ali’s brooding presence, though he finds the performance’s solemnity wearing. [Read the review](https://deadline.com/2026/09/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-bassam-tariq-1237100666/) --- © 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/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother.md