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Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“It’s like starting a campfire with wet wood versus dry wood,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The film got three stars from Tim Robey, external at The Telegraph, who notes the film's "action interludes are more nonsensical than scary" and "provide momentary dumb fun when Scott's campfire apocalypse needs waking up".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

This film is not merely glittering debris, as some have posited, nor is it style over substance; it’s a campfire story told by Thatcher’s unearthly orator.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

I’m above the campfire, the bushes, even Belle.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Maine’s camp culture combines rustic canoe trips and campfires with a polished social ecosystem that brings convoys of black SUVs to the state every summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

He added: "There's a substantial element within the visiting community who don't want to pay for anything, won't use the infrastructure, dump their waste into the verges and cause wildfires with the campfires and barbecues."

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

In Northern California, fire-evacuation “go bags” are normal, campfires are essentially a thing of the past, and even people living outside take fire risks seriously.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024

There are no campfires allowed on the South Rim or inner canyon areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

Her children did not laugh, but eventually sang along when she left her tent to sit by the winter campfires, ringed by barbarians.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston