"A thrilling, roof-shaking blast."
— Sam Adams, Slate
"Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is an insane achievement."
— Joey Magidson, Awards Radar
"The film offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era."
— Marshall Shaffer, Slant Magazine
"It’s consistently funny, smart, and even sweet, a nice reflection of what makes Johnson a special filmmaker."
— Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
"Its mix of outrageous humour, funny character beats, and thoughtful editing, earns its place as one of the year’s best comedies."
— Will Hume, ,Flickering Myth
"A comedic delight from beginning to end, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a must-see comedy worthy of spanning time for."
— Courtney Small, That Shelf
"Hilarious as the movie can be, there’s an even more amusing meta level on which we laugh at how insane it is that it exists at all, marveling how they pulled it off."
— Peter Debruge, Variety
"Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' delivers everything a fan of the show could want, expanding the level of spectacle while keeping the core of the ongoing project intact."
— Christian Zilko, IndieWire
"Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie is so affable, so good-natured, so modest—just so gosh-darned charming—that it’s difficult not to crack at least a little bit of a smile while watching it."
— Katie Rife, AV Club
"There is a beautiful, almost transformative kind of pain in watching the epic new Canadian comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. The sensation starts in the throat as a good and hearty chuckle... And then come the tears. So many tears."
— Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail