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Sundance film festival

February 2026

  • A general view of the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival

    New home, new outlook? What’s next for the Sundance film festival?

    The final Utah edition of the hub for American independent film saw slow sales and a mixed bag of movies but a future in Colorado could bring a refresh
  • group of people in a room

    First look review
    Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary

    A once-in-a-lifetime dinner party from 1972 is transformed into a thrilling and inspiring hang-out movie
  • person holds newspaper

    First look review
    Seized review – captivating documentary goes inside a shocking newspaper raid

    The story of the Marion County Record and the forces that tried to destroy it is expanded for a charming, and concerning, look at freedom of the press
  • person wearing headphones turns around

    Undertone review – disappointing podcast horror is mostly skippable

    There are some effective early moments in this ultra low-budget, audio-first horror but deja vu soon replaces intrigue
  • a woman smiling and biting the straw of a drink

    First look review
    Chasing Summer review – incoherent small-town comedy is a baffling car crash

    Comedian Iliza Schlesinger’s nonsensical misfire is a swirl of cliches, unfunny comedy, stock characters and bizarre direction from Josephine Decker
  • An older woman

    ‘If you want to nuke your life, do crack’: raw Courtney Love documentary hits Sundance

  • People hug sitting together on a couch

    First look review
    See You When I See You review – familar Sundance-y grief comedy drama has its moments

  • John Turturro appears in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York by Noah Segan, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. | photo by MRC II Distribution Company L.P.

    First look review
    The Only Living Pickpocket in New York review – John Turturro steals this simple, charming tale

  • A still from The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

    ‘This train isn’t going to stop’: shocking Sundance film shows promises and perils of AI

  • Ethan Hawke in The Weight

    First look review
    The Weight review – Ethan Hawke leads sturdy adventure set in the 30s

  • Zoey Deutch, John Slattery, Ken Marino, Miles Gutierrez-Riley and Ben Wang appear in Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass by David Wain, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

    First look review
    Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass review – silly, scattershot Hollywood comedy

  • group of people walk down street holding signs such as 'ICE kills' and 'resist' in protest

    ‘The world is hurting right now’: politics and protest hit the Sundance film festival

    A conflicted mood has lingered over Utah’s long-running film festival with premieres and parties continuing but stars speaking out against government cruelty
  • Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan appear in Frank & Louis by Petra Biondina Volpe, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rob Baker Ashton

    First look review
    Frank & Louis review – moving drama of dementia and caregiving in prison

    Strong performances from Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan anchor a sensitive film about caregiving as a form of rehabilitation
  • Natalie Portman, wearing an ‘ICE out’ badge, speaks out at the 2026 Sundance film festival in Park City, Utah.

    ‘What they’re doing is the worst of humanity’: Sundance festival stars back anti-ICE protest

    Elijah Wood joined protest in Utah’s Park City in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Natalie Portman said what is happening is ‘absolutely horrific’
  • Will Poulter and Noah Centineo appear in Union County by Adam Meeks, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Stefan Weinberger.

    First look review
    Union County review – an affecting Will Poulter lifts quiet addiction drama

  • Salman Rushdie at the 2026 Sundance film festival

    ‘For the authoritarian, culture is the enemy’: Salman Rushdie talks recovery and resilience at Sundance

  • Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega appear in The Gallerist by Cathy Yan, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by MRC II Distribution Company L.P.

    First look review
    The Gallerist review – Natalie Portman flounders in tiring art world caper

  • two men and two women talk in living room

    First look review
    The Invite review – A-list ensemble electrify hilarious couples night gone wrong comedy

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    The Friend’s House is Here review – timely, secretly made tale of creativity in Iran

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    Wicker review – Olivia Colman is smelly fisherwoman falling for wicker man in uneven fable

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