Buddy review – high-concept horror misfire dares to wonder: what if Barney killed kids?
There’s a dearth of both laughs and scares in this one-joke comedy horror that feels like it would have made for a better short film
The History of Concrete review – John Wilson’s first movie is an absurd triumph
The documentarian’s feature debut, essentially an extended episode of his HBO series, turns an exploration of concrete into a meditation on change
Carousel review – Chris Pine and Jenny Slate are lost in static romance drama
An often lushly made yet frustratingly undercooked small town indie kicks off this year’s festival with disappointment
Sundance 2026: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival
The first Sundance without founder Robert Redford and the last to take place in Park City, Utah, will see new films starring Natalie Portman, Ethan Hawke and Courtney Love
Amy Adams, Ashley Walters and Charli xcx among the stars lined up for Berlin film festival
Programme for February’s Berlinale includes Adams in ‘enthralling’ film At the Sea, the directing debut for the Adolescence actor and the pop star’s tour mockumentary
Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup
The festival says goodbye to both founder Robert Redford and its longtime home of Park City, Utah, with a selection of provocative documentaries and starry new films
It Was Just an Accident review – Jafar Panahi takes us on a nightmare trip into a land of bribes and brutality
An unfortunate encounter with a dog sets off a chain of surreal, grotesque events that expose the corruption and tyranny at the heart of Iran
The Ice Tower review – Marion Cotillard focus of obsession and idolisation in death-wish fairytale
Cotillard plays a movie actor starring in a production of The Snow Queen in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s unwholesome story of yearning
Killer hounds, rabid chimps and a tiny Jean Dujardin – the Sitges film festival 2025
Pets gone rogue, vomiting and martial arts were recurrent themes in this year’s annual roundup of fantasy, horror and cult movies
100 Nights of Hero review – Emma Corrin leads starry cast in a queer fable with a serious streak
Gender, sexuality, status and power are all in flux in Julia Jackman’s playful medieval fairytale, adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel, also starring Maika Monroe and Charli xcx
Giant review – Prince Naseem biopic with Pierce Brosnan on hand misses the punch
Despite the odd laugh, the story of the boxer’s path from Sheffield gyms to global stardom and his break with mentor Brendan Ingle feels dramatically underweight
Lady review – outrageous mockumentary is like Saltburn on shrooms
With supreme entitlement, Sian Clifford’s Lady Isabella shines as ‘aristocracy’s answer to the Kardashians’ in this barnstorming comedy
Louder than Bombs: Joachim Trier’s thorniest film might be his best
The director of Sentimental Value and The Worst Person in the World made his English-language debut with this divisive family drama in 2015. It’s worth watching for Isabelle Huppert alone
H is for Hawk review – Claire Foy is tremendously authentic in eccentric grief drama
Foy convinces as a grieving academic who trains a goshawk in this film based on Helen Macdonald’s bestselling nature memoir
Moss & Freud review – Kate meets Lucian and they get on brilliantly with absolutely no funny business at all
The supermodel comes across as a dippy trustafarian and the artist like her soppy old grandpa in this bland, legacy-protecting depiction of their friendship