The Gallerist review – Natalie Portman flounders in tiring art world caper
The Oscar winner can’t find the right tone for this grating comedy which also wastes Jenna Ortega, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Catherine Zeta-Jones
The Invite review – A-list ensemble electrify hilarious couples night gone wrong comedy
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton are exceptional in a smart and funny winner about sex, marriage and partner-swapping
The Friend’s House is Here review – timely, secretly made tale of creativity in Iran
An underground scene of creatives in Tehran is threatened in this lived-in hangout movie that bravely chooses optimism over negativity
Wicker review – Olivia Colman is smelly fisherwoman falling for wicker man in uneven fable
An inventively made fantasy boasts eye-catching premise and typically rewarding performance from Oscar-winner but something’s missing
Josephine review – Channing Tatum is a knockout in shattering drama of lost innocence
Taut and emotionally intelligent drama follows the aftermath of an eight-year-old witnessing a horrifying sexual assault
Leviticus review – queer desire is a deadly curse in haunting horror
Conversion therapy has gory results in a smart and surprisingly romantic debut feature from Australian writer-director Adrian Chiarella
The Moment review – Charli xcx struggles through defanged Brat summer satire
There’s a smart idea at play here, with the star playing a hellish version of herself fighting against corporate forces, but there’s not a lot else
I Want Your Sex review – vampy Olivia Wilde almost saves Gregg Araki’s tame dom-sub romp
As a provocative artist using sex to wield power, the actor is electric but the writer-director’s return to his campy, dayglo roots is largely underwhelming
The Incomer review – Domhnall Gleeson tries to lift aggressively quirky comedy
Gleeson is a charming presence in the otherwise overly twee and consistently unfunny tale of isolated siblings dealing with a visitor
Extra Geography review – a sweet and spiky coming-of-age debut
Two teenage girls find their friendship put to the test in a witty and charmingly odd British comedy
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