Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass review – silly, scattershot Hollywood comedy
Zoey Deutch is a small-town girl hunting down Jon Hamm for sex in David Wain’s disposable yet often funny lark
‘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
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
‘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’
Union County review – an affecting Will Poulter lifts quiet addiction drama
The British actor gives a convincing performance as a man going through the drug court system in a grounded look at rehabilitation
‘For the authoritarian, culture is the enemy’: Salman Rushdie talks recovery and resilience at Sundance
A new documentary explores the author’s physical and spiritual healing from the 2022 knife attack that almost killed him
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
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