Sundance Film Festival has wrapped up after another thriving 10-day in-person event held up in the Utah mountains, along with an online counterpart for the second half (which had its own issues). Now it's time to present our annual Best of the Fest list from the 2025 selection.

Starring Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Heidecker, and more, Atropia is an off-kilter commentary on American war culture. Shawkat and Turner are two actors in a “military war playing facility” who fall in love and threaten the success of their “show” due to their forbidden romance.

From J.Lo to J.Lew (that's Juliette Lewis, who turns into a chair in "By Design"), these are the cream of the crop

From a Jennifer Lopez musical and a Bowen Yang comedy to a TikTok star's first feature, the Park City festival had something for everyone.

As Cincinnati hopes to stand out among the finalists, what films stood out at this year’s festival? Film critic tt stern-enzi is back from Park City, Utah, with an array of titles to check out when they hit theaters. This segment includes select music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

For 40 years, the festival has been held in Park City, Utah, but organizers say they are ready for a change. Boulder is one of three cities under consideration, along with Salt Lake City and Cincinnati.

Questions about the future hung in the frigid January air last week at Park City, Utah, during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (which ended over the weekend). There was the usual hand-wringing about a lack of commercially minded movies on the slate,

Hello, friends! Welcome to the It List Sundance guide, where I’m sharing my picks for the best of the festival’s films. Catch the weekly It List here for the latest releases that we can’t wait to watch, stream, listen to, read and binge.

The highlights from Park City include Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson's documentary on Sly Stone and a comedy about a support group for twinless twins.