Sundance Film Festival is my favorite event to kick off the new year. Nothing rebuilds my excitement for the film industry more than a fresh perspective. That’s why the indie showcase is always the perfect palate cleanser.

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.

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,

The war satire “Atropia” about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. dramatic competition, while the Dylan O’Brien movie “Twinless” got the coveted audience award.