Highlights From the 2026 Sundance Film Festival : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Highlights from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival : Pop Culture Happy Hour

We watched a ton of movies and we’re recommending some of the best things we saw at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. This includes a thrilling adventure starring Ethan Hawke, a quiet romance with Chris Pine, and quite possibly the best documentary we’ll see all year.For a complete list of the movies we loved at Sundance, Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd

The Best Movies from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

For the festival’s final year in Park City, Utah, Sundance premiered a slate of heavy (yet poignant) movies to begin the new year.

The 17 Best Films of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

Goodbye, Park City, and hello to an assortment of new narrative features, documentaries, and rising stars to celebrate (and get to know better).

Release Rundown: What to Watch in February, From “Jimpa” to “Queen of Chess”

Olivia Colman and John Lithgow appear in “Jimpa” by Sophie Hyde, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mark De Blok) By Lucy SpicerThe 2026 Sundance Film Festival may be over, but independent cinema lovers still have cause for excitement. Now that a new program has been unleashed onto the world, it’s time to watch those stories resonate with aud…