Sundance Film Festival 2026: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews

Key Highlights

• Below is a compilation of our reviews from the fest.
• Click on the movie’s title to read our full take.
• Watch on Deadline RELATED: The 2026 Oscars: Everything We Know About The Ceremony, Host, Date & More So Far Carousel ‘Carousel’ Sundance Film Festival Section: PremieresDirector-screenwriter: Rachel LambertCast: Chris Pine, Jenny Slate, Abby Ryder Fortson, Sam Waterston, Katey Sagal, Jessica Harper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Helene YorkDeadline’s takeaway: It’s a story about love lost, love found again and the cost of both with the baggage from the past, the tentativeness of the present and the questions of a future.
• Chris Pine is a fine actor not often given the chance to play this kind of reflective adult role, and it is perfect for him.
• The Incomer ‘The Incomer’ Anthony Dickenson Section: World Dramatic CompetitionDirector-screenwriter: Louis PaxtonCast: Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O’Rourke, Michelle Gomez, John HannahDeadline’s takeaway: Against the odds, and largely thanks to the core trio, The Incomer pulls together, finally addressing the story’s dark well of sadness and ending on an upbeat yet surprisingly mature and even emotional note that absolves the film for most — if not all — of its frequent forays into silliness.