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).

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.

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It's a wrap on the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and we're highlighting our favorite films. How to watch: A few of these films will soon hit theaters or streaming platforms. "The Alabama Solution" A still from "The Alabama Solution" by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman,

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.

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.

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.

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