Best Films to Watch in London This Week
What movies to catch in the capital, from a magical Pixar adventure to an essential documentary about a true literary icon...
Fancy a film but can’t make your mind up what to see? Look no further: we’ve assembled the best of what’s showing in London and gathered them here to make choosing a great movie as easy as possible. Whatever you’re in the mood for, WeLoveCinema has you well and truly covered…
[New Releases]
Onward
Pixar are back with their latest adventure, Onward, and it’s not a sequel! This time the action takes place in a fantasy realm that has evolved into a world not unlike our own, where magic has been replaced with technology and much laziness. Chris Pratt and Tom Holland are perfectly paired as two elf brothers who get the chance to reunite with their deceased father for just a day… if they can find his top half, that is. It’s like Lord of the Rings crossed with Weekend at Bernie’s. But in a good way (read full review).
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Toni Morrison, the late, Noble Prize-winning author best known for her novels Song of Solomon and Beloved, gets the feature-length documentary treatment thanks to filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. And who better to discuss Toni Morrison than Toni Morrison, who appears here to relive her childhood, tell anecdotes about her life, and consider her legacy. Shot just months before she passed away, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is a powerful and affecting portrait of a true literary legend. (read full review).
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Military Wives
Based on the BBC series The Choir, feel good comedy Military Wives has all the broad gags, good music, and endearing performances you’d expect from a film helmed by director Peter Cattaneo, who also gave us Oscar-winner The Fully Monty. Kristen Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan star as two bickering teachers at a community choir for women whose husbands are in Afghanistan. They spend most of the movie arguing over whether to sing pop or classic, but endearingly so (read full review).
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The Photograph
There is a rule which states that Lakeith Stanfield is good in everything, and The Photograph, despite being a change of pace for the talented actor, is no exception to that rule. Here the Get Out and Knives Out star plays a reporter who is writing an article on the deceased mother of a young woman and curator, played by Issa Rae. The resulting love story, spanning multiple generations, makes for an intoxicating viewing experience that’s fuelled by some killer chemistry (read full review).
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Escape from Pretoria
Daniel Radcliffe continues to build his bizarre filmography with South African-set prison drama Escape from Pretoria, based on a true-life story of anti-apartheid activists Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee. Radcliffe, who appears to delight in taking on the most unlikely movie projects in wake of Harry Potter, is near unrecognisable as the bearded Jenkin. He stars alongside actor Daniel Webber in this gripping film about the duo’s harebrained scheme to escape captivity (read full review).
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[Still in Cinemas]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Céline Sciamma has been gifting us with wonderful films for years (Water Lilies, Girlhood). Her latest, the unforgettably named Portrait of a Lady on Fire, might be her first masterpiece. Set in 18th century France, it tells the story of Marianne (Noémie Merlant), who is hired to paint a portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) so that it can be used to attract a potential suitor. But the relationship between artist and subject creates a place for a sensual kind of love to blossom; the resulting film is endlessly gripping, tender, alight with passion, and not to be missed (read full review).
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Dark Waters
Todd Haynes – Far from Heaven, Wonderstuck – isn’t the first filmmaker you tend to think of when you hear the words “murky procedural about the DuPont cover-up.” Yet he lends his auteur’s sensibility and trademark style (see: Carol) in order to elevate what could have made for otherwise standard fare. Mark Ruffalo stars as real life lawyer Robert Bilott, who sets about to uncover the truth about DuPont’s shady water-poisoning practices. It’s a film designed to thrill and infuriate in equal measure – and it succeeds brilliantly at both (read full review).
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The Invisible Man
Just when it seemed like HG Wells’ classic novel had run its course as far as filmic adaptations were concerned, writer-director Leigh Whannell (he of Saw and Upgrade) delivers a brilliantly smart and timely take on this well-worn material, cleverly reshaping the narrative for the #MeToo era. Elisabeth Moss – always fantastic – stars as the former partner of a controlling billionaire who may or may not be traumatising her from beyond the grave after an apparent suicide. A real workout for the eyes (read full review).
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True History of the Kelly Gang
Earlier this year George MacKay established himself as an actor to watch in Sam Mendes’ World War I thriller 1917; he returns here with an even better performance as the infamous Australian outlaw and gunslinger Ned Kelly, in a stylish and violent adaptation of Peter Carey’s award-winning novel. Justin Kurzel, who disappointed with his adaptation of Assassin’s Creed, seems to have found his footing with this one. Russell Crowe co-stars (read full review).
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