From cinema releases to streaming gems, including Christopher Nolan's long-awaited time inversion thriller to an inspiring doc about the Paralympics
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, plus the latest streaming releases, and gathered them here to make choosing a great movie as easy as possible. Whatever you're in the mood for, out in the world or in the comfort of your own home, WeLoveCinema has you well and truly covered…
New Releases
Tenet
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
After being delayed three times due to the global pandemic, Christopher Nolan's latest mindbender – about a temporal agent trying to prevent World War III using “time inversion” – has finally arrived in cinemas. Was it worth the wait? That'll depend on your tolerance for a plot that refuses to explain itself in any coherent way and seems designed to baffle audiences into a stupor. It's hugely ambitious, bold and extremely Nolan. Whatever your take, it must be said that this filmmaker doesn't do things by halves (read our full review).
She Dies Tomorrow
Where to watch it: Curzon Home Cinema
Actor-turned-filmmaker Amy Seimetz delivers a strange and cerebral sort-of horror movie that felts perfectly timed with the global pandemic. Kate Lyn Sheil is Amy, the first victim of a mysterious, unknowable illness that transmits to her an overwhelming belief that she is going to die the very next day. Quickly, her conviction spreads to other people. But is what they're feeling real, or a case of mass hysteria?
Get Duked!
Where to watch it: Amazon Prime Video
Four friends from Glasgow find themselves targeted by an elite hunter in the Scottish highlands in this riotous and funny blend of Attack the Block and “The Most Dangerous Game.” Get Duked! (previously titled Boyz in the Wood) features outstanding performances from its lead quartet and confirms its writer-director Ninian Doff as a talent to watch. 86 minutes of pure entertainment… and there's Eddie Izzard, too.
Rising Phoenix
Where to watch it: Netflix
Originally designed to be released alongside this year's Paralympic Games, documentary Rising Phoenix – which considers the long history of the competition and features fascinating interviews with some of its most inspiring athletes – arrives as a worthy consolation prize. Featuring Jonnie Peacock, Tatyanna McFadden, and Beatrice Vio, it's a moving and inspiring film that will tide fans over until next year when the games can resume (read our full review).
Matthias & Maxime
Where to watch it: MUBI
Two childhood best friends find their relationship tested after they're asked to kiss for a student film. But does the act signal more than just theatrics and are they suppressing deeper feelings? Matthias & Maxime arrives as the eight film from the young and talented French-Canadian auteur Xavier Dolan, who made waves with his brilliant psychological thriller Mommy, and here has delivered one of his most interesting and layered films to date – not to mention a most welcomed addition to the queer canon.
Away
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
A young man sets out with his trusty bicycle and pet bird on an epic, spiritual journey in this beautifully and uniquely animated adventure from Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis. Unlike most modern animated films, this one eschews loud antics for something more calming, hypnotic and mostly silent. Most impressive, though? The extremely talented Zilbalodis created the film almost single-handedly over a period of three years, including its stunning musical score.
Still in Cinemas and Streaming…
Ava
Where to watch it: Curzon Home Cinema
A furious, polemical debut feature, Ava features one of the year's great film villains in a mother that does everything she can to enforce Iran's patriarchal standards on her bright, rebellious teenage daughter. Filmmaker Sadaf Foroughi gives an insight into a world previously under-explored on screen, using imaginative, voyeuristic visuals as well as excellent performances to immerse audiences in the frustrating reality of being a young woman in Iran (read our full review).
Yes, God, Yes
Where to watch it: Various streaming services
A coming-of-age film in all sense of the word, Yes, God, Yes follows a Catholic teen who has to come to terms with both her faith and her sexuality when she discovers the joys of masturbation. Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer anchors this serious-yet-silly look at the difficulty of balancing being devout with the physical realities of going through puberty, taking good-natured stabs at the sexual dysfunctions of teenagers and adults alike.
Babyteeth
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
A powerful supporting presence in Little Women and Sharp Objects, Eliza Scanlen graduates to a starring role in this wrenching, yet funny, coming-of-age tale. Playing a seriously ill teenager who starts a whirlwind romance with an older boyfriend, Scanlen makes for a compelling lead, with a supporting cast containing some of Australian cinema's best and brightest, including the barnstorming coupling of Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis as Scanlen's parents (read our full review).
