With UK cinemas back in full swing, we highlight the best of what's new, from a period romance to a 70s gem back on the big screen
And we're back! After what's felt like an endless limbo, UK cinemas have finally reopened their doors. Of course, we couldn't be more pleased about the return to our happy place – a darkened theatre, surrounded by our fellow movie lovers. But we also understand that maybe everyone's not ready yet. That's why our team has you covered with all the latest releases, be it in cinemas, or streaming from the comfort of your own home…
New in Cinemas and Streaming
The World to Come
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby star in a gorgeous pioneer drama of quiet longing, set against the backdrop of 19th century America (read our full review).
Night of the Kings
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
The stage is set for a miraculous story within a story in this magical realist take on the prison drama from Ivory Coast filmmaker Philippe Lacôte (read our full review).
Old
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
The latest chilling invention from M. Night Shyamalan sets out to answer that most elusive and long-standing of questions: what if a beach made you old?
Kandisha
Where to watch it: Shudder
A French teenager summons a vengeful demon to kill her boyfriend in this smartly written and socially astute take on the slasher flick (read our full review).
Riders of Justice
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
The great Mads Mikkelsen sets out to average his dead wife in a tonally bizarre but undeniably entertaining riff on the revenge thriller (read our full review).
Bye Bye Morons
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes or watch it on Curzon Home Cinema
Winner of the César Award for Best Film at this year’s ceremony, this irreverent screwball comedy has more than a hint of the Monty Python about it.
Air Conditioner
Where to watch it: MUBI
Luanda's cooling devices take on a mind of their own in this strange and enigmatic vision of Afrofuturism from director Fradique (read our full review).
Girlfriends
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
Claudia Weill’s brilliant feminist gem about twentysomethings in the city – and the inspiration for Frances Ha – finally gets the UK cinema release it deserves (read our full review).
Still in Cinemas
Summer of Soul
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
This essential documentary recounts the legendary but largely forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which gathered together some of the greatest Black musicians of the day.
Deerskin
Where to watch it: Get London showtimes
Jean Dujardin plays a man who will stop at nothing to destroy every jacket in the world in this bizarre comedy caper from French director Quentin Dupieux (read our full review).
