Best Films to Watch in London and Stream This Week

With UK cinemas back in full swing, we highlight the best of what's new, from a horror reboot to an experimental documentary

UK cinemas have reopened their doors and here at WLC 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 Nest

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Jude Law gives a career-best performance as a flailing businessman in Sean Durkin's disquieting family drama, set in 1980s England (read our full review).

 

Candyman

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Nia DaCosta's clever take on the horror classic reconfigures the original tale as a chilling meditation on racism in the era of Black Lives Matter.

 

Souad

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

This poignant Egyptian film from director Ayten Amin is both a sharp meditation on social media and a brilliant coming-of-age tale.

 

Our Ladies

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

A group of Catholic school girls set out for one wild night in Edinburgh in this brilliantly funny ensemble comedy-drama from director Michael Caton-Jones.

 

Purple Sea

Where to watch it: MUBI

This essential documentary from Syrian director Amel Alzakwout charts the sinking of a migrant boat using footage from a waterproof camera (read our full review).

Still in Cinemas and Streaming

Censor

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Prano Bailey-Bond announces herself as a brilliant new British talent with this eerie nightmare set against the backdrop of 80s England (read our full review).

 

Pig

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Nicolas Cage gives his best performance in years as a recluse who sets out to reclaim his stolen pig in Michael Sarnoski's existential anti-thriller (read our full review).

 

Sabaya

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Hogir Hirori’s remarkable documentary follows a group of volunteers as they infiltrate the al-Hawl camp in Syria to free women trafficked as sex slaves.

 

People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

The acclaimed BBC sitcom gets a brilliantly funny feature length send-off as the Kurupt FM try to find their fortune in Tokyo (read our full review).

 

The Night House

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Rebecca Hall elevates this chilling horror film about a woman whose life begins to unravel after she decides to investigate her husband's suicide.

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Reviews

The Innocent review – 60s-inspired heist movie with an existential twist

In his fourth feature film, writer-director Louis Garrel explores with wit and tenderness the risk and worth of second chances

Baato review – Nepal’s past and future collide in an immersive, fraught documentary

A mountain trek intertwines with a road-building project, granting incisive, if underpowered, insight into a much underseen world

The Beanie Bubble review – a grim new low for the “corporate biopic” genre

With none of the saving graces of Tetris, Air, or Barbie, this ambition-free look at the Beanie Baby craze is pure mediocrity

Everybody Loves Jeanne review – thoroughly modern fable of grief, romantic confusion, and climate anxiety

Celine Deveaux's French-Portuguese debut can be too quirky for its own good, but a fantastically written lead character keeps it afloat