Best Films to Watch in London and Stream This Week

From the final Daniel Craig Bond outing to an anxious drama, here's what to watch this weekend at home and in the capital...

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

No Time to Die

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

The fifth and final chapter in the Daniel Craig line of James Bond movies finally arrives in cinemas after an 18-month delay (read our full review).

 

Anne at 13,000 Ft.

Where to watch it: MUBI

Writer-director Kazik Radwanski’s lo-fi drama centres on a troubled woman who finds an emotional release through the act of skydiving (read our full review).

 

The Guilty

Where to watch it: Netflix

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this slick remake of the acclaimed Danish thriller about a 911 operator’s exploits over the course of a single day (read our full review).

 

Freshman Year

Where to watch it: Prime Video (rent or buy)

Cooper Raiff writes, directs and stars in this very funny and unashamedly awkward mumblecore comedy about going off to college.

Still in Cinemas and Streaming

The Green Knight

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes or watch it on Prime Video

Dev Patel stars as a reckless warrior in writer-director David Lowery’s dizzying and visually breathtaking take on the timeless Arthurian legend.

 

The Many Saints of Newark

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, plays a young Tony Soprano in this long-awaited prequel film to the acclaimed television series.

 

Birds of Paradise

Where to watch it: Prime Video

Sarah Adina Smith’s tenacious thriller shines a spotlight on the gruelling underbelly of a highly competitive Parisian ballet company (read our full review).

 

Together Together

Where to watch it: Various digital services

Ed Helms and Patti Harrison are a perfect non-couple in writer-director Nikole Beckwith’s sweet comedy-drama about a surrogacy (read out full review).

 

Sweetheart

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Marley Morrison’s very British debut, set in a coastal caravan park, is a fine blend of awkward family antics and queer love (read our full review).

 

The Alpinist

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

This nail-biting documentary film chronicles the life and climbs of the enigmatic Canadian mountaineer Marc-André Leclerc.

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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