Best Films to Watch in London and Stream This Week

From a truly original biopic to the latest Marvel adventure, here's what to watch this weekend at home and in the capital...

UK cinemas are back 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 know 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

Spencer

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Kristen Stewart dazzles as Princess Diana in Pablo Larrain's beautiful, horrifying drama set over three nightmarish days in 1991 (read our full review).

 

The Card Counter

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Oscar Isaac gives an outstanding turn as an Iraq veteran-turned-gambler in Paul Schrader's morally queasy revenge thriller (read our full review).

 

Eternals

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao shakes up the Marvel universe to brings us the most epic and singular MCU movie yet (read our full review).

 

Finch

Where to watch it: Apple TV+

Tom Hanks navigates a post-apocalyptic landscape with just his dog and a robot for company in this moving road movie.

 

A Cop Movie

Where to watch it: Netflix

Two actors agree to play police officers in Mexico City in this surreal and unique blend of documentary and drama (read our full review).

Still in Cinemas and Streaming

Azor

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Andreas Fontana's unsettling, ambiguous drama charts a Swiss banker's journey as he tries to locate his partner in 1980s Argentina (read our full review).

 

Passing

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga are friends torn between two worlds in Rebecca Hall's directorial debut, set in 1920s Harlem (read our full review).

 

Wild Indian

Where to watch it: Various digital platforms

This impressive and haunting debut from Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. explores the nature of cyclical violence in contemporary America (read our full review).

 

Seven Samurai

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Akira Kurosawa’s unmatched and endlessly influential action masterpiece returns with a stunning 4K restoration, courtesy of the BFI.

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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