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Repertory Rundown: What to Watch in London This Week, From Bogdanovich to Buster Keaton
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
Chevalier review – Kelvin Harrison Jr. impresses in an undercooked biopic
The actor is on excellent form as the unsung 18th century virtuoso, but director Stephen Williams' uneven film can't quite keep time
Carmen review – loose opera adaptation runs out of ideas all too swiftly
Benjamin Millepied's debut film gets some heat out of Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera but feels like an over-extended music video
The Old Oak review – Ken Loach’s last film is classic Ken Loach, for better or worse
The director's alleged "final" movie is another heavy-handed revolt against modern Britain, but its optimism eventually wins through
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review – serviceable sequel is digging in the wrong place
Though it has its moments, James Mangold's bid to recapture the franchise magic mostly feels like an act of imitation over inspiration
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves review – fun and flippant fantasy jaunt
This self-aware and surprisingly charming take on the iconic tabletop game makes for gleefully geeky viewing
The Beasts review – tense, terrifying drama of xenophobia in the Spanish countryside
A French couple clash violently with the locals in this fascinating, though slightly sagging, new film from director Rodrigo Sorogoyen
The Beast in the Jungle review – euphoric and melancholic reimagining of Henry James
The writer's 1903 novella is transposed to a Paris nightclub in Patric Chiha’s lushly-drawn but somewhat emotionally bereft new film
Manodrome review – a dark foray into the ouroboros of toxic masculinity
Jesse Eisenberg is brilliantly cast against type in a fascinating, flawed thriller with too many moving parts to do its subject justice
A Woman Talking: Trusting the Process in the Work of Sarah Polley
To coincide with the release of Women Talking, Anna McKibbin explores the ethos behind the films of the acclaimed director