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Repertory Rundown: What to Watch in London This Week, From Mistress America to The Man Who Wasn’t There
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
Repertory Rundown: What to Watch in London This Week, From Bastards to The Big Sleep
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
Asteroid City review – style over substance, and drier than a desert
Wes Anderson's latest retro foray is visually inspired, but too many characters and a formal stiffness always keeps us at arm's length
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret review – lovably bouncy adaptation of an iconic novel
Kelly Fremon Craig's take on the '70s coming-of-age classic strikes an unerring balance between laughs, giddiness, and poignancy
Something You Said Last Night review – thoughtful, arresting tale of an untethered trans woman
Filmmaker Luis De Filippis makes her debut with this nuanced look at identity and togetherness, set over the span of a holiday family
The Adults review – idiosyncratic comedy-drama about the cult of siblingness
Dustin Guy Defa's initially off-putting film eventually blossoms into a genuinely moving study of family in all its weirdness
Knock at the Cabin review – taut thriller is M. Night Shyamalan’s best film since Signs
Balancing Old Testament Biblical scale with intimate human drama, the director sets a high bar for 2023's blockbuster crop
A Love Song review – still and sweet ballad of late-life rekindling
Max Walker-Silverman’s subdued but unmistakably warm drama, starring Dale Dickey, quietly wrestles with monumental feelings
More Than Ever review – brilliantly complex story of a woman’s soul-searching
Vicky Krieps gives a remarkable lead performance in Emily Atef's layered, psychologically rich exploration of life and death
Matilda review – Emma Thompson is miraculous in a vibrant, inventive adaptation
This film version of the acclaimed Roald Dahl show successfully taps into what makes Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's stage version sing