New Film Releases: December 1-7 2017

A brace of Nutcrackers, The Man Who Invented Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Love Actually with a live score … feeling festive yet? There are plenty of other yuletide chestnuts and turkeys on the way over the coming weeks. Check our comprehensive film listings for details. In need of uplift? Facial disfigurement drama Wonder is the one for you. Prefer to enjoy a bourgeois family breakdown? Beat a path to Michael Haneke’s Happy End. This week also sees previews of the eagerly anticipated The Disaster Artist on Wednesday and Thursday, plus Takashi Miike’s blood-drenched Blade of the Immortal on Thursday. The Bristol Palestine Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday, with most screenings taking place next weekend. And event cinema highlights include Young Marx live from London’s new Bridge Theatre, plus a broadcast of artist Ai Weiwei’s Human Flow from the Barbican followed by a director Q&A conducted by Jon Snow. Follow the links in the carousels below for venues and screening times.