A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Four decades on, John Hurt’s performance gives this biopic a poignancy that marks it apart from the rest of director’s workThe Guardian
Both a tribute to and lament for the Jewish town of Nasielsk, this painstaking doc explores the powers and limits of film and memory
Kevin Kopacka's meta-natured genre throwback, greatly atmospheric and narratively loose, is never quite what it appears
Alexandre O. Philippe’s approachable, insightful documentary delves into the director's canon through his love of The Wizard of Oz
Alejandro Loayza Grisi's debut explores intergenerational conflict and climate emergency through the story of two elderly farmers
As the month-long celebration kicks off again, Steph Green offers a pathway into the most morally murky of all movie genres...
The Macedonian-Australian director's bewitching debut feature is a Balkan fairytale that grapples with identity and humanity. Fedor Tot talks to the filmmaker ahead of its UK release
As the latest edition of the festival returns to the capital, Ella Kemp highlights some of this year's most essential features
To mark the release of Crimes of the Future, Steph Green sorts the body-obsessed auteur's vast filmography from worst to best...
