In the world of magic, nothing is what it seems as a terminally ill magician prepares for his swansong – and the ultimate trick on the maker of this bizarre documentary.
Films — by Strand
Incredibly Strange
![Deerskin](/assets/resized/sm/upload/7e/hm/9g/37/LE_DAIM_Photo_1%E2%88%8FAtelier-de-Production%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=9f5a8d6cfa)
Deerskin
Le daim
Georges, 44 years old, and his jacket, 100% deerskin, have grand plans in director Quentin Dupieux’s latest cinematic oddity, destined for cult status.
![The Hole in the Ground](/assets/resized/sm/upload/rj/5i/iw/jv/THITG%20stills%20JPEG%2097%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=e394f202a9)
The Hole in the Ground
Paranoia takes hold of a single mother after her son, feared missing in the woods near an ominous sinkhole, returns unharmed yet with a disturbingly changed demeanour.
![Knife+Heart](/assets/resized/sm/upload/77/10/mg/4e/UCDLC%205%20-%20(C)Ella%20Herme%20(selected%20by%20Ant)%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=26d0dc7a48)
Knife+Heart
Un couteau dans le coeur
A third-rate porn producer’s most ambitious film yet may also be her most costly in this murderously kitschy homage to giallo, Grand Guignol and old school slasher movies.
![Koko-di Koko-da](/assets/resized/sm/upload/6l/z7/ht/ec/tent%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=a73229bbe7)
Koko-di Koko-da
Visually arresting and very adult, Swedish director Johannes Nyholm’s devilishly devised folktale focuses on a grieving couple’s infinite camping trip from hell.
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Mope
Boogie Nights meets Pain & Gain in this tragic, oddly compelling story of two low-end porn actors who sought fame but gained infamy, all based on real events.
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Violence Voyager
Baiorensu boija
Twisted visions of childhood don’t come more unhinged than Ujicha’s delightfully macabre animated misadventure. Inventive genre thrills and spills abound: who knew cardboard viscera could be so disturbing?
![Vivarium](/assets/resized/sm/upload/aa/i7/z5/ey/Vivarium%201%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=e9da85dae6)
Vivarium
Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots’ goal of becoming homeowners veers into strange and sinister territory in this smart and unexpected sci-fi horror.
![You Don’t Nomi](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ol/b2/n4/va/You%20Don't%20Nomi%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=48a22552a6)
You Don’t Nomi
This shameless celebration of Paul Verhoeven’s much-maligned Showgirls explores the film’s complicated afterlife, from disastrous release to cult adoration and extraordinary redemption.