Borges, ballet and BDSM: 10 must-see movies at Edinburgh international film festival

<p>The great Argentinian’s Highlands holiday, a mischievous doc about Jack the Ripper, the hypnotic latest from Nicolas Winding Refn and a kinky noir romp are among the best of this year’s lineup</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/13/edinburgh-international-film-festival-scottish-cinema">Edinburgh international film festival showcases a Scottish industry in rude health</a></p><p>George MacKay gives a viscerally intense performance in a new film from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/may/18/cannes-for-those-in-peril-review">For Those in Peril</a>’s Paul Wright. He plays a troubled restaurant worker called Dylan, who snaps during his asinine corporate “performance assessment” and heads off on an anguished and violent journey of despair into his own past.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/13/10-must-see-movies-edinburgh-international-film-festival">Continue reading...</a>