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This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire addresses the tyranny of female beauty and the perceived horrors of advancing years. The veteran actress offers a masterful acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, a mature actress forced into presenting a fitness program on the small screen. Edged out due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to an enigmatic and terrifying treatment called the Substance. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, resulting in an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, the streaming service Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This classic whodunit mystery includes Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who takes a break from covering international wars to embark on a luxury cruise alongside an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her spouse, plus additional extremely wealthy passengers. But after an enigmatic female disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Streaming currently, the Netflix platform
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director tests his film-making abilities through this innovative ghostly tale filmed completely from the viewpoint of the phantom. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their fresh home, the lens – as the unseen entity – shadows their actions. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and the entity appears defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom via this self-referential adventure. He acts as an egotistical Hollywood actor named Nicolas Cage who accepts a million-dollar gig to appear at a festive event on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by the intelligence agency to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. October 11th, evening, Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror holds up well even without a sequel. Located in 1970s Colorado, multiple child abductions has made the local kids anxious. Once Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and locked up in a cellar, he fears a terrible outcome. But the disconnected phone in the room repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators providing assistance, as the prescient dreams of Gwen, his sister might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, late evening, on Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between spirituality and money, the victory is clear for Mammon in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky true story regarding the shamed TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor portrays the corrupt Bakker, who declares early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals set about monetising the people's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, bad makeup and hypocrisy, however Chastain manages to present the character as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
The current week's additional entry from the filmmaker presents a intelligence thriller as sharp as the polo necks sported by the actor's UK spy. He receives a mission to identify a traitor among the team from five suspects – including is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Both actors are masters of calm composure, leading to a delightful mental battle of fact versus fiction unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
