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This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold satire tackles the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the perceived horrors of growing older. The veteran actress offers an inspired performance playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress demoted to starring in a workout series on the small screen. Forced aside due to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and terrifying process titled the Substance. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a steadily more parasitic dynamic among both women. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful mystery includes Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who takes a hiatus from reporting on international wars to join a high-end voyage accompanied by a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her spouse, plus additional affluent passengers. But after an enigmatic female goes overboard during the evening and all passengers claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Available now, the Netflix platform
Presence
The acclaimed director challenges his creative boundaries in this innovative supernatural story captured wholly from the perspective of the spirit. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The daughter appears aware of the supernatural presence, and it looks like protective of her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image in this meta comedy caper. He acts as a self-obsessed film star named Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to visit a birthday party in Mallorca for the wealthy superfan Javi. Hired by government spies to gather intel on the potential kingpin, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, evening, on Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
The director's locked-room horror stands strong without requiring a continuation. Set in 1978 Denver, a series of disappearances has left the youth anxious. When Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and held captive in a basement, he fears the worst. However, the non-functional line mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with spooky callers providing assistance, and the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen could save him. An effective horror. This Saturday, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between spirituality and money, the victory is clear for greed in this director's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield plays the venal Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple set about monetising the nation's religious faith. It's a riot of poor styling, bad makeup and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain manages to show the character with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, late night, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This period's another release by the same director presents a espionage tale as tight as the polo necks used by the actor's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a mole within their ranks from five suspects – one of whom is his spouse. Both actors are experts of calm composure, leading to a delightful mind game of fact versus fiction takes place. The supporting cast take part the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, various showings, Sky Cinema