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This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold commentary examines the demanding standards for female beauty and the perceived horrors of growing older. Demi Moore presents a masterful acting turn playing Elisabeth, an aging actress forced into presenting a workout series on TV. Forced aside due to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a secretive and gruesome treatment called "The Substance". This creates a youthful duplicate called Sue, leading to a steadily more toxic connection between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful story stars the talented actress as Laura, a skilled journalist who opts for a hiatus from reporting on world issues to board a luxury cruise accompanied by a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her partner, as well as other filthy rich individuals. Yet once a mysterious woman falls into the sea overnight and all passengers denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Out now, on Netflix
Presence Film
The acclaimed director pushes his directorial skills with this nifty ghostly tale captured wholly through the eyes of the phantom. As a family including mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the camera – as the unseen entity – shadows their actions. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and it seems protective of her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea 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
Nicolas Cage embraces his unique fame through this meta comedy caper. He portrays a self-obsessed celebrity called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a $1m payday to appear at a celebration in Mallorca for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the suspected cartel boss, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. Saturday 11 October, evening, on Channel 4
The Black Phone
Derrickson's locked-room horror stands strong despite the lack of a sequel. Located in 1970s Colorado, a series of kidnappings has rendered the children on edge. After Finney gets captured by the villain and locked up in a dungeon, he anticipates the worst. Yet the non-functional line on the wall continues to ring, with ghostly voices giving advice, and the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A solid creepfest. Saturday 11 October, 10.50pm, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the battle between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for Mammon in this director's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield portrays the venal Jim, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin monetising the American public's religious faith. It's a spectacle of poor styling, bad makeup and hypocrisy, yet Jessica Chastain achieves to show the character with compassion. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh delivers a intelligence thriller as precise as the polo necks used by Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission to discover a traitor inside the organization out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors are experts of understated style, leading to a delightful mental battle of truth or lie takes place. The supporting cast join in the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
