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The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's daring satire addresses the tyranny of women's appearance and the dreaded aspects of advancing years. The veteran actress delivers a brilliant acting turn playing Elisabeth, a mature celebrity forced into hosting a fitness program on television. Edged out by her unscrupulous employer Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a mysterious and gruesome process called this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, leading to an increasingly vampiric relationship between them. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery includes Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a hiatus from covering global conflict to join a luxury cruise with a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her partner, as well as other filthy rich passengers. But after an unknown lady disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts awaken. Streaming currently, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director challenges his creative boundaries with this innovative supernatural story captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the camera – AKA the Presence – follows them around. Chloe seems aware of the poltergeist, and it seems guarding her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, including a revelation you might not see coming. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image in this autobiographical spoof. He plays a self-obsessed film star playing himself who takes on a lucrative offer to visit a birthday party on the Spanish island for the rich superfan Javi. Contacted by the CIA to investigate the potential kingpin, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. This Saturday, prime time, Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well even without a sequel. Located in the late 70s in Denver, multiple disappearances has left the children anxious. Once Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and locked up in a dungeon, he anticipates a fatal end. But the disconnected phone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, nighttime, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the victory is clear for Mammon in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic regarding the shamed televangelist and her felon spouse. Garfield plays the venal Jim, who declares early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals set about monetising the people's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, overdone appearance and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain achieves to depict Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Tuesday 14 October, early morning, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This week's second offering by the same director presents a spy mystery as tight similar to the collars worn by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to identify a mole inside the organization out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. Each performer excel of understated style, resulting in an engaging mental battle of truth or lie develops. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
