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This Satirical Thriller
The filmmaker's daring satire tackles the oppressive nature of female beauty as well as the feared consequences of growing older. The veteran actress delivers a brilliant performance as Elisabeth, an aging actress reduced to presenting an aerobics show on the small screen. Forced aside by her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and horrifying procedure titled the Substance. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, leading to an increasingly parasitic dynamic among both women. This Friday, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery stars Keira Knightley playing Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a break from writing about global conflict to embark on an opulent ship accompanied by an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her husband, as well as other filthy rich passengers. Yet once a mysterious woman disappears from the ship one night and all passengers insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Available now, the Netflix platform
Presence
Steven Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities with this innovative ghostly tale filmed completely through the eyes of the phantom. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their recent residence, the camera – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The daughter appears sensing the supernatural presence, and the entity appears guarding her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame via this self-referential adventure. He portrays a narcissistic film star playing himself who accepts a million-dollar gig to visit a celebration on the Spanish island for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by government spies to investigate the alleged criminal, Cage's unique performing skills is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, prime time, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well even without a continuation. Located in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has made the local kids frightened. Once Finney is kidnapped by the villain and locked up in a dungeon, he anticipates the worst. But the non-functional line in the room keeps ringing, with eerie communicators giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, 10.50pm, on Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between faith and wealth, the victory is clear for materialism in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation regarding the shamed TV preacher and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin profiting from the American public's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and insincerity, however Chastain achieves to present Tammy Faye with compassion. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's another release by the same director is a espionage tale as precise like the turtlenecks used by Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is to discover a double agent within their ranks from a group of five – among them is his spouse. The two stars are experts of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging psychological game of deception or honesty unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, various showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
