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This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring satire examines the demanding standards for female beauty and the feared consequences of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers a masterful performance playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity forced into starring in an aerobics show on television. Pushed out by her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and gruesome procedure called the Substance. This creates a youthful duplicate called Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. Friday 17 October, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful story stars Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take some time off from writing about global conflict to join a luxury cruise with an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her husband, and other extremely wealthy guests. But after a mysterious woman falls into the sea overnight and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Available now, Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries through this innovative ghostly tale captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their fresh home, the lens – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. Chloe seems conscious of the poltergeist, and it looks like protective of her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image in this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic film star named Nicolas Cage who takes on a $1m payday to attend a birthday party in Mallorca for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by government spies to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's unique performing skills proves useful. This Saturday, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller stands strong despite the lack of a continuation. Set in 1978 Denver, multiple disappearances has made the children anxious. When Finney is kidnapped by the villain and locked up in a dungeon, he anticipates the worst. But the non-functional line on the wall continues to ring, with ghostly voices offering help, as the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen could save him. A solid creepfest. Saturday 11 October, late evening, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for materialism in Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top biopic of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. Garfield acts as the venal Jim, who declares at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye set about monetising the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of poor styling, bad makeup and insincerity, however Jessica Chastain manages to show the character with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, late night, on Film4
Black Bag
The current week's another release from the filmmaker is a spy mystery as sharp like the turtlenecks worn by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is to identify a mole within their ranks from five suspects – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging psychological game of fact versus fiction develops. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
