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The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold satire examines the oppressive nature of female beauty along with the feared consequences of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers a masterful portrayal playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress reduced to hosting an aerobics show on the small screen. Edged out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and gruesome treatment titled this experimental method. This produces a new version of herself called Sue, resulting in an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque story includes Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who takes a hiatus from covering international wars to join an opulent ship with a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her partner, as well as other extremely wealthy passengers. However when an enigmatic female goes overboard during the evening and everyone denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts kick in. Out now, Netflix
Presence
Steven Soderbergh tests his directorial skills in this nifty ghostly tale filmed completely from the perspective of the spirit. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their recent residence, the filming device – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of aware of the supernatural presence, and it seems protective of her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist that may be unexpected. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame in this meta comedy caper. He plays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who takes on a lucrative offer to visit a festive event in Mallorca for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the intelligence agency to spy on the potential kingpin, the actor's unconventional method proves useful. This Saturday, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror stands strong without requiring a continuation. Taking place in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has left the children frightened. After Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a cellar, he dreads a fatal end. But the disconnected phone on the wall repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, as the prophetic visions of Gwen, his sister could save him. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, 10.50pm, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for materialism in Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. The actor acts as the venal Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals set about profiting from the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of poor styling, overdone appearance and bad faith, however the lead actress achieves to present the character with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
This Espionage Thriller
This period's another release from Steven Soderbergh presents a intelligence thriller as sharp like the turtlenecks used by Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission to discover a double agent among the team from a group of five – including is his spouse. Both actors are masters of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful mental battle of truth or lie takes place. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, Sky Cinema
