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This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire tackles the tyranny of feminine aesthetics and the dreaded aspects of advancing years. Demi Moore delivers a brilliant performance playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star forced into hosting a workout series on television. Forced aside due to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she undergoes a mysterious and terrifying treatment known as this experimental method. This produces a youthful duplicate called Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship between them. This Friday, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque story includes Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from covering international wars to embark on a high-end voyage alongside a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her spouse, and other filthy rich passengers. Yet once an enigmatic female falls into the sea during the evening and all passengers denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts awaken. Available now, on Netflix
Presence
The acclaimed director pushes his film-making abilities through this innovative paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their recent residence, the camera – as the unseen entity – shadows their actions. The daughter appears aware of the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor fully commits to his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He portrays a self-obsessed Hollywood actor named Nicolas Cage who takes on a million-dollar gig to appear at a festive event at a Mediterranean location for the wealthy superfan Javi. Hired by the intelligence agency to spy on the alleged criminal, Cage's unconventional method proves useful. October 11th, prime time, Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's contained scarefest stands strong without requiring a follow-up. Located in 1970s Colorado, multiple kidnappings has made the youth on edge. When Finney is kidnapped by the villain and held captive in a cellar, he dreads the worst. However, the non-functional line in the room repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators providing assistance, as the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, the Film4 channel
This Dramatic Portrait
In the battle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for greed in this director's wonderfully garish biopic about the fallen TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor plays the venal Jim, who declares initially, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye commence profiting from the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, overdone appearance and bad faith, though the lead actress achieves to show the real-life figure with compassion. October 14th, late night, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's second offering from Steven Soderbergh delivers a intelligence thriller as sharp like the turtlenecks worn by the actor's British agent. He is tasked with uncovering a traitor among the team from a group of five – one of whom is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. The two stars are experts of deadpan cool, so a delicious mental battle of deception or honesty develops. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
