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This Satirical Thriller

Coralie Fargeat's daring critique examines the oppressive nature of women's appearance and the dreaded aspects of ageing. Demi Moore offers a brilliant acting turn as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star reduced to presenting a fitness program on television. Edged out due to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and gruesome treatment titled "The Substance". This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, leading to a progressively toxic connection between them. This Friday, Paramount Plus

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This Mystery Thriller

This classic whodunit story features Knightley playing Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take some time off from writing about international wars to embark on a luxury cruise with a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her husband, as well as other affluent individuals. Yet once an unknown lady disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Streaming currently, the Netflix platform

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Presence

Soderbergh challenges his creative boundaries through this clever paranormal narrative shot entirely through the eyes of the spirit. As a family including mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe occupies their fresh home, the lens – representing the ghost – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of aware of the ghostly being, and the entity appears defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, with a twist that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, Sky Cinema Premiere

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This Self-Referential Film

Nicolas Cage embraces his eccentric image via this meta comedy caper. He portrays a narcissistic celebrity playing himself who accepts a $1m payday to visit a festive event on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by government spies to investigate the potential kingpin, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. This Saturday, 9pm, Channel 4

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This Creepy Thriller

The director's claustrophobic thriller remains effective without requiring a sequel. Taking place in 1978 Denver, multiple child abductions has made the local kids anxious. After Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and held captive in a basement, he dreads a fatal end. But the non-functional line in the room repeatedly calls, with spooky callers giving advice, while the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, the Film4 channel

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This Dramatic Portrait

In the battle between God and Mammon, the victory is clear for greed in Michael Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top biopic of the disgraced televangelist and her felon spouse. The actor plays the venal Jim, who declares initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple begin monetising the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of bad interior design, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, yet Chastain achieves to depict Tammy Faye in a likable light. October 14th, early morning, on Film4

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This Espionage Thriller

This week's another release from the filmmaker delivers a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks used by the actor's British agent. His assignment is to discover a double agent inside the organization from five suspects – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Each performer excel of calm composure, so a delicious mind game of fact versus fiction develops. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, various showings, Sky Cinema