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This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring critique addresses the demanding standards for women's appearance along with the feared consequences of growing older. The veteran actress offers a masterful acting turn as Elisabeth, an aging celebrity forced into hosting an aerobics show on the small screen. Pushed out thanks to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and gruesome procedure called this experimental method. This creates a youthful duplicate called Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship between them. Friday 17 October, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit story features Keira Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from writing about international wars to embark on a luxury cruise alongside a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her spouse, and other affluent passengers. Yet once a mysterious woman disappears from the ship one night and everyone denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Streaming currently, Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities in this clever supernatural story shot entirely through the eyes of a ghost. As a family including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their fresh home, the filming device – AKA the Presence – follows them around. The teen shows signs of sensing the poltergeist, and it looks like protective of her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, with a twist that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage fully commits to his cult stardom via this autobiographical spoof. He acts as a narcissistic Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to appear at a celebration on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Recruited by government spies to spy on the alleged criminal, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. October 11th, evening, Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror remains effective despite the lack of a follow-up. Located in 1978 Denver, a series of child abductions has rendered the local kids on edge. Once Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a dungeon, he anticipates a fatal end. Yet the non-functional line mounted nearby keeps ringing, with ghostly voices providing assistance, while the prophetic visions of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, 10.50pm, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the battle between spirituality and money, the victory is clear for materialism in this director's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation regarding the shamed TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. Garfield acts as the corrupt Bakker, who declares initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals commence capitalizing on the people's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, overdone appearance and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain achieves to show the character with compassion. Next Tuesday, late night, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This week's additional entry from the filmmaker delivers a spy mystery as precise similar to the collars sported by the actor's British agent. His assignment is to identify a mole among the team out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors are experts of calm composure, leading to a delightful mind game of fact versus fiction takes place. Additional actors participate the smart espionage amusement. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
