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Pick of the Week

The Substance

The filmmaker's daring satire tackles the oppressive nature of female beauty along with the feared consequences of growing older. The veteran actress presents a brilliant performance playing Elisabeth, an aging celebrity reduced to starring in a workout series on TV. Forced aside thanks to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to a secretive and gruesome treatment called the Substance. This produces a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. Friday 17 October, Paramount+

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This Mystery Thriller

This Agatha Christie-esque story features Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who takes a hiatus from writing about international wars to join a high-end voyage accompanied by an ailing Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her partner, and other affluent individuals. Yet once an enigmatic female falls into the sea overnight and all passengers insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Available now, the Netflix platform

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This Supernatural Story

Steven Soderbergh pushes his directorial skills with this clever supernatural story captured wholly from the perspective of the phantom. As a family including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the lens – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. Chloe seems aware of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears defensive toward her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, including a revelation you might not see coming. This Saturday, multiple showings, the Sky channel

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Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy

Cage fully commits to his cult stardom in this self-referential adventure. He portrays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who agrees to a $1m payday to attend a celebration in Mallorca for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by the CIA to investigate the alleged criminal, the actor's unique performing skills comes in handy. October 11th, 9pm, on Channel 4

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This Creepy Thriller

Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller remains effective despite the lack of a follow-up. Set in 1970s Colorado, several disappearances has made the youth anxious. When Finney is kidnapped by the villain and held captive in a dungeon, he fears a terrible outcome. However, the old telephone on the wall keeps ringing, with spooky callers providing assistance, as the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen might rescue him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, nighttime, on Film4

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This Dramatic Portrait

In the struggle between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for materialism in Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic about the fallen religious broadcaster plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor plays the venal Jim, who proclaims at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. Both individuals commence profiting from the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of tacky decor, overdone appearance and bad faith, yet the lead actress achieves to show the character with compassion. Next Tuesday, early morning, Film4

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This Espionage Thriller

This week's additional entry from the filmmaker is a espionage tale as sharp similar to the collars used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is to discover a mole among the team from a group of five – including is his own wife. Both actors are masters of understated style, resulting in an engaging mental battle of truth or lie takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, the Sky channel