The body horror film “The Substance” and the second season of the political series “The Diplomat,” starring Keri Russell and Rupert Sewell, are a couple of the best bets for your streaming pleasure this week. And, just in time for Halloween, the long-awaited “Wizards of Waverly Place” sequel debuts its first two episodes on the Disney Channel. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM Coralie Fargeat’s provocative body horror “The Substance” is streaming on MUBI today.
The film stars Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle, a faded Hollywood star who is fired from her aerobic television show on her 50th birthday. In a moment of distress she decides to take a black market injectable called The Substance, which promises to take her back to her younger self (Margaret Qualley). Two new documentaries focused on familiar names are coming soon.
First up, Netflix has the Martha Stewart film “Martha,” which debuted Wednesday. The film from R.J.
Cutler promises to recontextualize the life of the teen model turned lifestyle mogul. Then, on Friday, Disney+ premieres “Music by John Williams,” about the life of the composer behind so many iconic film scores. It seems everyone in Hollywood turned out to speak about the five-time Oscar winner, now 92, including Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
Playwright Annie Baker makes her directorial debut with the quiet and finely observed “Janet Planet,” coming to MAX on Friday. The film follows a mother (Julianne Nicholson) and her 11-year-old daug.
