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Spotlight wraps up 2025 by showcasing three cinematic highlights not to be missed.
The Housemaid is a gripping psychological thriller about a family with more skeletons than closets in their home. A young woman hoping for a fresh start becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple, unknowingly stepping into a nightmare of manipulation, deceit, shocking twists and a very unexpected ending. From mastermind director Paul Feig Bad Teacher, Knocked Up and starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. Now at cinemas.
