Highlighted Choice
The Substance
The filmmaker's unflinching satire addresses the oppressive nature of women's appearance as well as the feared consequences of growing older. Demi Moore offers a brilliant acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, a mature celebrity reduced to hosting an aerobics show on the small screen. Pushed out by her slimy boss Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and gruesome process called the Substance. This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in a progressively parasitic dynamic between them. Friday 17 October, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This classic whodunit story stars the talented actress as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take some time off from reporting on global conflict to embark on a luxury cruise accompanied by an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her partner, as well as other extremely wealthy individuals. But after an enigmatic female disappears from the ship during the evening and all passengers denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts kick in. Streaming currently, the Netflix platform
Presence
The acclaimed director challenges his directorial skills through this nifty paranormal narrative filmed completely through the eyes of the phantom. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their fresh home, the filming device – representing the ghost – follows them around. The teen shows signs of conscious of the ghostly being, and it seems protective of her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor fully commits to his cult stardom through this meta comedy caper. He acts as a narcissistic Hollywood actor named Nicolas Cage who accepts a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by government spies to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's unconventional method is put to the test. October 11th, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest stands strong without requiring a follow-up. Located in the late 70s in Denver, several kidnappings has rendered the local kids frightened. Once Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a cellar, he fears a terrible outcome. But the old telephone on the wall keeps ringing, with spooky callers providing assistance, as the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen could save him. An effective horror. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for greed in Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic of the disgraced religious broadcaster plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the venal Jim, who declares initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye commence profiting from the nation's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of bad interior design, overdone appearance and bad faith, however the lead actress achieves to present Tammy Faye with compassion. Next Tuesday, early morning, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh is a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars worn by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a mole within their ranks from a group of five – one of whom is his spouse. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging psychological game of truth or lie unfolds. Additional actors join in the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema
