Top Selection
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique tackles the oppressive nature of female beauty and the feared consequences of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers a brilliant performance as Elisabeth, a mature film star demoted to starring in an aerobics show on television. Edged out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and horrifying treatment titled the Substance. This generates a new version of herself called Sue, resulting in an increasingly toxic connection between the two. This Friday, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful thriller stars Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from covering global conflict to embark on an opulent ship alongside a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her spouse, and other extremely wealthy individuals. However when a mysterious woman disappears from the ship one night and everyone insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills kick in. Out now, the Netflix platform
Presence Film
Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities with this nifty paranormal narrative captured wholly from the perspective of the spirit. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe occupies their fresh home, the lens – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. Chloe seems conscious of the supernatural presence, and it seems defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage fully commits to his eccentric image through this meta comedy caper. He acts as an egotistical celebrity called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to appear at a festive event at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Recruited by government spies to investigate the potential kingpin, the actor's unique performing skills is put to the test. October 11th, 9pm, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's locked-room horror stands strong even without a sequel. Set in 1978 Denver, multiple child abductions has left the local kids on edge. After Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and locked up in a dungeon, he fears a fatal end. But the disconnected phone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators giving advice, while the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, late evening, the Film4 channel
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in this director's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation regarding the shamed televangelist and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield acts as the greedy Jim, who declares early on, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye commence profiting from the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, bad makeup and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain manages to depict Tammy Faye with compassion. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
This week's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh is a intelligence thriller as tight similar to the collars used by the actor's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a traitor inside the organization out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. Each performer excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging psychological game of deception or honesty unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema
