Highlighted Choice
The Substance
The filmmaker's bold critique tackles the demanding standards for female beauty as well as the feared consequences of growing older. Demi Moore offers a masterful performance playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity forced into starring in a fitness program on the small screen. Pushed out by her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a secretive and terrifying process known as the Substance. This produces a youthful duplicate named Sue, resulting in a progressively parasitic dynamic between them. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit thriller includes Knightley playing Laura, a skilled journalist who takes a break from covering global conflict to board an opulent ship accompanied by a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her partner, plus additional affluent individuals. However when an enigmatic female goes overboard overnight and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Available now, on Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh challenges his creative boundaries with this innovative paranormal narrative filmed completely from the viewpoint of the spirit. When a household featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their recent residence, the filming device – representing the ghost – follows them around. The daughter appears sensing the supernatural presence, and it looks like protective of her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, with a twist that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his cult stardom via this self-referential adventure. He plays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who accepts a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Recruited by the CIA to gather intel on the alleged criminal, Cage's unconventional method proves useful. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's locked-room horror remains effective even without a follow-up. Located in 1970s Colorado, a series of kidnappings has rendered the local kids anxious. Once Finney is taken by “the Grabber” and locked up in a dungeon, he anticipates a fatal end. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices providing assistance, and the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen could save him. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for greed in this director's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced TV preacher and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims at the beginning, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye set about profiting from the people's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of tacky decor, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, though Chastain succeeds to show Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, 1.15am, on Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's additional entry from the filmmaker is a intelligence thriller as tight as the polo necks sported by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to identify a traitor within their ranks out of five possibilities – one of whom is his spouse. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, so a delicious psychological game of truth or lie unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
