Top Selection
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's daring satire tackles the demanding standards for female beauty along with the feared consequences of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers a brilliant performance in the role of Elisabeth, an aging actress forced into presenting an aerobics show on TV. Forced aside by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and gruesome procedure called "The Substance". This produces a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a progressively vampiric relationship between them. Friday 17 October, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit mystery includes Keira Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take some time off from reporting on international wars to join an opulent ship with a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and philanthropist, her spouse, as well as other affluent passengers. Yet once an unknown lady disappears from the ship overnight and everyone denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Out now, on Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries with this innovative paranormal narrative shot entirely from the perspective of the spirit. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the filming device – representing the ghost – shadows their actions. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and it seems guarding her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, featuring a surprise that could catch you off guard. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image through this meta comedy caper. He acts as an egotistical Hollywood actor playing himself who agrees to a $1m payday to attend a birthday party in Mallorca for the rich superfan Javi. Recruited by the intelligence agency to spy on the suspected cartel boss, the actor's unconventional method is put to the test. This Saturday, evening, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
The director's locked-room horror stands strong despite the lack of a continuation. Set in 1970s Colorado, several disappearances has made the youth anxious. When Finney is kidnapped by the villain and held captive in a dungeon, he dreads a fatal end. Yet the non-functional line mounted nearby keeps ringing, with eerie communicators offering help, as the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen could save him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, late evening, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for Mammon in this director's delightfully tacky biopic regarding the shamed televangelist and her felon spouse. Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple set about capitalizing on the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, bad makeup and insincerity, yet the lead actress manages to present the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
This period's second offering by the same director delivers a intelligence thriller as tight as the polo necks worn by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to identify a double agent inside the organization from a group of five – among them is his own wife. Each performer are experts of calm composure, so a delicious mind game of fact versus fiction unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
