Top Selection
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's daring commentary addresses the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the dreaded aspects of advancing years. Demi Moore delivers a masterful performance in the role of Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star reduced to presenting an aerobics show on TV. Pushed out thanks to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and terrifying treatment titled the Substance. This creates a new version of herself called Sue, resulting in an increasingly toxic connection between them. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque story features Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a break from reporting on world issues to board a high-end voyage accompanied by a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her husband, and other filthy rich passengers. However when a mysterious woman goes overboard one night and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts awaken. Out now, Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh tests his creative boundaries in this nifty paranormal narrative shot entirely from the perspective of a ghost. When a household including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their recent residence, the lens – representing the ghost – follows them around. Chloe seems conscious of the ghostly being, and it seems protective of her. But why? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, with a twist that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
Cage fully commits to his cult stardom in this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a narcissistic celebrity named Nicolas Cage who takes on a $1m payday to attend a birthday party on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the intelligence agency to investigate the potential kingpin, his unconventional method comes in handy. This Saturday, evening, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective even without a sequel. Located in 1970s Colorado, multiple child abductions has made the children frightened. After Finney is kidnapped by the villain and held captive in a basement, he anticipates a fatal end. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby continues to ring, with eerie communicators offering help, while the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. October 11th, late evening, Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between God and Mammon, the victory is clear for Mammon in Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic about the fallen TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor portrays the venal Jim, who states at the beginning, claiming divine approval for wealth. Both individuals commence profiting from the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and insincerity, though the lead actress achieves to depict the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's additional entry by the same director is a intelligence thriller as precise similar to the collars used by Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to discover a traitor within their ranks out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors are experts of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging mind game of truth or lie takes place. Additional actors join in the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, various showings, the Sky channel
