Top Selection
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold commentary examines the oppressive nature of women's appearance along with the dreaded aspects of advancing years. Demi Moore presents a masterful portrayal playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress demoted to presenting a workout series on TV. Forced aside thanks to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and horrifying process known as "The Substance". This creates a new version of herself named Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship between them. October 17th, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful story includes Keira Knightley playing Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take a break from covering international wars to embark on an opulent ship accompanied by a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and philanthropist, her spouse, as well as other extremely wealthy passengers. However when an enigmatic female disappears from the ship during the evening and the entire crew denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity take over. Available now, the Netflix platform
Presence
The acclaimed director pushes his directorial skills through this innovative supernatural story filmed completely from the perspective of the phantom. After a clan including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the filming device – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the ghostly being, and the entity appears guarding her. But why? It's a fun idea that remains concise, with a twist that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor embraces his unique fame in this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic celebrity named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration at a Mediterranean location for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the intelligence agency to spy on the potential kingpin, his unique performing skills comes in handy. This Saturday, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a sequel. Set in the late 70s in Denver, a series of kidnappings has left the children anxious. When Finney is taken by the kidnapper and locked up in a basement, he anticipates the worst. However, the disconnected phone in the room keeps ringing, with eerie communicators providing assistance, and the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen might rescue him. An effective horror. October 11th, 10.50pm, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the battle between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for greed in this director's delightfully tacky film adaptation of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who states initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple begin capitalizing on the American public's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, yet the lead actress manages to show the real-life figure in a likable light. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's another release by the same director presents a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks sported by the actor's UK spy. His assignment is with uncovering a traitor inside the organization from a group of five – among them is his spouse. Each performer are experts of calm composure, leading to a delightful mind game of truth or lie develops. Additional actors take part the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
