Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold critique addresses the oppressive nature of feminine aesthetics and the perceived horrors of advancing years. The veteran actress offers an inspired acting turn playing Elisabeth, an aging film star forced into hosting a workout series on television. Forced aside thanks to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a secretive and gruesome process known as this experimental method. This creates a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful story includes Keira Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who takes a hiatus from reporting on international wars to embark on a high-end voyage accompanied by a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her spouse, as well as other filthy rich guests. Yet once an unknown lady goes overboard overnight and all passengers insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Streaming currently, the Netflix platform
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director challenges his directorial skills in this innovative ghostly tale shot entirely from the perspective of a ghost. As a family including mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their recent residence, the camera – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the ghostly being, and it looks like defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist that may be unexpected. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image via this meta comedy caper. He portrays a narcissistic film star playing himself who takes on a lucrative offer to appear at a birthday party on the Spanish island for the wealthy superfan Javi. Contacted by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, the actor's unique performing skills proves useful. October 11th, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well even without a sequel. Located in the late 70s in Denver, multiple kidnappings has made the youth on edge. After Finney is taken by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a basement, he fears the worst. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with spooky callers providing assistance, as the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen might rescue him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, late evening, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for Mammon in this director's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced TV preacher and her felon spouse. The actor portrays the greedy Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin monetising the American public's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of tacky decor, bad makeup and insincerity, yet the lead actress manages to show Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, late night, Film4
The Spy Mystery
The current week's second offering from Steven Soderbergh delivers a espionage tale as sharp similar to the collars sported by Fassbender's UK spy. He is tasked to discover a traitor within their ranks from a group of five – including is his spouse. Each performer are masters of understated style, leading to a delightful psychological game of fact versus fiction unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the smart espionage amusement. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
