Highlighted Choice
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's bold satire tackles the tyranny of female beauty along with the dreaded aspects of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers a masterful portrayal in the role of Elisabeth, an aging celebrity forced into presenting a workout series on TV. Edged out by her deceitful superior Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and horrifying process known as "The Substance". This generates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a progressively toxic connection between them. October 17th, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque story stars Keira Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a break from writing about international wars to embark on a luxury cruise with an ailing Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her spouse, as well as other extremely wealthy individuals. Yet once an enigmatic female falls into the sea overnight and all passengers claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Available now, Netflix
Presence
Steven Soderbergh tests his directorial skills in this innovative paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their recent residence, the lens – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The daughter appears sensing the poltergeist, and the entity appears guarding her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image via this autobiographical spoof. He plays a self-obsessed film star named Nicolas Cage who accepts a $1m payday to attend a festive event in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by the intelligence agency to investigate the potential kingpin, his unconventional method comes in handy. October 11th, evening, on Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's contained scarefest remains effective even without a follow-up. Taking place in 1978 Denver, several kidnappings has left the local kids on edge. When Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a cellar, he fears a terrible outcome. Yet the non-functional line on the wall repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Michael Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top biopic of the disgraced televangelist and her criminal husband. The actor plays the greedy Jim, who states initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye set about monetising the nation's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, bad makeup and insincerity, yet Chastain achieves to depict Tammy Faye in a likable light. Next Tuesday, late night, the Film4 channel
This Espionage Thriller
This period's another release from the filmmaker presents a espionage tale as sharp similar to the collars used by Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to identify a mole inside the organization from a group of five – one of whom is his spouse. Each performer excel of understated style, resulting in an engaging mental battle of fact versus fiction develops. The supporting cast participate the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema
