Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire tackles the tyranny of female beauty as well as the perceived horrors of advancing years. Demi Moore offers a masterful performance playing Elisabeth, a mature actress reduced to hosting an aerobics show on television. Pushed out by her deceitful superior Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and gruesome treatment titled this experimental method. This creates a youthful duplicate named Sue, leading to a progressively parasitic dynamic between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery includes the talented actress in the role of Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take some time off from covering international wars to join a luxury cruise accompanied by a terminally ill wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her spouse, as well as other affluent guests. However when a mysterious woman goes overboard overnight and everyone insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills kick in. Available now, on Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh tests his creative boundaries with this innovative paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. When a household featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their fresh home, the lens – AKA the Presence – follows them around. The teen shows signs of conscious of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears protective of her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, multiple showings, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Nicolas Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom through this meta comedy caper. He portrays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who agrees to a lucrative offer to appear at a birthday party in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by the intelligence agency to investigate the potential kingpin, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. This Saturday, evening, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller holds up well without requiring a sequel. Located in 1978 Denver, multiple child abductions has made the youth on edge. Once Finney is taken by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a dungeon, he anticipates a fatal end. But the non-functional line on the wall keeps ringing, with spooky callers offering help, as the prophetic visions of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. Saturday 11 October, late evening, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the battle between God and Mammon, the victory is clear for greed in this director's delightfully tacky film adaptation of the disgraced televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor plays the corrupt Bakker, who declares initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence profiting from the American public's religious faith. It's a riot of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain succeeds to show Tammy Faye with compassion. October 14th, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
The current week's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh presents a intelligence thriller as sharp as the polo necks sported by Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission to discover a double agent inside the organization out of five possibilities – one of whom is his spouse. Both actors are experts of deadpan cool, so a delicious mind game of truth or lie unfolds. Additional actors take part the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
