Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring commentary tackles the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics and the dreaded aspects of growing older. Demi Moore offers a brilliant performance as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity demoted to presenting a fitness program on TV. Edged out thanks to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she undergoes a secretive and terrifying treatment titled this experimental method. This creates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a progressively parasitic dynamic between them. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful thriller includes Keira Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who opts for some time off from writing about world issues to join an opulent ship alongside an ailing Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her spouse, and other filthy rich guests. But after an unknown lady disappears from the ship one night and all passengers claims she was never there, the reporter's sleuthing skills kick in. Available now, Netflix
Presence Film
Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities in this clever supernatural story filmed completely through the eyes of a ghost. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the camera – as the unseen entity – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of sensing the poltergeist, and the entity appears guarding her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
The iconic actor fully commits to his eccentric image via this meta comedy caper. He acts as an egotistical Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a $1m payday to visit a celebration at a Mediterranean location for billionaire superfan Javi. Recruited by the CIA to spy on the alleged criminal, his unconventional method comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone Horror
The director's claustrophobic thriller holds up well even without a continuation. Taking place in 1970s Colorado, multiple child abductions has rendered the children anxious. Once Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and locked up in a cellar, he fears a terrible outcome. Yet the disconnected phone on the wall keeps ringing, with spooky callers providing assistance, while the prescient dreams of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for greed in this director's delightfully tacky biopic about the fallen TV preacher and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals begin monetising the people's religious faith. It's a riot of bad interior design, bad makeup and hypocrisy, yet the lead actress manages to present Tammy Faye with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's second offering by the same director presents a intelligence thriller as precise as the polo necks used by Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission with uncovering a double agent within their ranks from a group of five – among them is his own wife. Both actors are masters of calm composure, resulting in an engaging psychological game of truth or lie takes place. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, the Sky channel
