Top Selection
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's daring satire addresses the tyranny of feminine aesthetics along with the perceived horrors of ageing. Demi Moore offers an inspired performance playing Elisabeth, a mature celebrity forced into starring in a fitness program on the small screen. Pushed out by her deceitful superior Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and horrifying treatment titled this experimental method. This generates a new version of herself portrayed by Margaret Qualley, culminating in a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. Friday 17 October, the streaming service Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery includes the talented actress playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take some time off from covering international wars to join a high-end voyage alongside a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her husband, plus additional filthy rich guests. But after an unknown lady goes overboard one night and the entire crew denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Streaming currently, Netflix
Presence
The acclaimed director challenges his film-making abilities in this innovative supernatural story shot entirely from the perspective of the phantom. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the filming device – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The daughter appears aware of the ghostly being, and the entity appears protective of her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image in this self-referential adventure. He plays a narcissistic celebrity called Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to attend a festive event on the Spanish island for billionaire superfan Javi. Recruited by government spies to spy on the suspected cartel boss, his unconventional method proves useful. This Saturday, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a continuation. Set in 1978 Denver, multiple disappearances has left the local kids on edge. When Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and held captive in a cellar, he anticipates a terrible outcome. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, and the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for materialism in Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation about the fallen religious broadcaster plus her lawbreaking partner. Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims initially, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple begin profiting from the people's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, yet the lead actress succeeds to show Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, 1.15am, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's additional entry from the filmmaker presents a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks worn by the actor's British agent. He receives a mission to discover a mole among the team out of five possibilities – among them is his own wife. Each performer excel of deadpan cool, so a delicious mental battle of truth or lie develops. The supporting cast participate the smart espionage amusement. Friday 17 October, various showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
