Top Selection
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring satire addresses the oppressive nature of women's appearance along with the dreaded aspects of ageing. Demi Moore offers a brilliant portrayal in the role of Elisabeth, a mature celebrity demoted to presenting a fitness program on television. Forced aside by her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and gruesome process known as this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, resulting in a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, the streaming service Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This suspenseful story stars the talented actress as Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a hiatus from reporting on global conflict to join an opulent ship with a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and donor, her partner, plus additional extremely wealthy guests. Yet once an unknown lady disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone claims she was never there, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Out now, on Netflix
Presence
The acclaimed director challenges his creative boundaries through this nifty supernatural story shot entirely from the viewpoint of the spirit. As a family featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their recent residence, the filming device – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The daughter appears conscious of the ghostly being, and it seems defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, including a revelation that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom in this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a self-obsessed film star named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a $1m payday to visit a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the wealthy superfan Javi. Recruited by the intelligence agency to investigate the suspected cartel boss, his unique performing skills comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, prime time, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
The director's locked-room horror holds up well without requiring a continuation. Taking place in 1970s Colorado, multiple disappearances has rendered the children frightened. After Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a basement, he dreads a terrible outcome. Yet the non-functional line mounted nearby continues to ring, with spooky callers offering help, while the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen might rescue him. An effective horror. October 11th, 10.50pm, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the battle between God and Mammon, the winner is obvious for greed in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky true story about the fallen televangelist and her felon spouse. Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye set about profiting from the people's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of bad interior design, overdone appearance and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain succeeds to depict Tammy Faye with compassion. October 14th, early morning, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
The current week's additional entry by the same director presents a espionage tale as sharp similar to the collars worn by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. He is tasked to discover a double agent among the team from a group of five – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors excel of calm composure, so a delicious psychological game of deception or honesty unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
