Top Selection
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold satire addresses the tyranny of female beauty as well as the dreaded aspects of growing older. Demi Moore offers a masterful performance as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity demoted to hosting a fitness program on television. Forced aside due to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she undergoes an enigmatic and terrifying treatment known as this experimental method. This creates a younger clone called Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful thriller includes the talented actress as Laura, a skilled journalist who takes a hiatus from covering global conflict to board a high-end voyage with a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her partner, and other affluent guests. But after a mysterious woman disappears from the ship overnight and all passengers denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, Netflix
Presence Film
Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities in this clever paranormal narrative filmed completely from the perspective of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and it seems protective of her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, including a revelation you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom via this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a narcissistic film star called Nicolas Cage who takes on a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration on the Spanish island for the rich Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by government spies to gather intel on the suspected cartel boss, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. October 11th, prime time, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller stands strong without requiring a continuation. Located in 1978 Denver, multiple child abductions has made the youth on edge. After Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and locked up in a basement, he fears the worst. However, the non-functional line on the wall repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, while the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, 10.50pm, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between God and Mammon, the victory is clear for greed in this director's wonderfully garish biopic regarding the shamed televangelist and her felon spouse. Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who states at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. Both individuals begin monetising the people's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, however Chastain succeeds to show Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, on Film4
Black Bag
The current week's another release by the same director delivers a spy mystery as sharp like the turtlenecks sported by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. He receives a mission to identify a traitor among the team from a group of five – one of whom is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Both actors excel of calm composure, leading to a delightful psychological game of fact versus fiction develops. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
