Highlighted Choice
The Substance Film
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire examines the oppressive nature of female beauty as well as the dreaded aspects of ageing. Demi Moore presents a brilliant portrayal playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star reduced to hosting a workout series on television. Pushed out by her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she turns to a secretive and gruesome treatment called the Substance. This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in an increasingly vampiric relationship among both women. Friday 17 October, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This classic whodunit story includes Keira Knightley playing Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for a break from writing about global conflict to embark on a high-end voyage with an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her spouse, as well as other filthy rich guests. Yet once an unknown lady falls into the sea during the evening and all passengers denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts kick in. Out now, Netflix
Presence
The acclaimed director tests his creative boundaries through this nifty 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 camera – representing the ghost – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the poltergeist, and it seems guarding her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
Cage embraces his cult stardom in this meta comedy caper. He acts as a self-obsessed film star playing himself who takes on a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by government spies to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
The director's contained scarefest remains effective despite the lack of a sequel. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several disappearances has made the local kids on edge. After Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and locked up in a basement, he fears a terrible outcome. However, the old telephone mounted nearby continues to ring, with ghostly voices offering help, while the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for greed in Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic regarding the shamed religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield plays the venal Jim, who proclaims at the beginning, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye begin capitalizing on the people's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, bad makeup and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain succeeds to depict the character with compassion. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's another release from the filmmaker is a intelligence thriller as precise similar to the collars used by Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a mole among the team out of five possibilities – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Each performer excel of understated style, so a delicious mind game of deception or honesty takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
