Top Selection
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold satire tackles the tyranny of women's appearance along with the feared consequences of advancing years. Demi Moore delivers a masterful portrayal playing Elisabeth, a mature actress reduced to starring in a fitness program on television. Edged out by her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and horrifying procedure called this experimental method. This produces a youthful duplicate called Sue, culminating in an increasingly toxic connection between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque thriller stars Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who takes a hiatus from covering global conflict to embark on a high-end voyage accompanied by a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her spouse, and other affluent passengers. Yet once a mysterious woman goes overboard overnight and everyone insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Available now, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Steven Soderbergh tests his film-making abilities with this nifty supernatural story shot entirely through the eyes of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the camera – as the unseen entity – follows them around. Chloe seems conscious of the ghostly being, and it seems protective of her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, including a revelation that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image in this meta comedy caper. He portrays an egotistical film star playing himself who takes on a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration in Mallorca for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by government spies to gather intel on the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, on Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
The director's claustrophobic thriller remains effective even without a sequel. Taking place in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has left the youth anxious. Once Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and held captive in a dungeon, he anticipates a fatal end. But the old telephone in the room keeps ringing, with ghostly voices giving advice, and the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, 10.50pm, the Film4 channel
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for greed in this director's brilliantly over-the-top biopic about the fallen televangelist and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield acts as the venal Jim, who declares at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye commence capitalizing on the nation's religious faith. It's a riot of poor styling, overdone appearance and bad faith, though Chastain succeeds to depict Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, early morning, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's another release from Steven Soderbergh is a espionage tale as sharp similar to the collars used by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. He is tasked to discover a mole among the team out of five possibilities – including is his spouse. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful psychological game of deception or honesty develops. Additional actors take part the smart espionage amusement. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
