Top Selection
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring satire examines the oppressive nature of feminine aesthetics along with the perceived horrors of growing older. Demi Moore offers a masterful acting turn playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star reduced to starring in an aerobics show on TV. Edged out by her slimy boss Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a secretive and horrifying procedure known as the Substance. This produces a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, resulting in a progressively toxic connection among both women. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful story stars Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who opts for some time off from covering international wars to board a luxury cruise with a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her spouse, plus additional extremely wealthy individuals. But after a mysterious woman disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone denies she ever existed, the reporter's sleuthing skills kick in. Available now, on Netflix
Presence Film
The acclaimed director pushes his directorial skills through this innovative supernatural story shot entirely from the perspective of a ghost. As a family including mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their fresh home, the filming device – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and it looks like protective of her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor embraces his eccentric image in this meta comedy caper. He plays an egotistical celebrity named Nicolas Cage who takes on a $1m payday to attend a celebration on the Spanish island for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the intelligence agency to spy on the suspected cartel boss, the actor's unconventional method is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's locked-room horror remains effective even without a follow-up. Set in 1970s Colorado, several child abductions has rendered the children anxious. Once Finney is taken by the villain and held captive in a dungeon, he dreads the worst. Yet the non-functional line on the wall repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators providing assistance, while the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. Saturday 11 October, late evening, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the struggle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in this director's wonderfully garish true story about the fallen televangelist and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield acts as the greedy Jim, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence monetising the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, overdone appearance and insincerity, though Jessica Chastain manages to show the character in a likable light. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
This week's additional entry by the same director presents a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars used by Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to identify a traitor among the team from five suspects – one of whom is his spouse. The two stars excel of understated style, leading to a delightful mental battle of truth or lie unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the smart espionage amusement. October 17th, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
