Top Selection
The Substance Film
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire addresses the tyranny of women's appearance along with the perceived horrors of advancing years. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers an inspired performance as Elisabeth, an aging celebrity forced into hosting a fitness program on TV. Forced aside due to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and gruesome treatment known as this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in a progressively vampiric relationship among both women. Friday 17 October, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful story features Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, a skilled journalist who opts for a break from writing about international wars to join a luxury cruise alongside a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and donor, her spouse, as well as other affluent guests. But after an unknown lady disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Streaming currently, on Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities in this innovative paranormal narrative shot entirely from the perspective of the phantom. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their fresh home, the camera – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the poltergeist, and the entity appears guarding her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that remains concise, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
The iconic actor fully commits to his cult stardom via this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a narcissistic celebrity named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a lucrative offer to visit a festive event on the Spanish island for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the CIA to investigate the potential kingpin, his unique performing skills comes in handy. October 11th, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller remains effective without requiring a sequel. Taking place in 1970s Colorado, a series of kidnappings has left the youth frightened. After Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and locked up in a cellar, he anticipates a terrible outcome. However, the old telephone on the wall continues to ring, with eerie communicators providing assistance, and the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, nighttime, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between God and Mammon, the victory is clear for materialism in Showalter's delightfully tacky film adaptation about the fallen TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield portrays the venal Jim, who states early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye set about capitalizing on the American public's Christian beliefs. It's an extravaganza of tacky decor, overdone appearance and bad faith, yet Chastain achieves to show the real-life figure with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
This Espionage Thriller
This period's another release from the filmmaker delivers a intelligence thriller as tight like the turtlenecks sported by Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a double agent among the team out of five possibilities – including is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. The two stars excel of calm composure, so a delicious mind game of fact versus fiction takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
