Top Selection
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique tackles the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the perceived horrors of growing older. Demi Moore delivers an inspired acting turn playing Elisabeth, a mature actress demoted to presenting a workout series on television. Pushed out thanks to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and terrifying procedure titled this experimental method. This creates a younger clone named Sue, resulting in an increasingly vampiric relationship among both women. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque story includes Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who takes some time off from reporting on world issues to join a high-end voyage accompanied by an ailing wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her husband, as well as other extremely wealthy passengers. Yet once an enigmatic female goes overboard overnight and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Streaming currently, Netflix
Presence
The acclaimed director pushes his creative boundaries with this nifty supernatural story captured wholly from the viewpoint of a ghost. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their recent residence, the lens – as the unseen entity – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of aware of the ghostly being, and it looks like defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, with a twist that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom in this self-referential adventure. He plays a self-obsessed Hollywood actor playing himself who agrees to a $1m payday to appear at a celebration at a Mediterranean location for the wealthy superfan Javi. Recruited by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller holds up well even without a sequel. Located in the late 70s in Denver, multiple disappearances has rendered the youth anxious. After Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and locked up in a basement, he dreads a terrible outcome. However, the disconnected phone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators providing assistance, and the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky true story regarding the shamed televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor portrays the greedy Jim, who states early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye commence monetising the people's religious faith. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, bad makeup and bad faith, though Chastain succeeds to present the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, early morning, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
This week's additional entry by the same director is a intelligence thriller as sharp like the turtlenecks worn by the actor's British agent. His assignment is to identify a double agent within their ranks from five suspects – among them is his spouse. The two stars excel of understated style, leading to a delightful mind game of deception or honesty unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, various showings, Sky Cinema
