Highlighted Choice
The Substance Film
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring commentary examines the oppressive nature of female beauty and the feared consequences of advancing years. Demi Moore presents a brilliant performance as Elisabeth, an aging film star reduced to hosting a workout series on television. Edged out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and terrifying treatment titled this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship among both women. This Friday, Paramount Plus
This Mystery Thriller
This suspenseful thriller stars the talented actress as Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a break from covering international wars to join a luxury cruise accompanied by a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her spouse, as well as other filthy rich individuals. However when an enigmatic female falls into the sea during the evening and everyone claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Out now, the Netflix platform
Presence
Soderbergh challenges his directorial skills in this nifty supernatural story captured wholly through the eyes of the phantom. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the filming device – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of aware of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears guarding her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage embraces his cult stardom via this self-referential adventure. He acts as a self-obsessed Hollywood actor playing himself who takes on a million-dollar gig to visit a festive event on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by government spies to investigate the alleged criminal, his unconventional method proves useful. Saturday 11 October, prime time, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's locked-room horror stands strong even without a follow-up. Located in 1970s Colorado, multiple disappearances has rendered the youth on edge. After Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and locked up in a basement, he fears the worst. But the disconnected phone on the wall continues to ring, with spooky callers providing assistance, and the prescient dreams of Gwen, his sister could save him. An effective horror. Saturday 11 October, 10.50pm, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for materialism in this director's wonderfully garish biopic about the fallen televangelist and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who declares initially, claiming divine approval for wealth. The couple commence capitalizing on the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of bad interior design, overdone appearance and insincerity, yet Chastain manages to depict the character in a likable light. Next Tuesday, late night, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's another release by the same director delivers a espionage tale as precise similar to the collars sported by Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is to discover a double agent inside the organization from a group of five – among them is his spouse. The two stars excel of calm composure, leading to a delightful mind game of truth or lie unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the smart espionage amusement. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema
