Top Selection
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's unflinching critique examines the oppressive nature of female beauty and the feared consequences of ageing. Demi Moore delivers a brilliant performance playing Elisabeth, an aging celebrity forced into starring in a workout series on television. Edged out by her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to a secretive and terrifying process known as "The Substance". This creates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a steadily more vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit thriller stars Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from writing about global conflict to join a luxury cruise with a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her husband, plus additional extremely wealthy individuals. But after an enigmatic female goes overboard one night and all passengers claims she was never there, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Streaming currently, Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh tests his creative boundaries with this nifty supernatural story shot entirely from the viewpoint of a ghost. When a household including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their recent residence, the lens – representing the ghost – follows them around. The teen shows signs of conscious of the supernatural presence, and it looks like protective of her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage embraces his unique fame through this self-referential adventure. He portrays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who accepts a lucrative offer to appear at a celebration at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by government spies to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's unconventional method proves useful. Saturday 11 October, prime time, on Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
The director's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a continuation. Set in 1978 Denver, multiple kidnappings has left the local kids frightened. Once Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a cellar, he dreads the worst. Yet the disconnected phone on the wall keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, as the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. Saturday 11 October, 10.50pm, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for materialism in this director's wonderfully garish biopic regarding the shamed TV preacher and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the venal Jim, who proclaims at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye commence monetising the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of tacky decor, overdone appearance and bad faith, however Jessica Chastain succeeds to present the character as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, the Film4 channel
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's another release by the same director presents a intelligence thriller as tight like the turtlenecks worn by the actor's British agent. His assignment is to discover a traitor among the team from five suspects – one of whom is his own wife. The two stars excel of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful psychological game of fact versus fiction unfolds. Additional actors participate the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, various showings, Sky Cinema
