Pick of the Week
The Substance Film
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring satire addresses the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the perceived horrors of advancing years. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers a brilliant performance playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity forced into starring in a workout series on TV. Pushed out by her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and horrifying treatment known as this experimental method. This produces a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a progressively parasitic dynamic among both women. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful mystery features Knightley as Laura, a skilled journalist who takes a hiatus from reporting on world issues to embark on a high-end voyage accompanied by an ailing wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her husband, plus additional extremely wealthy guests. But after an unknown lady falls into the sea one night and all passengers claims she was never there, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Available now, the Netflix platform
Presence Film
Soderbergh challenges his directorial skills with this nifty supernatural story captured wholly through the eyes of the spirit. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their recent residence, the camera – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. Chloe seems conscious of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears defensive toward her. But why? It's a fun idea that remains concise, with a twist you might not see coming. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame via this self-referential adventure. He acts as an egotistical film star called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to attend a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by the intelligence agency to spy on the alleged criminal, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, prime time, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's locked-room horror holds up well despite the lack of a sequel. Set in 1970s Colorado, multiple kidnappings has left the children on edge. When Finney is taken by “the Grabber” and locked up in a basement, he fears a fatal end. However, the non-functional line mounted nearby continues to ring, with eerie communicators offering help, as the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen could save him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, 10.50pm, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation about the fallen religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims at the beginning, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye commence profiting from the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of bad interior design, overdone appearance and insincerity, however Chastain manages to show the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, 1.15am, on Film4
Black Bag
This period's another release by the same director is a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars worn by Fassbender's British agent. He is tasked to discover a double agent among the team out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. The two stars are experts of understated style, so a delicious mental battle of fact versus fiction develops. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, various showings, the Sky channel
