Top Selection
The Substance
The filmmaker's daring commentary addresses the demanding standards for women's appearance and the dreaded aspects of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore presents a brilliant performance playing Elisabeth, an aging celebrity reduced to presenting a workout series on TV. Edged out due to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she undergoes a secretive and horrifying procedure called this experimental method. This generates a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, resulting in a progressively vampiric relationship between them. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This classic whodunit story features Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from covering world issues to embark on an opulent ship accompanied by a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her husband, as well as other filthy rich passengers. Yet once an enigmatic female disappears from the ship during the evening and the entire crew claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Available now, Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries through this clever paranormal narrative filmed completely through the eyes of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the filming device – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. Chloe seems conscious of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears guarding her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
Cage embraces his cult stardom in this self-referential adventure. He portrays an egotistical Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to appear at a celebration in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by government spies to spy on the alleged criminal, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. This Saturday, 9pm, on Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror stands strong without requiring a sequel. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several child abductions has rendered the youth frightened. When Finney is taken by the villain and locked up in a cellar, he fears a terrible outcome. However, the old telephone on the wall continues to ring, with spooky callers providing assistance, while the prophetic visions of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, on Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the battle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for Mammon in this director's wonderfully garish biopic about the fallen televangelist and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield acts as the greedy Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals begin capitalizing on the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, bad makeup and hypocrisy, however Jessica Chastain manages to present the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, late night, Film4
Black Bag
This period's another release by the same director presents a spy mystery as sharp like the turtlenecks worn by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. He receives a mission to discover a mole within their ranks from a group of five – among them is his spouse. Each performer are experts of calm composure, resulting in an engaging mind game of fact versus fiction develops. Additional actors take part the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, the Sky channel
