Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's bold satire tackles the demanding standards for female beauty and the perceived horrors of growing older. The veteran actress offers an inspired portrayal as Elisabeth, an aging celebrity demoted to starring in an aerobics show on television. Edged out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and terrifying process called this experimental method. This creates a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship among both women. October 17th, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This classic whodunit mystery includes Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who opts for a break from covering global conflict to join an opulent ship accompanied by a terminally ill wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her husband, plus additional extremely wealthy guests. However when an enigmatic female goes overboard one night and all passengers insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity take over. Available now, the Netflix platform
This Supernatural Story
Soderbergh challenges his creative boundaries with this nifty paranormal narrative captured wholly through the eyes of the spirit. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their fresh home, the filming device – representing the ghost – follows them around. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and it looks like defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, including a revelation you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage embraces his eccentric image via this meta comedy caper. He portrays a narcissistic celebrity called Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to attend a festive event on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Recruited by the intelligence agency to spy on the suspected cartel boss, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. October 11th, evening, on Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective even without a continuation. Set in the late 70s in Denver, a series of disappearances has left the local kids frightened. After Finney is taken by the villain and held captive in a cellar, he fears a fatal end. However, the disconnected phone on the wall continues to ring, with spooky callers providing assistance, and the prescient dreams of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the struggle between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for greed in this director's brilliantly over-the-top true story regarding the shamed religious broadcaster and her felon spouse. The actor acts as the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye begin monetising the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain succeeds to show the real-life figure with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This week's another release from the filmmaker is a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars worn by the actor's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to identify a mole inside the organization out of five possibilities – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. The two stars are masters of understated style, so a delicious psychological game of deception or honesty takes place. The supporting cast participate the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
