Highlighted Choice
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's bold commentary examines the tyranny of women's appearance and the feared consequences of ageing. Demi Moore delivers a masterful performance as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity forced into starring in a workout series on television. Edged out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she undergoes a secretive and gruesome procedure called "The Substance". This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, leading to a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful mystery stars Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who takes some time off from covering world issues to join an opulent ship with a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her husband, and other extremely wealthy guests. However when an enigmatic female falls into the sea during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts kick in. Out now, the Netflix platform
This Supernatural Story
Steven Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities in this clever supernatural story filmed completely from the perspective of the spirit. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of conscious of the supernatural presence, and it looks like defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist you might not see coming. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor fully commits to his cult stardom via this self-referential adventure. He acts as a narcissistic film star named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to attend a birthday party in Mallorca for the rich Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Recruited by government spies to gather intel on the suspected cartel boss, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. This Saturday, evening, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone Horror
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective without requiring a continuation. Taking place in 1970s Colorado, several child abductions has rendered the youth anxious. After Finney is taken by the kidnapper and locked up in a basement, he fears a terrible outcome. Yet the disconnected phone on the wall continues to ring, with ghostly voices offering help, as the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, 10.50pm, on Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between faith and wealth, the victory is clear for greed in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky film adaptation about the fallen religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals commence monetising the American public's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of poor styling, bad makeup and bad faith, yet Jessica Chastain achieves to depict Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, 1.15am, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This week's another release from the filmmaker delivers a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars sported by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. He receives a mission to identify a mole inside the organization from five suspects – among them is his own wife. The two stars excel of understated style, leading to a delightful mind game of truth or lie takes place. Additional actors join in the smart espionage amusement. October 17th, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
