Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique tackles the tyranny of female beauty and the dreaded aspects of advancing years. Hollywood star Demi Moore presents a masterful portrayal as Elisabeth, a mature actress forced into hosting a fitness program on the small screen. Edged out due to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and horrifying treatment called the Substance. This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, culminating in an increasingly toxic connection between the two. October 17th, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This classic whodunit mystery stars Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a hiatus from reporting on international wars to join a luxury cruise alongside an ailing wealthy inheritor and donor, her spouse, plus additional extremely wealthy passengers. However when an unknown lady disappears from the ship one night and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity take over. Out now, Netflix
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director pushes his creative boundaries with this innovative paranormal narrative shot entirely from the viewpoint of the phantom. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the camera – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and the entity appears defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, including a revelation you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor fully commits to his eccentric image via this meta comedy caper. He plays an egotistical film star called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to appear at a celebration on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, Cage's unconventional method proves useful. October 11th, evening, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller stands strong despite the lack of a continuation. Taking place in 1978 Denver, multiple kidnappings has rendered the youth anxious. When Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and held captive in a dungeon, he fears a fatal end. However, the old telephone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators providing assistance, while the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen could save him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, late evening, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for Mammon in this director's brilliantly over-the-top biopic about the fallen televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals set about profiting from the people's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of poor styling, bad makeup and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain achieves to depict the real-life figure with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, late night, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This period's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh is a spy mystery as tight as the polo necks worn by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is with uncovering a mole among the team out of five possibilities – among them is his own wife. Each performer are masters of calm composure, leading to a delightful mind game of fact versus fiction takes place. The supporting cast participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
