Top Selection
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's daring critique tackles the tyranny of women's appearance and the dreaded aspects of growing older. Demi Moore presents a masterful performance in the role of Elisabeth, a mature actress demoted to hosting a fitness program on TV. Forced aside due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she turns to a secretive and horrifying process titled "The Substance". This produces a youthful duplicate named Sue, resulting in a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. Friday 17 October, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit mystery includes Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who opts for some time off from reporting on international wars to join a high-end voyage accompanied by a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her husband, plus additional affluent passengers. But after an unknown lady disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts kick in. Out now, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director pushes his film-making abilities with this nifty paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. As a family including mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the camera – representing the ghost – tracks their movements. Chloe seems conscious of the ghostly being, and the entity appears guarding her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, including a revelation you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom via this self-referential adventure. He acts as a narcissistic Hollywood actor named Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to attend a festive event on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Recruited by the intelligence agency to investigate the potential kingpin, the actor's unique performing skills comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller stands strong despite the lack of a sequel. Located in the late 70s in Denver, a series of kidnappings has left the youth frightened. Once Finney is kidnapped by the villain and locked up in a basement, he dreads a terrible outcome. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby continues to ring, with ghostly voices giving advice, and the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen could save him. An effective horror. October 11th, nighttime, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for materialism in Showalter's delightfully tacky true story about the fallen TV preacher and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin capitalizing on the people's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of poor styling, overdone appearance and insincerity, though the lead actress manages to present the character with compassion. Next Tuesday, early morning, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This week's additional entry from the filmmaker is a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars worn by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a mole within their ranks from five suspects – among them is his own wife. Each performer are masters of deadpan cool, so a delicious psychological game of deception or honesty unfolds. Additional actors take part the smart espionage amusement. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
