Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's bold satire tackles the tyranny of female beauty along with the feared consequences of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore presents a brilliant portrayal playing Elisabeth, a mature actress demoted to presenting a fitness program on television. Forced aside by her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and gruesome process called the Substance. This produces a new version of herself named Sue, leading to a progressively vampiric relationship between them. Friday 17 October, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery stars Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from reporting on international wars to join a luxury cruise alongside a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her spouse, plus additional affluent guests. But after a mysterious woman goes overboard overnight and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts awaken. Available now, Netflix
Presence Film
Soderbergh pushes his directorial skills in this innovative supernatural story filmed completely through the eyes of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the camera – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and the entity appears guarding her. Yet what is the reason? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, with a twist you might not see coming. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
Cage fully commits to his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He acts as an egotistical film star named Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to attend a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the wealthy superfan Javi. Hired by government spies to investigate the alleged criminal, Cage's unique performing skills proves useful. Saturday 11 October, evening, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a follow-up. Set in 1970s Colorado, several child abductions has rendered the youth on edge. When Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and held captive in a dungeon, he fears a terrible outcome. But the old telephone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, as the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, late evening, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for greed in Showalter's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced TV preacher and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who declares initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals commence profiting from the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, however Jessica Chastain achieves to present Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, Film4
Black Bag
The current week's another release by the same director is a espionage tale as tight like the turtlenecks used by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a mole inside the organization out of five possibilities – including is his spouse. Both actors are experts of understated style, leading to a delightful mind game of fact versus fiction takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the smart espionage amusement. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
