Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold commentary examines the oppressive nature of female beauty as well as the feared consequences of ageing. Demi Moore offers an inspired performance playing Elisabeth, an aging film star demoted to starring in a fitness program on television. Forced aside due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and horrifying procedure known as the Substance. This creates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This classic whodunit story stars Knightley in the role of Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take a hiatus from writing about global conflict to board a high-end voyage alongside a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and donor, her husband, and other affluent guests. Yet once an enigmatic female falls into the sea one night and everyone claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity take over. Streaming currently, Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities with this nifty supernatural story captured wholly through the eyes of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their recent residence, the filming device – representing the ghost – tracks their movements. Chloe seems sensing the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his cult stardom through this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a narcissistic film star named Nicolas Cage who accepts a $1m payday to attend a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the CIA to gather intel on the alleged criminal, Cage's unconventional method is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, evening, Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror remains effective even without a continuation. Taking place in 1970s Colorado, several child abductions has made the youth anxious. When Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and locked up in a basement, he dreads a terrible outcome. Yet the non-functional line on the wall repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators giving advice, as the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. October 11th, nighttime, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the battle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for Mammon in this director's delightfully tacky film adaptation regarding the shamed TV preacher and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who states at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple set about capitalizing on the American public's religious faith. It's a riot of bad interior design, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, though the lead actress achieves to show Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, early morning, on Film4
Black Bag
This period's another release by the same director is a espionage tale as sharp similar to the collars used by Fassbender's intelligence officer. He is tasked to identify a traitor among the team out of five possibilities – one of whom is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. The two stars are masters of calm composure, so a delicious psychological game of deception or honesty unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
