Pick of the Week
The Substance
The filmmaker's daring satire examines the demanding standards for female beauty and the dreaded aspects of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers a brilliant acting turn as Elisabeth, a mature celebrity demoted to presenting a workout series on television. Pushed out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to a secretive and gruesome procedure titled "The Substance". This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, leading to a progressively toxic connection between the two. October 17th, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This classic whodunit thriller includes Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who takes a hiatus from reporting on international wars to embark on an opulent ship with a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her spouse, and other filthy rich individuals. But after a mysterious woman goes overboard one night and everyone insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts kick in. Available now, Netflix
Presence Film
The acclaimed director challenges his film-making abilities with this innovative paranormal narrative shot entirely from the viewpoint of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their fresh home, the lens – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the supernatural presence, and it looks like guarding her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. October 11th, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame in this autobiographical spoof. He acts as an egotistical celebrity named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to appear at a celebration on the Spanish island for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the intelligence agency to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's unique performing skills is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, evening, on Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's contained scarefest stands strong despite the lack of a continuation. Set in the late 70s in Denver, a series of kidnappings has made the local kids anxious. After Finney is taken by “the Grabber” and locked up in a dungeon, he fears a fatal end. Yet the non-functional line on the wall repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, as the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen could save him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for greed in this director's brilliantly over-the-top biopic regarding the shamed TV preacher and her felon spouse. Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence capitalizing on the people's religious faith. It's a riot of bad interior design, bad makeup and bad faith, however Jessica Chastain succeeds to show Tammy Faye in a likable light. October 14th, 1.15am, Film4
Black Bag
This period's second offering from Steven Soderbergh delivers a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks sported by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is with uncovering a double agent inside the organization from five suspects – one of whom is his spouse. Each performer excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging psychological game of fact versus fiction unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
