Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique tackles the demanding standards for female beauty and the feared consequences of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers a masterful portrayal as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress forced into hosting an aerobics show on television. Edged out thanks to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and horrifying process titled this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a progressively parasitic dynamic between them. October 17th, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This suspenseful story features Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who takes a break from writing about global conflict to join a high-end voyage accompanied by a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her husband, as well as other extremely wealthy guests. Yet once an enigmatic female disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity take over. Available now, the Netflix platform
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director pushes his film-making abilities with this clever supernatural story captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. When a household including mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their fresh home, the camera – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and it seems defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that remains concise, with a twist you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
The iconic actor embraces his cult stardom through this meta comedy caper. He plays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who agrees to a $1m payday to appear at a celebration on the Spanish island for the rich Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by the intelligence agency to investigate the alleged criminal, his unique performing skills comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, prime time, Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well despite the lack of a continuation. Set in 1970s Colorado, several disappearances has made the local kids frightened. When Finney is taken by “the Grabber” and held captive in a basement, he fears a terrible outcome. But the old telephone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with spooky callers providing assistance, while the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for greed in Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who declares early on, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple begin profiting from the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of poor styling, bad makeup and insincerity, though the lead actress achieves to depict the character with compassion. October 14th, late night, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This period's second offering from Steven Soderbergh is a espionage tale as sharp as the polo necks used by the actor's UK spy. His assignment is with uncovering a mole inside the organization from a group of five – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors are masters of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful mental battle of truth or lie unfolds. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
