Pick of the Week
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring critique examines the tyranny of female beauty along with the feared consequences of advancing years. Demi Moore delivers a masterful performance as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress reduced to hosting a workout series on the small screen. Pushed out due to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and gruesome process known as "The Substance". This creates a youthful duplicate called Sue, leading to a steadily more parasitic dynamic between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This suspenseful thriller includes Keira Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who takes a break from covering world issues to board a high-end voyage accompanied by a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her partner, as well as other filthy rich guests. But after an unknown lady falls into the sea during the evening and all passengers claims she was never there, Laura's investigative instincts awaken. Available now, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Steven Soderbergh challenges his directorial skills with this innovative paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of the phantom. As a family featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their recent residence, the filming device – representing the ghost – follows them around. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and it looks like protective of her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that remains concise, with a twist you might not see coming. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom through this meta comedy caper. He portrays an egotistical film star named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a lucrative offer to visit a festive event on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the intelligence agency to spy on the suspected cartel boss, his unconventional method comes in handy. This Saturday, 9pm, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's contained scarefest remains effective despite the lack of a sequel. Set in 1978 Denver, several disappearances has rendered the local kids on edge. After Finney is kidnapped by the villain and locked up in a basement, he fears a terrible outcome. But the disconnected phone mounted nearby continues to ring, with eerie communicators providing assistance, while the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, late evening, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation of the disgraced TV preacher and her felon spouse. Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who states initially, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple set about capitalizing on the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, yet Chastain succeeds to depict Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, on Film4
Black Bag
This period's second offering from Steven Soderbergh presents a intelligence thriller as tight as the polo necks used by the actor's UK spy. He receives a mission to discover a traitor inside the organization out of five possibilities – among them is his own wife. Both actors excel of understated style, leading to a delightful mind game of truth or lie develops. Additional actors participate the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, various showings, the Sky channel
