Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
The filmmaker's bold satire tackles the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the dreaded aspects of advancing years. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers an inspired acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, an aging celebrity reduced to presenting a workout series on television. Pushed out by her unscrupulous employer Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to an enigmatic and terrifying procedure called the Substance. This produces a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This Agatha Christie-esque thriller features Keira Knightley as Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take a break from covering international wars to join a luxury cruise accompanied by a terminally ill wealthy inheritor and donor, her husband, as well as other filthy rich individuals. However when a mysterious woman disappears from the ship overnight and everyone claims she was never there, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, the Netflix platform
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities with this innovative paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of the phantom. When a household including mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their recent residence, the filming device – representing the ghost – tracks their movements. The daughter appears aware of the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, with a twist you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage fully commits to his eccentric image via this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a self-obsessed Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to appear at a birthday party on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the alleged criminal, the actor's unconventional method comes in handy. This Saturday, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a continuation. Located in the late 70s in Denver, multiple child abductions has left the children frightened. Once Finney gets captured by the villain and locked up in a dungeon, he fears the worst. But the old telephone on the wall keeps ringing, with eerie communicators giving advice, as the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for greed in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. The actor acts as the greedy Jim, who states at the beginning, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye set about monetising the American public's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, yet Chastain achieves to present Tammy Faye in a likable light. October 14th, 1.15am, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's additional entry by the same director presents a spy mystery as precise as the polo necks used by Fassbender's British agent. He is tasked to discover a double agent among the team out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors are experts of calm composure, so a delicious mental battle of truth or lie develops. Additional actors take part the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, various showings, Sky Cinema
