Top Selection
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring satire examines the demanding standards for women's appearance along with the dreaded aspects of advancing years. The veteran actress presents a masterful performance playing Elisabeth, a mature celebrity forced into hosting an aerobics show on TV. Pushed out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to a mysterious and gruesome treatment called "The Substance". This generates a new version of herself called Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit story includes the talented actress as Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take some time off from covering international wars to embark on a luxury cruise with a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her spouse, plus additional extremely wealthy individuals. However when a mysterious woman falls into the sea during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills awaken. Out now, Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Steven Soderbergh challenges his directorial skills with this innovative supernatural story captured wholly through the eyes of a ghost. After a clan including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their fresh home, the filming device – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and the entity appears guarding her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist that may be unexpected. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor embraces his unique fame via this self-referential adventure. He plays an egotistical film star called Nicolas Cage who takes on a $1m payday to appear at a festive event in Mallorca for the wealthy superfan Javi. Recruited by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the suspected cartel boss, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. Saturday 11 October, prime time, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's claustrophobic thriller stands strong even without a sequel. Located in 1978 Denver, a series of child abductions has made the children anxious. Once Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and locked up in a basement, he dreads a terrible outcome. Yet the non-functional line in the room continues to ring, with eerie communicators giving advice, and the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, 10.50pm, the Film4 channel
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the battle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top biopic of the disgraced televangelist and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye set about monetising the nation's religious faith. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, bad makeup and hypocrisy, though Chastain succeeds to present Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Tuesday 14 October, early morning, on Film4
Black Bag
This week's another release from the filmmaker presents a spy mystery as precise similar to the collars worn by Fassbender's intelligence officer. He is tasked to identify a mole inside the organization out of five possibilities – among them is his spouse. Both actors are masters of understated style, resulting in an engaging mind game of fact versus fiction develops. Additional actors join in the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, various showings, the Sky channel
