Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
The filmmaker's daring critique addresses the tyranny of female beauty and the dreaded aspects of ageing. The veteran actress offers a brilliant portrayal playing Elisabeth, a mature film star forced into presenting a fitness program on TV. Pushed out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she undergoes an enigmatic and horrifying procedure called the Substance. This creates a youthful duplicate named Sue, resulting in a steadily more vampiric relationship among both women. Friday 17 October, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This Agatha Christie-esque story stars Knightley playing Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a break from covering global conflict to embark on a high-end voyage with a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her husband, as well as other filthy rich passengers. Yet once an enigmatic female goes overboard overnight and the entire crew claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity take over. Streaming currently, on Netflix
Presence
Steven Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities through this innovative ghostly tale captured wholly from the viewpoint of a ghost. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their recent residence, the filming device – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of sensing the supernatural presence, and it looks like defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that avoids overstaying, including a revelation you might not see coming. October 11th, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage fully commits to his cult stardom in this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic celebrity playing himself who agrees to a lucrative offer to appear at a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the suspected cartel boss, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, prime time, Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's claustrophobic thriller remains effective even without a sequel. Located in 1970s Colorado, several disappearances has made the youth on edge. After Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and held captive in a dungeon, he anticipates the worst. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators giving advice, and the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen could save him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, late evening, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for materialism in Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation regarding the shamed religious broadcaster and her felon spouse. The actor acts as the corrupt Bakker, who states initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals set about capitalizing on the people's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, however the lead actress manages to present the character in a likable light. Next Tuesday, late night, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This week's second offering from Steven Soderbergh delivers a spy mystery as precise like the turtlenecks 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 Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Each performer excel of understated style, so a delicious mental battle of fact versus fiction develops. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
