Top Selection
This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire addresses the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the dreaded aspects of advancing years. The veteran actress offers an inspired portrayal in the role of Elisabeth, an aging celebrity demoted to starring in a fitness program on television. Pushed out thanks to her slimy boss Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out an enigmatic and horrifying procedure called "The Substance". This produces a new version of herself called Sue, resulting in a progressively parasitic dynamic between them. October 17th, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful story includes Keira Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from reporting on global conflict to embark on an opulent ship accompanied by an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her partner, as well as other affluent individuals. Yet once a mysterious woman disappears from the ship overnight and all passengers insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Out now, the Netflix platform
Presence
Soderbergh tests his film-making abilities in this clever supernatural story captured wholly from the perspective of a ghost. After a clan including mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. Chloe seems conscious of the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. October 11th, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his unique fame through this self-referential adventure. He portrays a narcissistic celebrity called Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to appear at a birthday party in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Hired by government spies to spy on the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. Saturday 11 October, evening, on Channel 4
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's locked-room horror stands strong even without a sequel. Located in 1970s Colorado, a series of kidnappings has made the local kids on edge. Once Finney gets captured by the villain and held captive in a dungeon, he dreads a terrible outcome. But the disconnected phone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, as the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for materialism in this director's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation regarding the shamed religious broadcaster plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor plays the venal Jim, who states early on, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple begin capitalizing on the people's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of poor styling, bad makeup and insincerity, yet Jessica Chastain succeeds to show the character with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, early morning, on Film4
The Spy Mystery
This week's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh is a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks used by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. He is tasked to identify a mole among the team from a group of five – including is his own wife. Each performer excel of deadpan cool, so a delicious mental battle of truth or lie unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
