Top Selection
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold critique examines the oppressive nature of women's appearance along with the perceived horrors of advancing years. The veteran actress offers a brilliant acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity reduced to hosting a fitness program on television. Pushed out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, she turns to a secretive and terrifying procedure called the Substance. This creates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, culminating in a progressively vampiric relationship between them. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This classic whodunit story stars Keira Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for some time off from covering international wars to board a high-end voyage with a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her husband, and other extremely wealthy passengers. Yet once an unknown lady falls into the sea one night and everyone denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts kick in. Out now, the Netflix platform
Presence Film
Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities through this clever supernatural story captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. After a clan including mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the camera – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the ghostly being, and it seems defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image through this self-referential adventure. He portrays an egotistical Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who takes on a million-dollar gig to appear at a festive event on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by the CIA to gather intel on the suspected cartel boss, his unique performing skills is put to the test. This Saturday, evening, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's contained scarefest remains effective without requiring a follow-up. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several disappearances has made the local kids on edge. Once Finney gets captured by the villain and locked up in a cellar, he fears the worst. But the old telephone on the wall continues to ring, with spooky callers providing assistance, and the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, late evening, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for greed in Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who states at the beginning, claiming divine approval for wealth. The couple begin capitalizing on the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of bad interior design, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain achieves to present the real-life figure in a likable light. October 14th, early morning, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This period's another release by the same director is a intelligence thriller as precise as the polo necks worn by the actor's British agent. He receives a mission to identify a double agent inside the organization from five suspects – among them is his spouse. Both actors are experts of calm composure, so a delicious mind game of truth or lie develops. Additional actors take part the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
