Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's daring critique addresses the tyranny of feminine aesthetics and the perceived horrors of advancing years. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers an inspired acting turn playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star forced into starring in a workout series on TV. Edged out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and horrifying procedure called the Substance. This produces a new version of herself named Sue, resulting in a steadily more parasitic dynamic between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This classic whodunit story includes Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who opts for a hiatus from reporting on global conflict to join a high-end voyage with an ailing wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her partner, and other filthy rich passengers. But after a mysterious woman falls into the sea during the evening and all passengers insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Streaming currently, Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries through this clever paranormal narrative filmed completely through the eyes of the phantom. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the camera – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of aware of the supernatural presence, and it looks like defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, including a revelation that may be unexpected. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his cult stardom in this self-referential adventure. He portrays an egotistical celebrity named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a lucrative offer to appear at a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the CIA to gather intel on the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. This Saturday, evening, Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective without requiring a continuation. Located in the late 70s in Denver, a series of kidnappings has made the youth frightened. After Finney is taken by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a dungeon, he fears the worst. But the old telephone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices providing assistance, and the prophetic visions of Gwen, his sister might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, 10.50pm, the Film4 channel
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic about the fallen televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence capitalizing on the nation's religious faith. It's a spectacle of poor styling, bad makeup and bad faith, however Chastain achieves to depict the character in a likable light. Next Tuesday, late night, Film4
Black Bag
This period's second offering by the same director presents a intelligence thriller as sharp like the turtlenecks used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is to discover a traitor inside the organization from five suspects – one of whom is his spouse. Both actors are experts of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful psychological game of deception or honesty takes place. Additional actors participate the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
