Top Selection
The Substance
The filmmaker's unflinching commentary examines the demanding standards for female beauty and the perceived horrors of advancing years. The veteran actress offers a brilliant portrayal playing Elisabeth, an aging actress reduced to presenting a fitness program on the small screen. Forced aside thanks to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and gruesome procedure titled this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a steadily more vampiric relationship between them. Friday 17 October, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit story stars Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who opts for a hiatus from reporting on global conflict to board an opulent ship with an ailing wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her spouse, plus additional filthy rich passengers. However when a mysterious woman goes overboard during the evening and the entire crew denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Available now, Netflix
Presence
Steven Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries in this innovative supernatural story captured wholly through the eyes of a ghost. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the filming device – representing the ghost – follows them around. Chloe seems aware of the supernatural presence, and it looks like guarding her. But why? It's a fun idea that remains concise, with a twist that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame via this self-referential adventure. He portrays a narcissistic celebrity playing himself who agrees to a million-dollar gig to appear at a celebration in Mallorca for billionaire superfan Javi. Recruited by government spies to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. This Saturday, evening, Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's locked-room horror stands strong without requiring a continuation. Taking place in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has left the youth frightened. Once Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and held captive in a dungeon, he dreads a fatal end. However, the non-functional line mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, as the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. October 11th, 10.50pm, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the victory is clear for greed in this director's delightfully tacky film adaptation about the fallen TV preacher and her criminal husband. The actor plays the venal Jim, who declares at the beginning, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye begin capitalizing on the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of poor styling, bad makeup and bad faith, though the lead actress achieves to show the character as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's second offering from the filmmaker delivers a intelligence thriller as tight like the turtlenecks worn by Michael Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission to discover a mole inside the organization from a group of five – including is his own wife. Both actors excel of calm composure, leading to a delightful mental battle of truth or lie takes place. Additional actors join in the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
