Top Selection
The Substance
The filmmaker's daring critique tackles the demanding standards for women's appearance as well as the dreaded aspects of ageing. The veteran actress offers a brilliant acting turn as Elisabeth, an aging film star forced into presenting a fitness program on TV. Pushed out thanks to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and terrifying treatment called this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, leading to a steadily more vampiric relationship among both women. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful mystery stars the talented actress as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take some time off from reporting on international wars to embark on a luxury cruise alongside an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her partner, and other filthy rich passengers. Yet once a mysterious woman goes overboard one night and the entire crew claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity take over. Out now, on Netflix
Presence Film
Soderbergh challenges his creative boundaries in this nifty supernatural story captured wholly from the perspective of the phantom. When a household featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their fresh home, the camera – AKA the Presence – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and it looks like guarding her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist you might not see coming. October 11th, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image through this meta comedy caper. He portrays a narcissistic film star playing himself who accepts a $1m payday to attend a festive event on the Spanish island for billionaire superfan Javi. Contacted by the CIA to investigate the potential kingpin, Cage's unconventional method is put to the test. This Saturday, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror stands strong even without a sequel. Set in 1978 Denver, a series of kidnappings has rendered the youth frightened. After Finney is taken by the villain and locked up in a cellar, he fears a terrible outcome. Yet the non-functional line mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices providing assistance, and the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen could save him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, nighttime, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the victory is clear for Mammon in Showalter's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced televangelist and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who states early on, claiming divine approval for wealth. Both individuals set about profiting from the people's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, bad makeup and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain achieves to present Tammy Faye with compassion. October 14th, late night, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
The current week's another release from the filmmaker is a espionage tale as tight similar to the collars used by Fassbender's UK spy. He is tasked to discover a traitor among the team out of five possibilities – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. The two stars are masters of understated style, leading to a delightful mental battle of fact versus fiction develops. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
