Top Selection
The Substance Film
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold satire addresses the oppressive nature of female beauty and the perceived horrors of growing older. The veteran actress presents a masterful performance playing Elisabeth, an aging celebrity forced into presenting an aerobics show on television. Edged out thanks to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and horrifying process called the Substance. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, resulting in a progressively parasitic dynamic between them. Friday 17 October, Paramount Plus
This Mystery Thriller
This classic whodunit mystery includes Keira Knightley as Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take some time off from reporting on international wars to board a luxury cruise alongside a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her spouse, and other extremely wealthy individuals. Yet once an unknown lady goes overboard one night and the entire crew denies she ever existed, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Available now, Netflix
Presence Film
The acclaimed director challenges his directorial skills through this clever ghostly tale captured wholly from the perspective of the phantom. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe occupies their fresh home, the camera – representing the ghost – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of aware of the supernatural presence, and it looks like guarding her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist you might not see coming. October 11th, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Nicolas Cage embraces his unique fame via this meta comedy caper. He acts as a self-obsessed Hollywood actor playing himself who takes on a million-dollar gig to visit a birthday party on the Spanish island for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the potential kingpin, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
The director's contained scarefest remains effective even without a sequel. Located in 1970s Colorado, a series of kidnappings has made the local kids on edge. When Finney is taken by the villain and imprisoned in a cellar, he anticipates the worst. However, the disconnected phone in the room keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, and the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, late evening, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in this director's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. Garfield plays the venal Jim, who declares initially, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye commence profiting from the American public's religious faith. It's a spectacle of poor styling, bad makeup and hypocrisy, however the lead actress achieves to present the real-life figure in a likable light. October 14th, 1.15am, Film4
Black Bag
This week's another release by the same director presents a espionage tale as sharp like the turtlenecks used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission to discover a mole inside the organization out of five possibilities – among them is his own wife. Each performer excel of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful mental battle of fact versus fiction unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
