Top Selection
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold commentary addresses the tyranny of female beauty along with the dreaded aspects of advancing years. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers an inspired performance as Elisabeth, an aging film star demoted to presenting a workout series on TV. Forced aside due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to an enigmatic and horrifying treatment called this experimental method. This creates a younger clone named Sue, leading to a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit story features Knightley as Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take a hiatus from reporting on global conflict to embark on an opulent ship with an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her partner, and other affluent individuals. Yet once a mysterious woman goes overboard one night and the entire crew claims she was never there, the reporter's sleuthing skills kick in. Streaming currently, on Netflix
Presence Film
Soderbergh tests his creative boundaries with this clever paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of a ghost. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their recent residence, the lens – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. Chloe seems sensing the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. But why? It's a fun idea that doesn't outstay its welcome, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
The iconic actor fully commits to his eccentric image through this meta comedy caper. He portrays an egotistical film star called Nicolas Cage who takes on a million-dollar gig to attend a festive event at a Mediterranean location for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by government spies to investigate the suspected cartel boss, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. October 11th, prime time, Channel 4
The Black Phone
Derrickson's locked-room horror stands strong without requiring a follow-up. Taking place in 1978 Denver, multiple kidnappings has rendered the local kids anxious. After Finney is taken by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a dungeon, he fears a fatal end. But the disconnected phone on the wall keeps ringing, with ghostly voices giving advice, as the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, 10.50pm, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for greed in Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic regarding the shamed TV preacher and her felon spouse. Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple begin capitalizing on the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, yet Jessica Chastain succeeds to show the real-life figure with compassion. October 14th, late night, on Film4
The Spy Mystery
This week's another release by the same director delivers a espionage tale as tight similar to the collars used by Fassbender's UK spy. He receives a mission with uncovering a traitor among the team from a group of five – including is his spouse. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging psychological game of truth or lie develops. Additional actors join in the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, the Sky channel
