Pick of the Week
The Substance Film
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold satire tackles the oppressive nature of female beauty and the feared consequences of ageing. The veteran actress offers a brilliant acting turn playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star forced into hosting a workout series on television. Pushed out by her slimy boss Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and horrifying process known as the Substance. This generates a new version of herself called Sue, culminating in an increasingly vampiric relationship among both women. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful story features Knightley in the role of Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take some time off from reporting on global conflict to join a high-end voyage accompanied by a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her spouse, and other extremely wealthy guests. But after an unknown lady disappears from the ship one night and the entire crew denies she ever existed, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Available now, on Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh challenges his directorial skills in this nifty supernatural story filmed completely from the viewpoint of the phantom. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their recent residence, the camera – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The teen shows signs of sensing the supernatural presence, and it seems defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Cage fully commits to his cult stardom through this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a self-obsessed celebrity named Nicolas Cage who takes on a million-dollar gig to appear at a celebration at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by government spies to spy on the suspected cartel boss, Cage's unconventional method proves useful. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
The director's locked-room horror holds up well without requiring a sequel. Located in 1978 Denver, several disappearances has rendered the youth anxious. After Finney is taken by “the Grabber” and locked up in a dungeon, he anticipates a terrible outcome. But the non-functional line in the room repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices giving advice, as the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. October 11th, nighttime, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the battle between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for Mammon in Showalter's wonderfully garish true story of the disgraced televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence capitalizing on the American public's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of tacky decor, overdone appearance and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain achieves to present the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, late night, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's additional entry from the filmmaker delivers a intelligence thriller as tight as the polo necks used by the actor's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a double agent among the team from a group of five – including is his own wife. Each performer are experts of understated style, leading to a delightful psychological game of truth or lie takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema
