Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire tackles the demanding standards for female beauty along with the feared consequences of growing older. Demi Moore presents an inspired acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, a mature celebrity demoted to presenting a fitness program on TV. Edged out by her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and terrifying procedure titled the Substance. This produces a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. Friday 17 October, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This suspenseful mystery stars Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a break from covering international wars to join a high-end voyage with a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her husband, as well as other affluent guests. Yet once an unknown lady falls into the sea one night and everyone insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity take over. Out now, on Netflix
Presence
The acclaimed director tests his creative boundaries in this nifty ghostly tale captured wholly from the perspective of the spirit. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their fresh home, the lens – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of aware of the supernatural presence, and it looks like guarding her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that doesn't outstay its welcome, including a revelation you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Cage embraces his unique fame through this self-referential adventure. He portrays a narcissistic Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to attend a birthday party in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the CIA to spy on the alleged criminal, the actor's unconventional method proves useful. This Saturday, prime time, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a follow-up. Taking place in 1978 Denver, several kidnappings has left the local kids on edge. Once Finney is kidnapped by the villain and held captive in a basement, he dreads a terrible outcome. But the disconnected phone mounted nearby continues to ring, with ghostly voices giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the struggle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation of the disgraced televangelist and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who proclaims early on, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye commence monetising the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of bad interior design, bad makeup and hypocrisy, however Chastain achieves to show the character in a likable light. Tuesday 14 October, early morning, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's second offering from the filmmaker delivers a intelligence thriller as tight similar to the collars worn by Michael Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission to identify a traitor among the team from five suspects – among them is his own wife. The two stars are experts of calm composure, leading to a delightful mental battle of deception or honesty takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
