Pick of the Week
This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's bold commentary examines the demanding standards for women's appearance as well as the feared consequences of advancing years. Hollywood star Demi Moore presents a masterful acting turn playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star demoted to starring in a workout series on the small screen. Edged out by her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to a secretive and horrifying procedure called "The Substance". This produces a youthful duplicate named Sue, leading to an increasingly parasitic dynamic between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery stars Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, a skilled journalist who takes a break from writing about international wars to join a luxury cruise accompanied by a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her spouse, plus additional filthy rich passengers. However when an enigmatic female disappears from the ship overnight and all passengers claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity take over. Out now, Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities in this clever paranormal narrative filmed completely through the eyes of a ghost. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their fresh home, the camera – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The daughter appears conscious of the ghostly being, and the entity appears guarding her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, with a twist you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
The iconic actor fully commits to his unique fame via this meta comedy caper. He portrays an egotistical Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who accepts a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration in Mallorca for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. This Saturday, evening, on Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective even without a follow-up. Located in 1978 Denver, several disappearances has left the children anxious. After Finney gets captured by the villain and held captive in a basement, he fears a terrible outcome. However, the disconnected phone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with ghostly voices giving advice, as the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister could save him. An effective horror. Saturday 11 October, late evening, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between God and Mammon, the winner is obvious for Mammon in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky film adaptation of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence profiting from the people's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, though Jessica Chastain manages to show the character as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, late night, on Film4
Black Bag
The current week's additional entry from the filmmaker is a espionage tale as tight similar to the collars sported by Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a mole within their ranks out of five possibilities – among them is his own wife. The two stars excel of deadpan cool, so a delicious psychological game of truth or lie takes place. Additional actors participate the smart espionage amusement. October 17th, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
