Highlighted Choice
The Substance
The filmmaker's unflinching critique addresses the oppressive nature of women's appearance as well as the perceived horrors of growing older. The veteran actress delivers a masterful portrayal playing Elisabeth, a mature film star forced into hosting an aerobics show on television. Pushed out thanks to her slimy boss Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and gruesome treatment known as "The Substance". This creates a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in a progressively vampiric relationship among both women. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful mystery features the talented actress playing Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take a hiatus from covering world issues to board an opulent ship with an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her husband, plus additional filthy rich individuals. Yet once a mysterious woman falls into the sea during the evening and everyone insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Streaming currently, on Netflix
Presence
Steven Soderbergh pushes his directorial skills in this nifty ghostly tale captured wholly from the viewpoint of the phantom. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their recent residence, the lens – representing the ghost – follows them around. The daughter appears conscious of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears protective of her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Cage embraces his cult stardom through this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic celebrity called Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to attend a festive event in Mallorca for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Recruited by government spies to spy on the suspected cartel boss, his unconventional method comes in handy. October 11th, evening, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's locked-room horror stands strong without requiring a follow-up. Set in the late 70s in Denver, a series of child abductions has rendered the local kids on edge. After Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and held captive in a cellar, he fears a fatal end. But the non-functional line on the wall repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, while the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen might rescue him. An effective horror. October 11th, late evening, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between God and Mammon, the winner is obvious for greed in Showalter's delightfully tacky true story about the fallen TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin capitalizing on the nation's Christian beliefs. It's an extravaganza of tacky decor, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, yet Jessica Chastain manages to depict Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, late night, Film4
The Spy Mystery
The current week's second offering from Steven Soderbergh delivers a spy mystery as precise similar to the collars used by Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to identify a mole within their ranks out of five possibilities – one of whom is his spouse. Both actors are experts of understated style, resulting in an engaging mental battle of truth or lie takes place. Additional actors take part the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
