Top TV Choices: 7 Must-Watch Movies In the Days Ahead
Pick of the Week
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique tackles the tyranny of women's appearance and the perceived horrors of growing older. Demi Moore presents a brilliant performance as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity reduced to presenting a workout series on television. Forced aside by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and terrifying procedure known as "The Substance". This produces a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, resulting in a progressively vampiric relationship among both women. Friday 17 October, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This Agatha Christie-esque thriller features Keira Knightley playing Laura, a skilled journalist who takes a break from writing about global conflict to join a high-end voyage accompanied by a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her spouse, and other affluent passengers. However when an enigmatic female goes overboard during the evening and everyone claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Available now, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Soderbergh challenges his directorial skills with this clever paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of the phantom. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the lens – as the unseen entity – follows them around. Chloe seems sensing the supernatural presence, and it looks like defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist that may be unexpected. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage embraces his unique fame via this self-referential adventure. He plays an egotistical celebrity named Nicolas Cage who accepts a million-dollar gig to appear at a celebration at a Mediterranean location for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the CIA to gather intel on the potential kingpin, Cage's unique performing skills is put to the test. October 11th, evening, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a continuation. Set in 1978 Denver, multiple disappearances has made the children on edge. When Finney is kidnapped by the villain and held captive in a cellar, he anticipates a terrible outcome. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with eerie communicators offering help, and the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. An effective horror. This Saturday, late evening, Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic regarding the shamed TV preacher and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who declares initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin profiting from the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of poor styling, overdone appearance and insincerity, yet Chastain achieves to present the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, late night, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's additional entry by the same director presents a espionage tale as precise similar to the collars used by the actor's intelligence officer. His assignment is to identify a mole within their ranks out of five possibilities – including is his own wife. The two stars are experts of understated style, so a delicious psychological game of deception or honesty unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere