Pick of the Week
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's bold critique examines the demanding standards for women's appearance along with the feared consequences of ageing. Demi Moore delivers an inspired portrayal as Elisabeth, an aging film star forced into starring in a workout series on television. Pushed out due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and terrifying process known as "The Substance". This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, leading to a steadily more parasitic dynamic between the two. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque story features Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from covering international wars to embark on a high-end voyage alongside a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her spouse, and other affluent guests. Yet once an enigmatic female falls into the sea one night and everyone claims she was never there, the reporter's sleuthing skills awaken. Available now, the Netflix platform
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries in this clever supernatural story filmed completely through the eyes of the spirit. When a household featuring mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their recent residence, the lens – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The teen shows signs of sensing the supernatural presence, and it seems guarding her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame via this meta comedy caper. He acts as a self-obsessed celebrity called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a $1m payday to appear at a festive event at a Mediterranean location for billionaire superfan Javi. Contacted by government spies to spy on the potential kingpin, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. October 11th, prime time, Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective without requiring a follow-up. Located in the late 70s in Denver, several kidnappings has rendered the local kids frightened. When Finney gets captured by the villain and imprisoned in a basement, he dreads a fatal end. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with ghostly voices providing assistance, while the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, late evening, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for Mammon in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield plays the venal Jim, who proclaims at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals begin capitalizing on the nation's Christian beliefs. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and insincerity, though Chastain manages to show Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This period's another release by the same director presents a intelligence thriller as precise similar to the collars used by the actor's British agent. His assignment is to identify a mole among the team out of five possibilities – among them is his spouse. Each performer are masters of calm composure, resulting in an engaging mental battle of truth or lie takes place. The supporting cast join in the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
