Prime Television Selections: 7 Can't-Miss Movies This Week
Highlighted Choice
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's bold commentary addresses the tyranny of female beauty and the perceived horrors of ageing. Demi Moore offers a brilliant portrayal in the role of Elisabeth, a mature celebrity reduced to hosting a fitness program on television. Edged out thanks to her slimy boss Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a secretive and terrifying procedure titled this experimental method. This creates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a progressively toxic connection between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This classic whodunit thriller features Knightley in the role of Laura, a skilled journalist who takes a hiatus from reporting on global conflict to join a luxury cruise with an ailing wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her spouse, as well as other filthy rich passengers. However when a mysterious woman falls into the sea one night and all passengers insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities in this innovative ghostly tale captured wholly from the viewpoint of a ghost. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their fresh home, the filming device – AKA the Presence – follows them around. Chloe seems conscious of the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. But why? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage embraces his cult stardom through this self-referential adventure. He plays an egotistical celebrity called Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to attend a festive event at a Mediterranean location for the rich superfan Javi. Hired by the CIA to spy on the alleged criminal, the actor's unique performing skills is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, prime time, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
The director's contained scarefest holds up well despite the lack of a continuation. Taking place in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has made the youth on edge. When Finney is kidnapped by the villain and locked up in a cellar, he anticipates a fatal end. However, the non-functional line mounted nearby continues to ring, with spooky callers offering help, while the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, late evening, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the struggle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for materialism in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish true story about the fallen religious broadcaster plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals begin profiting from the nation's religious faith. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, bad makeup and hypocrisy, though the lead actress achieves to present Tammy Faye with compassion. Next Tuesday, early morning, Film4
Black Bag
This week's another release from Steven Soderbergh presents a spy mystery as precise similar to the collars used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is to identify a traitor within their ranks from five suspects – one of whom is his own wife. The two stars are masters of understated style, resulting in an engaging mental battle 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
