Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's unflinching commentary tackles the tyranny of women's appearance and the dreaded aspects of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers an inspired acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, an aging celebrity demoted to hosting a fitness program on the small screen. Edged out thanks to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and gruesome treatment called this experimental method. This creates a younger clone called Sue, leading to a progressively toxic connection between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque thriller includes Keira Knightley playing Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take a break from covering world issues to board a luxury cruise accompanied by an ailing Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her husband, plus additional filthy rich passengers. Yet once a mysterious woman disappears from the ship overnight and everyone denies she ever existed, the reporter's sleuthing skills kick in. Streaming currently, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Steven Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities in this clever ghostly tale captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. When a household featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the filming device – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. Chloe seems aware of the ghostly being, and the entity appears defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that remains concise, including a revelation you might not see coming. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his cult stardom through this autobiographical spoof. He acts as a narcissistic celebrity called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a $1m payday to attend a birthday party on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by government spies to gather intel on the potential kingpin, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
This Creepy Thriller
Derrickson's locked-room horror remains effective without requiring a sequel. Set in the late 70s in Denver, a series of disappearances has made the children anxious. After Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and locked up in a cellar, he dreads the worst. Yet the non-functional line mounted nearby continues to ring, with ghostly voices giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen could save him. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, late evening, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for greed in this director's wonderfully garish biopic of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield acts as the greedy Jim, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye commence capitalizing on the people's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, though Chastain succeeds to show Tammy Faye with compassion. Next Tuesday, late night, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
The current week's additional entry from the filmmaker presents a espionage tale as precise as the polo necks used by the actor's intelligence officer. He is tasked to identify a double agent within their ranks from five suspects – among them is his spouse. Each performer excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging mental battle of deception or honesty unfolds. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, various showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
