Pick of the Week
This Satirical Thriller
The filmmaker's daring critique addresses the oppressive nature of female beauty along with the perceived horrors of advancing years. Demi Moore offers a masterful acting turn as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress demoted to hosting a workout series on the small screen. Forced aside due to her deceitful superior Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and terrifying procedure called this experimental method. This produces a younger clone called Sue, leading to a progressively toxic connection among both women. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful thriller stars Keira Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for a break from writing about international wars to board a luxury cruise with a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and philanthropist, her husband, plus additional affluent passengers. However when an enigmatic female falls into the sea one night and all passengers denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, on Netflix
Presence
Steven Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities through this innovative paranormal narrative captured wholly from the perspective of the phantom. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their recent residence, the filming device – AKA the Presence – follows them around. The daughter appears conscious of the ghostly being, and it looks like protective of her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Cage embraces his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He portrays a self-obsessed celebrity named Nicolas Cage who accepts a million-dollar gig to visit a birthday party in Mallorca for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the alleged criminal, his unique performing skills comes in handy. Saturday 11 October, prime time, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller stands strong despite the lack of a continuation. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several disappearances has made the children frightened. When Finney is taken by the kidnapper and held captive in a dungeon, he dreads the worst. But the non-functional line on the wall continues to ring, with spooky callers offering help, while the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between God and Mammon, the winner is obvious for Mammon in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish biopic of the disgraced televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor portrays the greedy Jim, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin capitalizing on the American public's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, however the lead actress achieves to present the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, Film4
The Spy Mystery
The current week's additional entry by the same director presents a spy mystery as tight as the polo necks used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. He is tasked to identify a traitor among the team from a group of five – including is his spouse. Each performer are experts of understated style, leading to a delightful mental battle of fact versus fiction unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela participate the clever spy entertainment. October 17th, various showings, the Sky channel
