Top Selection
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's daring satire addresses the oppressive nature of feminine aesthetics and the perceived horrors of growing older. The veteran actress delivers a masterful portrayal playing Elisabeth, a mature film star demoted to hosting an aerobics show on the small screen. Edged out due to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to a secretive and horrifying procedure known as this experimental method. This creates a new version of herself portrayed by Margaret Qualley, resulting in an increasingly toxic connection between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This classic whodunit thriller features Keira Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from reporting on international wars to embark on a luxury cruise accompanied by a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her husband, and other filthy rich passengers. But after an enigmatic female falls into the sea one night and everyone insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, Netflix
Presence Film
The acclaimed director tests his creative boundaries through this clever supernatural story filmed completely from the perspective of the spirit. After a clan including mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their fresh home, the lens – representing the ghost – follows them around. The teen shows signs of conscious of the ghostly being, and it seems protective of her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that avoids overstaying, with a twist you might not see coming. October 11th, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage fully commits to his cult stardom via this autobiographical spoof. He acts as a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who takes on a $1m payday to visit a festive event at a Mediterranean location for billionaire superfan Javi. Recruited by the CIA to spy on the alleged criminal, Cage's unconventional method is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, evening, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
The director's locked-room horror remains effective even without a follow-up. Taking place in the late 70s in Denver, several child abductions has rendered the local kids on edge. After Finney is kidnapped by the villain and imprisoned in a basement, he anticipates a fatal end. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, while the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. Saturday 11 October, 10.50pm, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for materialism in Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield acts as the greedy Jim, who declares initially, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye begin capitalizing on the American public's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, bad makeup and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain achieves to depict the character in a likable light. October 14th, 1.15am, on Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's additional entry by the same director delivers a intelligence thriller as tight similar to the collars sported by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to identify a traitor inside the organization from five suspects – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors excel of understated style, resulting in an engaging mental battle of fact versus fiction develops. The supporting cast participate the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
