Pick of the Week
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching commentary tackles the oppressive nature of women's appearance along with the feared consequences of advancing years. Demi Moore offers an inspired portrayal playing Elisabeth, a mature celebrity forced into hosting an aerobics show on the small screen. Edged out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she turns to an enigmatic and gruesome process known as the Substance. This creates a new version of herself named Sue, culminating in a steadily more parasitic dynamic between the two. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful mystery stars Keira Knightley playing Laura, a skilled journalist who opts for a hiatus from covering global conflict to join an opulent ship alongside a terminally ill wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her spouse, as well as other extremely wealthy guests. But after a mysterious woman falls into the sea during the evening and the entire crew denies she ever existed, the reporter's sleuthing skills awaken. Out now, on Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his film-making abilities with this nifty supernatural story filmed completely from the perspective of the phantom. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the camera – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. Chloe seems sensing the supernatural presence, and it looks like guarding her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. This Saturday, multiple showings, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
The iconic actor fully commits to his cult stardom via this self-referential adventure. He plays a narcissistic celebrity playing himself who takes on a lucrative offer to visit a festive event at a Mediterranean location for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. This Saturday, evening, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror stands strong despite the lack of a sequel. Taking place in 1978 Denver, a series of child abductions has made the local kids on edge. Once Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a dungeon, he fears a terrible outcome. However, the disconnected phone in the room continues to ring, with eerie communicators giving advice, and the prescient dreams of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, the Film4 channel
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Michael Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation about the fallen televangelist and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield plays the venal Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple set about profiting from the people's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of poor styling, overdone appearance and bad faith, however Chastain achieves to depict the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, 1.15am, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's additional entry from the filmmaker is a espionage tale as precise similar to the collars sported by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a traitor among the team out of five possibilities – among them is his own wife. The two stars excel of calm composure, so a delicious mental battle of truth or lie develops. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, Sky Cinema
