Pick of the Week
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique tackles the tyranny of feminine aesthetics and the feared consequences of ageing. The veteran actress delivers an inspired portrayal playing Elisabeth, an aging actress demoted to hosting a fitness program on the small screen. Forced aside by her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and horrifying procedure called the Substance. This produces a younger clone named Sue, leading to a steadily more vampiric relationship among both women. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque thriller features Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a break from reporting on international wars to embark on a high-end voyage accompanied by an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her partner, and other filthy rich guests. But after an unknown lady falls into the sea one night and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, the Netflix platform
Presence
Steven Soderbergh tests his film-making abilities with this clever supernatural story captured wholly from the viewpoint of the spirit. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their recent residence, the camera – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The daughter appears sensing the supernatural presence, and the entity appears defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? The premise is enjoyable that avoids overstaying, including a revelation you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image via this self-referential adventure. He acts as an egotistical celebrity playing himself who takes on a lucrative offer to attend a birthday party on the Spanish island for billionaire superfan Javi. Recruited by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the alleged criminal, his unconventional method is put to the test. This Saturday, 9pm, on Channel 4
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well even without a follow-up. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several disappearances has rendered the youth on edge. After Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and locked up in a dungeon, he fears a fatal end. But the non-functional line on the wall keeps ringing, with ghostly voices giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. An effective horror. This Saturday, late evening, the Film4 channel
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the battle between God and Mammon, the victory is clear for Mammon in Showalter's wonderfully garish true story about the fallen religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. The actor portrays the greedy Jim, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals commence profiting from the nation's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, yet Chastain manages to show the character as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This week's another release from the filmmaker presents a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks sported by Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is with uncovering a traitor inside the organization from a group of five – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors are experts of understated style, so a delicious mental battle of deception or honesty develops. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the smart espionage amusement. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere
