Top TV Choices: 7 Essential Movies This Coming Week
Highlighted Choice
The Substance Film
Coralie Fargeat's bold critique tackles the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the perceived horrors of growing older. Demi Moore delivers an inspired portrayal playing Elisabeth, a mature celebrity forced into hosting a fitness program on the small screen. Pushed out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and terrifying treatment called "The Substance". This generates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a steadily more vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This suspenseful mystery features the talented actress as Laura, an ace reporter who takes a hiatus from writing about international wars to join a luxury cruise alongside an ailing wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her partner, plus additional filthy rich passengers. But after an unknown lady goes overboard one night and everyone denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Available now, Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh tests his directorial skills with this innovative ghostly tale filmed completely from the viewpoint of a ghost. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their fresh home, the filming device – representing the ghost – shadows their actions. The daughter appears conscious of the ghostly being, and it looks like protective of her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist that could catch you off guard. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
Cage embraces his cult stardom through this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic celebrity called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a $1m payday to attend a celebration on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the intelligence agency to investigate the potential kingpin, his unconventional method comes in handy. This Saturday, prime time, on Channel 4
The Black Phone
Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller holds up well even without a sequel. Set in the late 70s in Denver, multiple kidnappings has left the youth anxious. Once Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and locked up in a cellar, he dreads a terrible outcome. Yet the non-functional line in the room repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices providing assistance, while the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for materialism in Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation about the fallen televangelist and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who declares early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals commence profiting from the people's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of bad interior design, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, yet Chastain succeeds to depict the character in a likable light. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This week's another release from the filmmaker delivers a spy mystery as tight similar to the collars worn by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a traitor inside the organization from five suspects – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Each performer are masters of understated style, so a delicious psychological game of truth or lie unfolds. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, the Sky channel
