Highlighted Choice
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire addresses the tyranny of women's appearance and the feared consequences of ageing. Demi Moore offers a brilliant portrayal as Elisabeth, an aging celebrity forced into hosting a fitness program on television. Edged out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and horrifying treatment known as this experimental method. This produces a new version of herself named Sue, culminating in a steadily more vampiric relationship among both women. October 17th, Paramount Plus
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery includes Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for a break from writing about world issues to embark on a luxury cruise alongside a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her partner, plus additional filthy rich guests. However when a mysterious woman disappears from the ship during the evening and all passengers insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Available now, Netflix
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director tests his film-making abilities in this clever paranormal narrative filmed completely from the perspective of the spirit. As a family including mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe occupies their recent residence, the camera – representing the ghost – follows them around. The teen shows signs of conscious of the poltergeist, and it looks like guarding her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that doesn't outstay its welcome, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. October 11th, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema
This Self-Referential Film
The iconic actor fully commits to his eccentric image via this meta comedy caper. He portrays an egotistical film star playing himself who accepts a million-dollar gig to attend a celebration at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Hired by government spies to gather intel on the potential kingpin, the actor's unconventional method is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's locked-room horror stands strong even without a continuation. Located in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has made the local kids frightened. Once Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and held captive in a dungeon, he anticipates the worst. But the non-functional line mounted nearby continues to ring, with spooky callers providing assistance, as the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen could save him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, 10.50pm, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for materialism in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation of the disgraced televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. The actor plays the corrupt Bakker, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence profiting from the people's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, yet Chastain manages to show the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
This period's additional entry from the filmmaker presents a espionage tale as tight similar to the collars worn by the actor's British agent. He receives a mission with uncovering a mole among the team out of five possibilities – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Each performer are experts of calm composure, so a delicious mind game of deception or honesty develops. Additional actors take part the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, the Sky channel
