Top TV Picks: 7 Essential Movies In the Days Ahead
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The Substance
The filmmaker's bold satire tackles the oppressive nature of female beauty as well as the dreaded aspects of ageing. The veteran actress offers a brilliant acting turn as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity demoted to hosting a workout series on the small screen. Pushed out due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she turns to a secretive and gruesome process called "The Substance". This creates a younger clone named Sue, leading to a steadily more toxic connection between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful thriller stars Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who takes a break from reporting on global conflict to embark on an opulent ship accompanied by an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her husband, as well as other extremely wealthy individuals. But after a mysterious woman falls into the sea during the evening and the entire crew claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Streaming currently, on Netflix
Presence Film
Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities through this nifty paranormal narrative shot entirely through the eyes of a ghost. After a clan including mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the lens – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The daughter appears conscious of the ghostly being, and it looks like defensive toward her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, featuring a surprise that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
This Self-Referential Film
Cage embraces his unique fame via this self-referential adventure. He acts as a self-obsessed celebrity named Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to appear at a celebration in Mallorca for the rich superfan Javi. Recruited by the intelligence agency to spy on the potential kingpin, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. This Saturday, evening, Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's locked-room horror stands strong even without a continuation. Set in 1970s Colorado, multiple disappearances has left the local kids frightened. When Finney is taken by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a basement, he fears a fatal end. Yet the disconnected phone in the room repeatedly calls, with spooky callers providing assistance, while the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. October 11th, nighttime, Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the battle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in Michael Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top true story regarding the shamed TV preacher and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the venal Jim, who declares early on, asserting religious justification for riches. Both individuals commence profiting from the American public's spiritual convictions. It's an extravaganza of tacky decor, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, yet Chastain achieves to show Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. Tuesday 14 October, early morning, Film4
This Espionage Thriller
The current week's second offering from Steven Soderbergh is a intelligence thriller as tight like the turtlenecks worn by Fassbender's UK spy. He is tasked to identify a traitor inside the organization out of five possibilities – among them is his own wife. The two stars are experts of calm composure, resulting in an engaging psychological game of deception or honesty takes place. Additional actors take part the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere