Prime Small Screen Choices: 7 Essential Movies This Coming Week
Pick of the Week
The Substance
The filmmaker's bold satire addresses the tyranny of female beauty along with the perceived horrors of advancing years. Demi Moore presents an inspired acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress reduced to hosting a workout series on the small screen. Forced aside thanks to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she undergoes an enigmatic and gruesome process known as the Substance. This produces a younger clone named Sue, culminating in a steadily more toxic connection between them. Friday 17 October, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful mystery stars the talented actress in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for a break from covering international wars to board an opulent ship with a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her spouse, plus additional filthy rich individuals. However when an enigmatic female goes overboard during the evening and the entire crew denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Streaming currently, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director challenges his film-making abilities with this clever supernatural story filmed completely from the viewpoint of a ghost. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of aware of the ghostly being, and it looks like protective of her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that remains concise, including a revelation you might not see coming. October 11th, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his unique fame via this autobiographical spoof. He plays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who accepts a $1m payday to appear at a birthday party in Mallorca for billionaire superfan Javi. Hired by government spies to spy on the alleged criminal, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. This Saturday, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest stands strong despite the lack of a continuation. Set in 1978 Denver, a series of kidnappings has left the local kids anxious. When Finney is taken by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a dungeon, he anticipates the worst. But the disconnected phone on the wall repeatedly calls, with spooky callers providing assistance, while the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen could save him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between God and Mammon, the winner is obvious for Mammon in Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced televangelist and her felon spouse. The actor portrays the greedy Jim, who proclaims initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals begin monetising the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, yet Jessica Chastain achieves to present the real-life figure with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's another release by the same director is a spy mystery as precise as the polo necks used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is with uncovering a traitor inside the organization from a group of five – including is his spouse. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, so a delicious mental battle of deception or honesty develops. Additional actors participate the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, various showings, the Sky channel