Prime Television Choices: 7 Essential Films In the Days Ahead
Pick of the Week
The Substance
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring critique tackles the demanding standards for female beauty and the feared consequences of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore presents a brilliant acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, a mature film star reduced to starring in an aerobics show on television. Pushed out by her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and gruesome process known as the Substance. This generates a younger clone named Sue, resulting in an increasingly parasitic dynamic among both women. Friday 17 October, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful thriller features Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who takes a hiatus from covering international wars to board a luxury cruise with a terminally ill wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her partner, and other extremely wealthy individuals. However when an unknown lady falls into the sea one night and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills awaken. Available now, Netflix
Presence
Steven Soderbergh pushes his directorial skills in this clever paranormal narrative shot entirely from the perspective of the phantom. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their fresh home, the lens – as the unseen entity – follows them around. Chloe seems sensing the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. Yet what is the reason? The premise is enjoyable that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame via this autobiographical spoof. He plays a self-obsessed film star called Nicolas Cage who accepts a $1m payday to visit a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the CIA to spy on the alleged criminal, the actor's unconventional method proves useful. This Saturday, prime time, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone Horror
The director's claustrophobic thriller holds up well without requiring a sequel. Located in 1978 Denver, a series of disappearances has rendered the children anxious. After Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and held captive in a basement, he anticipates a terrible outcome. But the disconnected phone on the wall repeatedly calls, with spooky callers giving advice, and the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister might rescue him. An effective horror. This Saturday, nighttime, the Film4 channel
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between spirituality and money, the victory is clear for Mammon in this director's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. The actor plays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye set about capitalizing on the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of bad interior design, bad makeup and insincerity, yet Jessica Chastain succeeds to depict the character as a sympathetic figure. Next Tuesday, early morning, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This week's additional entry by the same director presents a intelligence thriller as precise similar to the collars used by Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to identify a mole among the team from five suspects – including is his own wife. Each performer excel of understated style, leading to a delightful mental battle of fact versus fiction takes place. Additional actors join in the smart espionage amusement. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
