Top Small Screen Choices: 7 Can't-Miss Movies This Coming Week

Pick of the Week

The Substance

The filmmaker's bold critique addresses the oppressive nature of female beauty and the dreaded aspects of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers an inspired performance playing Elisabeth, a mature celebrity demoted to starring in a fitness program on television. Edged out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she undergoes a mysterious and gruesome process titled this experimental method. This generates a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, culminating in a steadily more toxic connection between the two. Friday 17 October, Paramount+

The Woman in Cabin 10 Film

This classic whodunit thriller features Keira Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for some time off from covering world issues to join an opulent ship alongside a terminally ill Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her husband, plus additional extremely wealthy passengers. Yet once a mysterious woman disappears from the ship overnight and all passengers claims she was never there, the reporter's sleuthing skills take over. Out now, on Netflix

Presence Film

Steven Soderbergh challenges his creative boundaries through this nifty paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of the phantom. When a household with Lucy Liu as Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and it seems defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? The premise is enjoyable that doesn't outstay its welcome, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, Sky Cinema

This Self-Referential Film

Cage embraces his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic Hollywood actor named Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to appear at a celebration in Mallorca for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. This Saturday, prime time, Channel 4

The Black Phone

Derrickson's contained scarefest stands strong despite the lack of a continuation. Set in 1970s Colorado, a series of disappearances has left the local kids on edge. When Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a cellar, he fears a fatal end. Yet the non-functional line in the room repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators providing assistance, while the prophetic visions of Gwen, his sister might rescue him. A solid creepfest. October 11th, nighttime, Film4

The Tammy Faye Biopic

In the battle between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for materialism in Showalter's delightfully tacky true story of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who states at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence profiting from the American public's religious faith. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, though Chastain manages to present the character in a likable light. October 14th, 1.15am, on Film4

Black Bag

The current week's additional entry by the same director delivers a intelligence thriller as tight similar to the collars used by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. He receives a mission to identify a traitor inside the organization out of five possibilities – including is his own wife. Each performer excel of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful psychological game of truth or lie develops. Additional actors join in the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, various showings, Sky Cinema