Top Selection
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring critique tackles the demanding standards for female beauty and the perceived horrors of ageing. The veteran actress delivers a masterful performance in the role of Elisabeth, an aging celebrity forced into hosting a fitness program on television. Edged out due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and terrifying treatment titled this experimental method. This generates a younger clone called Sue, leading to an increasingly vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, the streaming service Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This suspenseful story includes the talented actress as Laura, a top-notch writer who decides to take some time off from reporting on global conflict to board a high-end voyage accompanied by a terminally ill wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her husband, as well as other extremely wealthy passengers. Yet once a mysterious woman goes overboard overnight and all passengers insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, the Netflix platform
Presence Film
Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries with this innovative paranormal narrative shot entirely through the eyes of the spirit. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their fresh home, the camera – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The teen shows signs of conscious of the ghostly being, and the entity appears protective of her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. October 11th, multiple showings, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He portrays an egotistical film star playing himself who agrees to a $1m payday to appear at a birthday party in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, the actor's unique performing skills is put to the test. October 11th, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone
The director's claustrophobic thriller remains effective without requiring a follow-up. Set in the late 70s in Denver, a series of disappearances has left the local kids anxious. When Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a cellar, he fears a fatal end. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators providing assistance, while the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen might rescue him. An effective horror. This Saturday, nighttime, Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the battle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top true story about the fallen TV preacher and her criminal husband. Andrew Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who states initially, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye set about monetising the people's religious faith. It's a riot of tacky decor, overdone appearance and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain achieves to present the character in a likable light. Tuesday 14 October, late night, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh presents a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks sported by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a double agent among the team from a group of five – one of whom is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Each performer are experts of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful mind game of truth or lie takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, various showings, Sky Cinema
