Top Small Screen Choices: Seven Can't-Miss Films This Week
Pick of the Week
This Satirical Thriller
The filmmaker's daring critique tackles the demanding standards for feminine aesthetics as well as the feared consequences of ageing. Demi Moore delivers a brilliant acting turn in the role of Elisabeth, an aging film star demoted to presenting a fitness program on the small screen. Pushed out thanks to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she undergoes a secretive and gruesome treatment titled the Substance. This produces a youthful duplicate called Sue, leading to an increasingly vampiric relationship among both women. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery features Knightley in the role of Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for some time off from covering international wars to join a high-end voyage accompanied by a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her partner, plus additional filthy rich passengers. Yet once an enigmatic female goes overboard one night and everyone denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity take over. Streaming currently, the Netflix platform
Presence
The acclaimed director tests his film-making abilities through this nifty paranormal narrative captured wholly through the eyes of a ghost. As a family including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe settles into their recent residence, the filming device – as the unseen entity – shadows their actions. The teen shows signs of conscious of the poltergeist, and the entity appears protective of her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that doesn't outstay its welcome, including a revelation you might not see coming. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom in this autobiographical spoof. He portrays a self-obsessed film star called Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to attend a birthday party in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the intelligence agency to investigate the alleged criminal, his unique performing skills comes in handy. This Saturday, 9pm, on Channel 4
The Black Phone
Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller holds up well even without a follow-up. Set in 1970s Colorado, several kidnappings has made the youth frightened. After Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and locked up in a dungeon, he fears a fatal end. Yet the old telephone in the room keeps ringing, with eerie communicators giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, on Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Showalter's delightfully tacky film adaptation of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin monetising the American public's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, excessive cosmetics and insincerity, yet Chastain succeeds to present the character with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's additional entry by the same director is a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks worn by Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to identify a double agent inside the organization out of five possibilities – one of whom is his own wife. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging mental battle of truth or lie takes place. The supporting cast take part the smart espionage amusement. October 17th, various showings, Sky Cinema
