Top Selection
This Satirical Thriller
The filmmaker's daring satire tackles the demanding standards for female beauty along with the dreaded aspects of ageing. The veteran actress offers a brilliant performance as Elisabeth, an aging celebrity reduced to hosting a fitness program on the small screen. Pushed out by her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she turns to a secretive and gruesome procedure called this experimental method. This creates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a steadily more vampiric relationship between them. This Friday, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This classic whodunit story stars Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a break from covering world issues to board an opulent ship with an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her husband, and other extremely wealthy individuals. However when an enigmatic female goes overboard one night and all passengers claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Streaming currently, on Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh tests his directorial skills in this nifty ghostly tale filmed completely from the perspective of the spirit. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their recent residence, the camera – AKA the Presence – follows them around. The daughter appears conscious of the supernatural presence, and it seems guarding her. Yet what is the reason? The premise is enjoyable that remains concise, with a twist that may be unexpected. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He portrays a narcissistic celebrity called Nicolas Cage who takes on a million-dollar gig to appear at a festive event in Mallorca for the wealthy superfan Javi. Hired by government spies to spy on the alleged criminal, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. October 11th, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
The director's claustrophobic thriller stands strong despite the lack of a sequel. Located in 1978 Denver, multiple kidnappings has left the youth frightened. When Finney is taken by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a dungeon, he fears the worst. But the disconnected phone on the wall continues to ring, with spooky callers providing assistance, as the prescient dreams of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, the Film4 channel
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between God and Mammon, the winner is obvious for materialism in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced televangelist plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who declares early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. The couple commence profiting from the people's religious faith. It's a riot of poor styling, bad makeup and hypocrisy, though Chastain succeeds to depict the character with compassion. October 14th, early morning, on Film4
This Espionage Thriller
This week's additional entry from the filmmaker presents a espionage tale as sharp similar to the collars used by the actor's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a double agent within their ranks from five suspects – including is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Both actors excel of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful psychological game of truth or lie takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
