Finest TV Selections: Seven Can't-Miss Motion Pictures In the Days Ahead
Top Selection
The Substance Film
The filmmaker's unflinching critique examines the tyranny of feminine aesthetics along with the dreaded aspects of ageing. The veteran actress presents a masterful performance as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress demoted to presenting a workout series on TV. Edged out thanks to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and horrifying procedure known as this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in a steadily more parasitic dynamic among both women. October 17th, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful mystery stars Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who takes a break from covering world issues to embark on a high-end voyage accompanied by an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her spouse, as well as other extremely wealthy guests. However when a mysterious woman falls into the sea during the evening and everyone denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity take over. Out now, Netflix
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director pushes his creative boundaries in this innovative supernatural story captured wholly from the viewpoint of a ghost. When a household including mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their fresh home, the camera – representing the ghost – shadows their actions. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and the entity appears defensive toward her. But why? The premise is enjoyable that doesn't outstay its welcome, including a revelation you might not see coming. Saturday 11 October, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom in this self-referential adventure. He plays a narcissistic film star called Nicolas Cage who agrees to a $1m payday to attend a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, the actor's unconventional method proves useful. Saturday 11 October, evening, Channel 4
The Black Phone
Derrickson's locked-room horror holds up well without requiring a sequel. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several disappearances has made the children frightened. Once Finney is taken by the villain and imprisoned in a cellar, he fears a fatal end. Yet the non-functional line mounted nearby keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, while the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen could save him. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, late evening, on Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for greed in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic regarding the shamed religious broadcaster and her felon spouse. The actor acts as the greedy Jim, who declares early on, claiming divine approval for wealth. He and Tammy Faye set about monetising the people's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of poor styling, bad makeup and hypocrisy, yet the lead actress manages to show Tammy Faye in a likable light. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
The Spy Mystery
This week's another release from Steven Soderbergh delivers a intelligence thriller as sharp as the polo necks sported by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is with uncovering a double agent within their ranks from a group of five – among them is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Both actors excel of understated style, so a delicious mind game of deception or honesty takes place. Additional actors take part the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
