Prime Television Choices: Seven Must-Watch Motion Pictures This Week

Top Selection

The Substance

The filmmaker's unflinching critique addresses the oppressive nature of women's appearance as well as the dreaded aspects of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers a masterful acting turn as Elisabeth, an aging film star reduced to hosting an aerobics show on TV. Pushed out thanks to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she seeks out a mysterious and terrifying process titled "The Substance". This creates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. This Friday, the streaming service Paramount+

The Woman in Cabin 10 Film

This classic whodunit story includes Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who opts for some time off from covering international wars to embark on an opulent ship accompanied by an ailing wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her husband, and other extremely wealthy guests. Yet once a mysterious woman goes overboard during the evening and everyone denies she ever existed, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Available now, on Netflix

Presence Film

Steven Soderbergh tests his film-making abilities in this nifty paranormal narrative filmed completely through the eyes of a ghost. After a clan including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the ghostly being, and it looks like protective of her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, with a twist that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema

This Self-Referential Film

Cage wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image through this autobiographical spoof. He acts as a self-obsessed film star named Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to appear at a birthday party in Mallorca for the wealthy superfan Javi. Hired by the intelligence agency to investigate the alleged criminal, his unique performing skills comes in handy. October 11th, 9pm, Channel 4

This Creepy Thriller

Scott Derrickson's locked-room horror remains effective without requiring a sequel. Located in 1970s Colorado, several child abductions has rendered the children anxious. After Finney gets captured by the villain and imprisoned in a cellar, he dreads a fatal end. However, the non-functional line on the wall continues to ring, with spooky callers giving advice, while the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. A genuinely scary movie. October 11th, nighttime, Film4

This Dramatic Portrait

In the battle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for greed in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. The actor portrays the venal Jim, who declares early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye commence monetising the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of tacky decor, bad makeup and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain achieves to depict the real-life figure with compassion. Next Tuesday, late night, on Film4

This Espionage Thriller

This period's additional entry by the same director delivers a intelligence thriller as tight similar to the collars sported by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. He receives a mission to identify a mole within their ranks from five suspects – one of whom is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. The two stars excel of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging mental battle of fact versus fiction develops. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema Premiere