Finest TV Selections: Seven Can't-Miss Motion Pictures This Week
Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire addresses the tyranny of feminine aesthetics and the perceived horrors of ageing. Demi Moore offers a brilliant performance as Elisabeth, an aging celebrity demoted to presenting an aerobics show on the small screen. Pushed out thanks to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and gruesome process called this experimental method. This produces a youthful duplicate called Sue, resulting in an increasingly vampiric relationship between them. This Friday, Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This suspenseful thriller stars the talented actress playing Laura, a skilled journalist who takes a hiatus from writing about international wars to embark on a luxury cruise with a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her spouse, as well as other filthy rich guests. However when a mysterious woman disappears from the ship one night and all passengers claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity take over. Out now, on Netflix
Presence Film
The acclaimed director pushes his creative boundaries with this innovative paranormal narrative filmed completely from the viewpoint of the spirit. After a clan including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their recent residence, the camera – representing the ghost – tracks their movements. The daughter appears sensing the supernatural presence, and the entity appears defensive toward her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise you might not see coming. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage fully commits to his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He acts as an egotistical film star named Nicolas Cage who accepts a million-dollar gig to visit a celebration on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by government spies to gather intel on the potential kingpin, Cage's unconventional method is put to the test. This Saturday, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's contained scarefest stands strong even without a follow-up. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several child abductions has rendered the local kids anxious. After Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and held captive in a cellar, he anticipates a fatal end. But the non-functional line in the room continues to ring, with eerie communicators offering help, while the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen could save him. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the struggle between God and Mammon, the winner is obvious for Mammon in this director's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation regarding the shamed religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who states early on, asserting religious justification for riches. Both individuals begin profiting from the people's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of poor styling, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, however Chastain manages to present the character as a sympathetic figure. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, on Film4
Black Bag
This week's second offering from the filmmaker delivers a spy mystery as sharp like the turtlenecks used by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. He is tasked to discover a mole among the team from a group of five – among them is his own wife. The two stars are experts of deadpan cool, resulting in an engaging mind game of truth or lie develops. Additional actors participate the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema
