Prime TV Choices: 7 Can't-Miss Motion Pictures This Week
Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's unflinching satire tackles the tyranny of female beauty along with the perceived horrors of ageing. Demi Moore offers an inspired portrayal as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress forced into presenting a fitness program on TV. Pushed out by her slimy boss Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and terrifying treatment called "The Substance". This generates a younger clone called Sue, resulting in an increasingly parasitic dynamic among both women. October 17th, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10 Film
This Agatha Christie-esque story includes Knightley in the role of Laura, an ace reporter who opts for a hiatus from writing about global conflict to embark on a luxury cruise with an ailing Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her husband, plus additional extremely wealthy individuals. But after an enigmatic female goes overboard overnight and all passengers insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills awaken. Out now, the Netflix platform
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director pushes his film-making abilities with this nifty paranormal narrative captured wholly from the viewpoint of a ghost. When a household featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their fresh home, the camera – representing the ghost – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the poltergeist, and it looks like protective of her. Yet what is the reason? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. Saturday 11 October, multiple showings, Sky Cinema
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image in this autobiographical spoof. He plays a narcissistic celebrity named Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to visit a celebration at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by the intelligence agency to spy on the alleged criminal, his unique performing skills proves useful. This Saturday, evening, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Scott Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller holds up well without requiring a continuation. Taking place in the late 70s in Denver, a series of child abductions has rendered the youth on edge. Once Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and locked up in a basement, he dreads a terrible outcome. However, the old telephone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices giving advice, as the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen could save him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, on Film4
This Dramatic Portrait
In the conflict between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for greed in Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation regarding the shamed TV preacher and her criminal husband. The actor portrays the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims early on, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals begin capitalizing on the people's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, though the lead actress succeeds to show the character with compassion. October 14th, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
This Espionage Thriller
This week's another release by the same director delivers a spy mystery as precise like the turtlenecks sported by Michael Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission to identify a double agent among the team out of five possibilities – including is his spouse. Each performer are masters of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful psychological game of fact versus fiction takes place. The supporting cast take part the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, various showings, the Sky channel
