Prime Small Screen Picks: Seven Must-Watch Motion Pictures This Coming Week
Top Selection
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's bold critique examines the demanding standards for women's appearance and the feared consequences of growing older. Demi Moore delivers a masterful portrayal in the role of Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity reduced to starring in a workout series on the small screen. Forced aside by her deceitful superior Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a mysterious and terrifying treatment known as the Substance. This generates a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a progressively toxic connection between them. This Friday, Paramount Plus
The Woman in Cabin 10
This Agatha Christie-esque mystery includes Keira Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from reporting on international wars to board a high-end voyage alongside a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her husband, as well as other affluent individuals. Yet once an unknown lady falls into the sea overnight and the entire crew claims she was never there, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, Netflix
Presence
Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries in this clever supernatural story captured wholly from the perspective of the spirit. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their recent residence, the camera – representing the ghost – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the poltergeist, and the entity appears protective of her. Yet what is the reason? The premise is enjoyable that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, multiple showings, Sky Cinema Premiere
Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He acts as a self-obsessed film star called Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to visit a birthday party on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Recruited by government spies to gather intel on the alleged criminal, Cage's unconventional method comes in handy. This Saturday, prime time, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well despite the lack of a sequel. Located in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has made the local kids anxious. After Finney gets captured by the villain and held captive in a dungeon, he dreads the worst. Yet the old telephone in the room keeps ringing, with ghostly voices offering help, as the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. This Saturday, nighttime, Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between faith and wealth, the winner is obvious for greed in this director's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced televangelist and her felon spouse. The actor acts as the greedy Jim, who states at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye begin monetising the people's religious faith. It's an extravaganza of tacky decor, bad makeup and hypocrisy, though Chastain achieves to depict Tammy Faye as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, late night, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
This week's another release from Steven Soderbergh is a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars used by Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is to discover a mole within their ranks out of five possibilities – among them is his spouse. The two stars are masters of calm composure, so a delicious mental battle of fact versus fiction takes place. Additional actors take part the smart espionage amusement. This Friday, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema