Top Television Selections: 7 Essential Films In the Days Ahead
Highlighted Choice
This Satirical Thriller
Director Coralie Fargeat's daring commentary addresses the tyranny of female beauty along with the perceived horrors of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers a masterful performance playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress demoted to presenting a fitness program on television. Edged out by her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and gruesome process called the Substance. This produces a youthful duplicate called Sue, culminating in an increasingly toxic connection between the two. Friday 17 October, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This suspenseful thriller features Knightley playing Laura, a skilled journalist who opts for some time off from writing about global conflict to board an opulent ship alongside a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her spouse, plus additional extremely wealthy individuals. Yet once an enigmatic female disappears from the ship during the evening and the entire crew claims she was never there, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, Netflix
This Supernatural Story
The acclaimed director pushes his film-making abilities in this nifty paranormal narrative filmed completely from the viewpoint of the spirit. After a clan featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their fresh home, the camera – as the unseen entity – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and the entity appears guarding her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
The iconic actor wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image through this self-referential adventure. He acts as a self-obsessed Hollywood actor playing himself who takes on a lucrative offer to visit a birthday party in Mallorca for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by the CIA to investigate the suspected cartel boss, the actor's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. October 11th, prime time, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone Horror
The director's claustrophobic thriller holds up well despite the lack of a continuation. Set in 1970s Colorado, a series of kidnappings has rendered the local kids anxious. Once Finney gets captured by the villain and imprisoned in a basement, he anticipates a fatal end. Yet the disconnected phone in the room continues to ring, with eerie communicators giving advice, as the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, late evening, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the struggle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation of the disgraced TV preacher and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who states initially, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple begin capitalizing on the American public's spiritual convictions. It's a spectacle of poor styling, bad makeup and insincerity, yet the lead actress manages to show the real-life figure with compassion. October 14th, 1.15am, the Film4 channel
Black Bag
The current week's second offering by the same director presents a spy mystery as sharp as the polo necks worn by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a traitor among the team from five suspects – among them is his own wife. Both actors excel of understated style, resulting in an engaging mind game of fact versus fiction develops. The supporting cast take part the intelligent intelligence fun. Friday 17 October, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
