Top TV Picks: Seven Can't-Miss Films This Coming Week
Top Selection
The Substance Film
Coralie Fargeat's bold satire examines the tyranny of female beauty and the feared consequences of advancing years. The veteran actress delivers an inspired performance as Elisabeth, an aging film star forced into hosting a fitness program on television. Pushed out due to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and gruesome treatment known as the Substance. This generates a younger clone named Sue, leading to a progressively toxic connection between them. This Friday, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This Agatha Christie-esque thriller features Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who opts for a hiatus from writing about international wars to embark on an opulent ship with an ailing Scandinavian billionaire and philanthropist, her spouse, plus additional extremely wealthy individuals. However when a mysterious woman disappears from the ship one night and all passengers claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Out now, Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh pushes his creative boundaries in this innovative supernatural story captured wholly through the eyes of the spirit. As a family featuring mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their recent residence, the filming device – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The daughter appears sensing the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. But why? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, featuring a surprise that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, the Sky channel
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image in this autobiographical spoof. He acts as an egotistical Hollywood actor named Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to visit a festive event at a Mediterranean location for the wealthy Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the intelligence agency to investigate the suspected cartel boss, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. This Saturday, 9pm, Channel 4
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective even without a continuation. Taking place in the late 70s in Denver, multiple kidnappings has made the children on edge. After Finney is taken by the kidnapper and held captive in a dungeon, he anticipates the worst. But the non-functional line in the room keeps ringing, with spooky callers giving advice, and the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen could save him. An effective horror. Saturday 11 October, late evening, Film4
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Michael Showalter's delightfully tacky biopic of the disgraced televangelist and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield plays the greedy Jim, who states initially, claiming divine approval for wealth. Both individuals set about capitalizing on the American public's religious faith. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, though Chastain achieves to depict Tammy Faye with compassion. Tuesday 14 October, early morning, Film4
Black Bag
The current week's another release by the same director is a espionage tale as precise as the polo necks used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. His assignment is with uncovering a mole among the team from five suspects – including is his own wife. Both actors are experts of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful mind game of truth or lie develops. Additional actors join in the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, various showings, the Sky channel