Top TV Picks: Seven Must-Watch Movies This Week
Top Selection
This Satirical Thriller
The filmmaker's bold satire tackles the tyranny of female beauty and the feared consequences of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore delivers a masterful acting turn playing Elisabeth, a mature actress reduced to starring in a fitness program on television. Edged out due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and gruesome procedure titled this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, resulting in an increasingly toxic connection between the two. This Friday, Paramount+
This Mystery Thriller
This classic whodunit story includes Keira Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from writing about international wars to join a high-end voyage alongside a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and donor, her husband, and other extremely wealthy individuals. But after an enigmatic female disappears from the ship overnight and everyone claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Available now, on Netflix
Presence Film
Steven Soderbergh challenges his creative boundaries in this innovative supernatural story captured wholly from the perspective of the phantom. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their new suburban house, the filming device – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The daughter appears aware of the poltergeist, and it seems protective of her. Yet what is the reason? It's a fun idea that doesn't outstay its welcome, featuring a surprise that could catch you off guard. October 11th, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Premiere
This Self-Referential Film
Nicolas Cage wholeheartedly adopts his unique fame in this autobiographical spoof. He plays a self-obsessed celebrity called Nicolas Cage who takes on a million-dollar gig to visit a festive event in Mallorca for billionaire Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by the intelligence agency to gather intel on the suspected cartel boss, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. This Saturday, prime time, on Channel 4
This Creepy Thriller
Scott Derrickson's locked-room horror holds up well even without a continuation. Located in 1978 Denver, a series of disappearances has rendered the children frightened. When Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a cellar, he fears the worst. But the non-functional line on the wall keeps ringing, with spooky callers offering help, as the prophetic visions of his sister Gwen could save him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, 10.50pm, on Film4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
In the struggle between spirituality and money, the victory is clear for greed in this director's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation about the fallen religious broadcaster and her criminal husband. Garfield acts as the venal Jim, who proclaims early on, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple set about monetising the American public's religious faith. It's a riot of bad interior design, bad makeup and bad faith, however Jessica Chastain succeeds to show Tammy Faye in a likable light. October 14th, early morning, Film4
The Spy Mystery
This period's second offering by the same director delivers a spy mystery as precise as the polo necks worn by Michael Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to identify a traitor among the team from a group of five – among them is his own wife. Each performer are experts of calm composure, so a delicious mental battle of truth or lie develops. Additional actors take part the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, various showings, Sky Cinema
