🔗 Share this article Top Small Screen Choices: Seven Essential Films This Week Highlighted Choice The Substance Coralie Fargeat's daring satire examines the tyranny of feminine aesthetics along with the perceived horrors of ageing. The veteran actress presents a masterful portrayal as Elisabeth, a mature film star forced into presenting a fitness program on the small screen. Forced aside thanks to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and terrifying treatment titled the Substance. This creates a new version of herself named Sue, resulting in a progressively toxic connection among both women. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+ The Woman in Cabin 10 Film This classic whodunit thriller includes Keira Knightley as Laura, a skilled journalist who opts for a hiatus from reporting on international wars to embark on an opulent ship alongside a terminally ill Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her husband, as well as other affluent individuals. However when an enigmatic female falls into the sea during the evening and everyone claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Available now, the Netflix platform Presence Film The acclaimed director pushes his creative boundaries through this clever supernatural story captured wholly through the eyes of the phantom. As a family including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe occupies their fresh home, the lens – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The daughter appears sensing the supernatural presence, and it seems guarding her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, with a twist that may be unexpected. October 11th, multiple showings, Sky Cinema Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy Cage wholeheartedly adopts his eccentric image in this meta comedy caper. He acts as a narcissistic Hollywood actor called Nicolas Cage who accepts a lucrative offer to visit a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the rich superfan Javi. Contacted by government spies to spy on the alleged criminal, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, prime time, Channel 4 The Black Phone Derrickson's contained scarefest holds up well without requiring a continuation. Set in 1970s Colorado, a series of kidnappings has left the local kids on edge. When Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and locked up in a dungeon, he fears the worst. However, the non-functional line on the wall repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators offering help, and the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, the Film4 channel The Tammy Faye Biopic In the battle between faith and wealth, the victory is clear for Mammon in Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation of the disgraced televangelist and her criminal husband. Garfield portrays the greedy Jim, who states at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye set about capitalizing on the nation's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, though Jessica Chastain manages to present Tammy Faye in a likable light. Next Tuesday, late night, Film4 The Spy Mystery The current week's additional entry from Steven Soderbergh is a intelligence thriller as sharp similar to the collars used by Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission with uncovering a double agent within their ranks out of five possibilities – including is his spouse. The two stars are experts of calm composure, so a delicious psychological game of truth or lie unfolds. Additional actors join in the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, various showings, the Sky channel