Prime TV Selections: Seven Must-Watch Motion Pictures This Week

Highlighted Choice

The Substance

The filmmaker's bold satire addresses the tyranny of feminine aesthetics as well as the dreaded aspects of advancing years. The veteran actress offers a brilliant portrayal in the role of Elisabeth, a mature celebrity demoted to presenting a fitness program on TV. Pushed out thanks to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she undergoes a mysterious and horrifying treatment titled this experimental method. This creates a new version of herself portrayed by Margaret Qualley, culminating in a steadily more vampiric relationship between them. This Friday, Paramount Plus

The Woman in Cabin 10 Film

This Agatha Christie-esque story stars Keira Knightley playing Laura, a top-notch writer who takes a hiatus from covering global conflict to embark on a high-end voyage accompanied by an ailing wealthy inheritor and charitable figure, her husband, plus additional filthy rich passengers. But after an unknown lady goes overboard overnight and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, her journalistic curiosity awaken. Streaming currently, Netflix

Presence

The acclaimed director tests his directorial skills in this innovative supernatural story filmed completely through the eyes of the spirit. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the filming device – representing the ghost – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the ghostly being, and it seems guarding her. However, the motive remains? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist that may be unexpected. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The iconic actor fully commits to his eccentric image in this self-referential adventure. He portrays a narcissistic film star playing himself who agrees to a $1m payday to attend a birthday party on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by the CIA to spy on the potential kingpin, the actor's unconventional method comes in handy. October 11th, prime time, Channel 4

The Black Phone

Scott Derrickson's contained scarefest remains effective despite the lack of a follow-up. Set in 1978 Denver, several kidnappings has left the children on edge. When Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and held captive in a basement, he fears a terrible outcome. But the disconnected phone on the wall repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, as the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen could save him. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, Film4

The Tammy Faye Biopic

In the struggle between faith and wealth, the victory is clear for materialism in this director's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation about the fallen TV preacher and her criminal husband. The actor plays the venal Jim, who states initially, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple commence monetising the nation's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of bad interior design, overdone appearance and bad faith, yet Jessica Chastain succeeds to show the character as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, on Film4

The Spy Mystery

This week's second offering by the same director is a spy mystery as precise similar to the collars used by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. He receives a mission to discover a double agent within their ranks from a group of five – one of whom is his spouse. The two stars excel of understated style, leading to a delightful mental battle of truth or lie develops. The supporting cast take part the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema