🔗 Share this article Finest Television Picks: Seven Essential Films This Coming Week Highlighted Choice The Substance Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique examines the demanding standards for women's appearance along with the feared consequences of advancing years. Demi Moore presents an inspired performance in the role of Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity forced into hosting a workout series on television. Forced aside thanks to her unscrupulous employer her manager Harvey, she seeks out a secretive and gruesome process called this experimental method. This creates a younger clone called Sue, leading to a progressively vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, Paramount+ This Mystery Thriller This suspenseful story stars the talented actress playing Laura, a skilled journalist who decides to take some time off from reporting on international wars to join a luxury cruise accompanied by an ailing Scandinavian billionaire and donor, her spouse, as well as other affluent passengers. But after a mysterious woman disappears from the ship one night and all passengers denies she ever existed, the reporter's sleuthing skills awaken. Available now, on Netflix Presence Soderbergh pushes his directorial skills in this clever ghostly tale captured wholly from the viewpoint of the phantom. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their new suburban house, the lens – AKA the Presence – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of conscious of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears guarding her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. Saturday 11 October, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema Nicolas Cage's Meta Comedy Nicolas Cage embraces his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He plays a self-obsessed Hollywood actor playing himself who agrees to a $1m payday to appear at a birthday party at a Mediterranean location for the rich superfan Javi. Hired by government spies to gather intel on the alleged criminal, Cage's “nouveau shamanic acting ability” is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, evening, Channel 4 This Creepy Thriller The director's locked-room horror remains effective even without a follow-up. Set in 1978 Denver, multiple kidnappings has left the local kids anxious. When Finney gets captured by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a cellar, he fears the worst. Yet the disconnected phone mounted nearby continues to ring, with ghostly voices giving advice, and the prophetic visions from his sibling Gwen could save him. A solid creepfest. This Saturday, late evening, Film4 The Eyes of Tammy Faye In the conflict between faith and wealth, it's a knockout win for greed in this director's delightfully tacky film adaptation of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her felon spouse. The actor plays the corrupt Bakker, who states initially, asserting religious justification for riches. Both individuals begin monetising the nation's religious faith. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and hypocrisy, yet Jessica Chastain succeeds to present the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. Tuesday 14 October, 1.15am, the Film4 channel This Espionage Thriller This week's second offering from Steven Soderbergh delivers a espionage tale as sharp as the polo necks sported by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. He is tasked to discover a traitor among the team from a group of five – among them is his own wife. Both actors are experts of deadpan cool, leading to a delightful mental battle of fact versus fiction takes place. The supporting cast participate the smart espionage amusement. This Friday, various showings, Sky Cinema