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Pick of the Week

This Satirical Thriller

Coralie Fargeat's daring satire addresses the demanding standards for women's appearance and the dreaded aspects of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers a brilliant portrayal as Elisabeth, a mature film star demoted to presenting an aerobics show on TV. Edged out due to her deceitful superior her manager Harvey, she turns to a secretive and terrifying procedure titled "The Substance". This generates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, leading to a progressively toxic connection between them. October 17th, Paramount Plus

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The Woman in Cabin 10

This Agatha Christie-esque story includes the talented actress playing Laura, an ace reporter who takes a break from reporting on world issues to join a luxury cruise accompanied by a gravely sick wealthy inheritor and philanthropist, her spouse, plus additional extremely wealthy guests. But after an enigmatic female disappears from the ship overnight and the entire crew insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts awaken. Available now, Netflix

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This Supernatural Story

The acclaimed director challenges his film-making abilities in this nifty paranormal narrative filmed completely from the viewpoint of a ghost. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe moves into their recent residence, the lens – representing the ghost – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears protective of her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist that could catch you off guard. This Saturday, afternoon and evening times, Sky Cinema

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This Self-Referential Film

The iconic actor fully commits to his cult stardom in this meta comedy caper. He portrays a self-obsessed film star named Nicolas Cage who takes on a $1m payday to appear at a birthday party in Mallorca for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Contacted by the CIA to gather intel on the alleged criminal, his unconventional method is put to the test. Saturday 11 October, 9pm, on Channel 4

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The Black Phone

Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller holds up well despite the lack of a continuation. Taking place in 1978 Denver, several child abductions has rendered the children on edge. Once Finney gets captured by the villain and imprisoned in a basement, he fears a terrible outcome. But the old telephone on the wall keeps ringing, with eerie communicators giving advice, while the prescient dreams of his sister Gwen could save him. An effective horror. October 11th, nighttime, the Film4 channel

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

In the struggle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for materialism in Showalter's brilliantly over-the-top film adaptation regarding the shamed TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield portrays the corrupt Bakker, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. He and Tammy Faye set about profiting from the American public's religious faith. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, bad makeup and bad faith, however Chastain manages to show Tammy Faye in a likable light. Next Tuesday, late night, on Film4

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Black Bag

This week's another release from the filmmaker delivers a intelligence thriller as tight similar to the collars worn by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to discover a double agent inside the organization from five suspects – one of whom is his own wife. The two stars are experts of deadpan cool, so a delicious psychological game of fact versus fiction develops. The supporting cast take part the clever spy entertainment. Friday 17 October, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema