Top TV Picks: 7 Must-Watch Movies This Coming Week

Top Selection

The Substance Film

Director Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique tackles the tyranny of feminine aesthetics and the feared consequences of advancing years. The veteran actress delivers an inspired portrayal as Elisabeth, a 50-year-old film star demoted to presenting a workout series on the small screen. Pushed out due to her unscrupulous employer Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out an enigmatic and terrifying procedure called the Substance. This generates a younger clone called Sue, culminating in a steadily more vampiric relationship between the two. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+

The Woman in Cabin 10

This classic whodunit mystery features the talented actress playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a hiatus from writing about global conflict to board an opulent ship with an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her spouse, as well as other extremely wealthy individuals. Yet once an unknown lady disappears from the ship during the evening and everyone denies she ever existed, Laura's investigative instincts awaken. Available now, on Netflix

Presence Film

Steven Soderbergh tests his creative boundaries through this innovative supernatural story shot entirely from the perspective of a ghost. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe occupies their fresh home, the filming device – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The teen shows signs of aware of the supernatural presence, and the entity appears protective of her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that avoids overstaying, with a twist you might not see coming. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel

This Self-Referential Film

Cage embraces his unique fame through this self-referential adventure. He plays a self-obsessed celebrity called Nicolas Cage who takes on a lucrative offer to attend a festive event at a Mediterranean location for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Hired by government spies to spy on the alleged criminal, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” proves useful. Saturday 11 October, prime time, on Channel 4

The Black Phone

The director's locked-room horror remains effective without requiring a follow-up. Set in 1978 Denver, several kidnappings has made the children frightened. After Finney is taken by the villain and locked up in a dungeon, he fears a fatal end. However, the non-functional line mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with eerie communicators giving advice, and the intuitive nightmares of his sister Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, Film4

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

In the conflict between spirituality and money, the winner is obvious for materialism in Showalter's wonderfully garish true story of the disgraced religious broadcaster and her felon spouse. Garfield plays the corrupt Bakker, who declares at the beginning, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals set about profiting from the American public's spiritual convictions. It's a riot of tacky decor, bad makeup and insincerity, yet Chastain manages to depict the character in a likable light. Next Tuesday, 1.15am, on Film4

Black Bag

This week's additional entry from the filmmaker is a intelligence thriller as precise like the turtlenecks sported by the actor's British agent. His assignment is to identify a double agent among the team from five suspects – including is his own wife. The two stars are masters of calm composure, so a delicious mind game of fact versus fiction unfolds. Additional actors join in the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema