🔗 Share this article Finest Small Screen Choices: Seven Must-Watch Films This Week Top Selection This Satirical Thriller Director Coralie Fargeat's daring satire examines the demanding standards for female beauty and the perceived horrors of growing older. The veteran actress offers a masterful portrayal in the role of Elisabeth, an aging film star forced into starring in a workout series on the small screen. Forced aside due to her deceitful superior Harvey, she seeks out an enigmatic and gruesome treatment called the Substance. This generates a younger clone portrayed by Margaret Qualley, culminating in a progressively toxic connection between them. October 17th, Paramount Plus This Mystery Thriller This Agatha Christie-esque story includes Keira Knightley as Laura, a top-notch writer who opts for a hiatus from reporting on world issues to embark on an opulent ship accompanied by a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and charitable figure, her husband, and other extremely wealthy individuals. Yet once an enigmatic female disappears from the ship overnight and everyone insists she wasn't real, the reporter's sleuthing skills awaken. Out now, Netflix Presence Film The acclaimed director pushes his film-making abilities in this clever supernatural story shot entirely through the eyes of the spirit. As a family with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and her distressed teen Chloe settles into their recent residence, the filming device – representing the ghost – follows them around. The teen shows signs of aware of the ghostly being, and the entity appears protective of her. However, the motive remains? It's a fun idea that avoids overstaying, including a revelation that could catch you off guard. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, the Sky channel This Self-Referential Film Nicolas Cage fully commits to his eccentric image via this autobiographical spoof. He plays an egotistical celebrity playing himself who accepts a million-dollar gig to appear at a festive event in Mallorca for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Hired by government spies to gather intel on the alleged criminal, the actor's unconventional method comes in handy. This Saturday, 9pm, on Channel 4 The Black Phone Derrickson's claustrophobic thriller stands strong without requiring a continuation. Set in the late 70s in Denver, several kidnappings has made the children on edge. After Finney gets captured by the kidnapper and imprisoned in a cellar, he anticipates a terrible outcome. Yet the non-functional line on the wall keeps ringing, with ghostly voices giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen could save him. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, Film4 The Tammy Faye Biopic In the battle between spirituality and money, it's a knockout win for greed in Showalter's wonderfully garish film adaptation of the disgraced TV preacher plus her lawbreaking partner. Andrew Garfield plays the venal Jim, who proclaims early on, asserting religious justification for riches. He and Tammy Faye commence monetising the American public's religious faith. It's a spectacle of poor styling, overdone appearance and insincerity, yet Chastain achieves to depict the character as a sympathetic figure. Tuesday 14 October, early morning, on Film4 The Spy Mystery The current week's second offering by the same director is a intelligence thriller as tight similar to the collars used by Michael Fassbender's intelligence officer. His assignment is to identify a double agent within their ranks from a group of five – including is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. The two stars excel of calm composure, so a delicious mind game of deception or honesty develops. Additional actors take part the intelligent intelligence fun. This Friday, 8.05am, 12.55pm, 8pm, Sky Cinema