🔗 Share this article Finest Television Selections: 7 Must-Watch Films This Week Top Selection This Satirical Thriller The filmmaker's unflinching commentary addresses the oppressive nature of female beauty as well as the feared consequences of ageing. Hollywood star Demi Moore offers a brilliant performance playing Elisabeth, a 50-year-old celebrity demoted to hosting an aerobics show on the small screen. Pushed out by her slimy boss Harvey, played by Dennis Quaid, she seeks out a mysterious and horrifying process known as "The Substance". This creates a youthful duplicate portrayed by Margaret Qualley, culminating in a steadily more vampiric relationship among both women. October 17th, Paramount Plus The Woman in Cabin 10 Film This suspenseful story features the talented actress as Laura, an ace reporter who opts for a hiatus from reporting on world issues to join a high-end voyage alongside an ailing Norwegian shipping heiress and donor, her husband, plus additional affluent individuals. However when an unknown lady disappears from the ship during the evening and the entire crew claims she was never there, her journalistic curiosity kick in. Out now, on Netflix Presence The acclaimed director tests his film-making abilities with this clever ghostly tale captured wholly from the viewpoint of the phantom. As a family including mother Rebekah plus Callina Liang as Chloe moves into their fresh home, the filming device – AKA the Presence – follows them around. The daughter appears aware of the ghostly being, and the entity appears protective of her. But why? It's a fun idea that remains concise, with a twist that may be unexpected. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema This Self-Referential Film Nicolas Cage fully commits to his cult stardom in this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic film star named Nicolas Cage who agrees to a million-dollar gig to visit a celebration on the Spanish island for the wealthy Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by government spies to investigate the alleged criminal, the actor's unconventional method comes in handy. October 11th, 9pm, on Channel 4 The Black Phone Horror Derrickson's locked-room horror remains effective without requiring a follow-up. Located in the late 70s in Denver, multiple disappearances has made the children frightened. After Finney is kidnapped by the kidnapper and locked up in a cellar, he fears the worst. Yet the non-functional line mounted nearby keeps ringing, with eerie communicators providing assistance, as the intuitive nightmares from his sibling Gwen might rescue him. A genuinely scary movie. This Saturday, late evening, the Film4 channel The Eyes of Tammy Faye In the conflict between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in this director's delightfully tacky biopic regarding the shamed TV preacher and her criminal husband. The actor portrays the venal Jim, who declares initially, asserting religious justification for riches. The couple commence capitalizing on the nation's religious faith. It's a spectacle of bad interior design, excessive cosmetics and bad faith, yet Chastain succeeds to depict the real-life figure as a sympathetic figure. October 14th, early morning, the Film4 channel This Espionage Thriller This week's additional entry from the filmmaker delivers a spy mystery as sharp as the polo necks used by the actor's British agent. He receives a mission to discover a traitor inside the organization from a group of five – including is his spouse. The two stars are masters of deadpan cool, so a delicious psychological game of deception or honesty takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela join in the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, various showings, the Sky channel