🔗 Share this article Top Small Screen Selections: Seven Can't-Miss Movies This Week Pick of the Week The Substance Film Coralie Fargeat's unflinching critique addresses the tyranny of female beauty along with the feared consequences of growing older. Hollywood star Demi Moore presents an inspired performance in the role of Elisabeth, a 50-year-old actress demoted to hosting a fitness program on the small screen. Forced aside due to her slimy boss her manager Harvey, she turns to a mysterious and terrifying treatment titled "The Substance". This creates a younger clone called Sue, leading to a progressively parasitic dynamic between them. Friday 17 October, the streaming service Paramount+ This Mystery Thriller This classic whodunit mystery features Knightley as Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a break from writing about global conflict to join a high-end voyage alongside a gravely sick Norwegian shipping heiress and philanthropist, her husband, and other affluent individuals. Yet once a mysterious woman disappears from the ship during the evening and all passengers claims she was never there, the reporter's sleuthing skills kick in. Streaming currently, on Netflix Presence Soderbergh tests his creative boundaries through this innovative supernatural story filmed completely through the eyes of the spirit. After a clan with Lucy Liu as Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe moves into their new suburban house, the lens – representing the ghost – shadows their actions. Chloe seems aware of the ghostly being, and it looks like guarding her. But why? This is an entertaining concept that remains concise, including a revelation that may be unexpected. This Saturday, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent The iconic actor embraces his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He plays a narcissistic Hollywood actor playing himself who takes on a lucrative offer to appear at a festive event on the Spanish island for billionaire Javi, played by Pedro Pascal. Contacted by the intelligence agency to spy on the alleged criminal, the actor'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 holds up well without requiring a sequel. Located in the late 70s in Denver, several child abductions has rendered the youth anxious. After Finney is kidnapped by “the Grabber” and imprisoned in a dungeon, he anticipates a terrible outcome. But the disconnected phone in the room repeatedly calls, with ghostly voices offering help, as the prescient dreams from his sibling Gwen may be his salvation. An effective horror. This Saturday, 10.50pm, Film4 The Eyes of Tammy Faye In the battle between God and Mammon, it's a knockout win for Mammon in Michael Showalter's wonderfully garish true story of the disgraced TV preacher and her criminal husband. The actor acts as the corrupt Bakker, who proclaims at the beginning, asserting religious justification for riches. Both individuals set about profiting from the American public's religious faith. It's a spectacle of tacky decor, overdone appearance and insincerity, yet Jessica Chastain succeeds to depict the character as a sympathetic figure. Tuesday 14 October, late night, on Film4 The Spy Mystery This week's additional entry from the filmmaker is a espionage tale as sharp like the turtlenecks sported by Fassbender's UK spy. His assignment is to discover a double agent within their ranks from a group of five – including is Kathryn, played by Cate Blanchett. Each performer are experts of understated style, resulting in an engaging mental battle of deception or honesty unfolds. Additional actors join in the intelligent intelligence fun. October 17th, multiple time slots, Sky Cinema