The second feature film from French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat - following the stylishly brutal Revenge - The Substance is a ...
I’m sure you’ve seen the images already: Margaret Qualley splattered with blood, or Demi Moore’s agony while she’s smearing ...
We've yet to rid the body-horror flick—which is one of our favorite films of the year, to be clear—from our heads.
After taking The Substance, a younger version of Elisabeth named Sue (played by Margaret Qualley) emerges from a cut in her ...
The Substance exposes brilliantly the tortures women put themselves and their bodies through. It is bleakly true, but there’s ...
The plot, which explores Hollywood's unrealistic beauty standards, is something that Demi can relate to. The 61-year-old has been very open about her struggles with body image over the years, which ...
We spoke with 'The Substance' director Coralie Fargeat about Elisabeth's iconic yellow coat, the Real Housewives, and the ...
How far are we willing to disfigure ourselves until we reach a point we think is socially seen as beautiful? That’s the ...
One of the most basic and satisfying things cinema can offer is a safe space to be scared, to be intimidated, and to be ...
In “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat’s satire of toxic beauty culture, 50-year-old TV aerobics star Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) transforms into gorgeous 20something Sue (Margaret Qualley). But the ...
Moore, 61, plays Elisabeth Sparkle – a former Oscar-winner and host of an aerobics TV show whose star is rapidly fading with every year she gets older. Desperate to be younger, Elisabeth injects ...