The Substance review: Demi Moore is sensational, but this body-horror yarn loses its way
Demi Moore is sensational, but this body-horror yarn loses its way - 3/5 Coralie Fargeat reimagines the historical misogynist ‘hagsploitation’ genre to powerful effect – at least until her film’s disg
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‘The Substance’ Review: Demi Moore Suffers Some Side Effects
The actress stars alongside Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid in Coralie Fargeat’s gleefully grotesque movie about an aging celebrity who takes an experimental drug that gives her a younger self.
'The Substance' starring Demi Moore as an actress who fears aging cuts deep
Finally, “The Substance” is very much a woman’s movie. The way writer-director Coralie Fargeat presents Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley — the matter-of-fact way in which she films their bodies, and the trust that she elicits from them — has the unmistakable stamp of a woman director. This is obvious within minutes.
Critics Have Seen The Substance, And Many Are Calling Demi Moore’s ‘Go-Until-You-Gag’ Body Horror One Of The Year’s Best
When it comes to upcoming horror movies, one of this year’s best may be hitting theaters this weekend, with Demi Moore ’s body horror flick The Substance causing quite a stir amongst critics since its premiere at Cannes.
The Substance film review — Demi Moore turns on herself in lurid Hollywood satire
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Demi Moore's bloodthirsty comeback with 'The Substance'
It's long been a fact of Hollywood - ageing actresses have a tough time getting roles and many do whatever they can to appear younger. One of those, whose fame has somewhat faded but wants to return to her youthful appearance,
Demi Moore felt 'a certain sense of liberation' after filming 'The Substance'
Demi Moore has revealed that she felt "liberated" by her starring role in 'The Substance'.
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Review: A Hollywood star wants more time, but ‘The Substance’ doesn’t give her a reason
Filmmaker Coralie Fargeat is fascinated by butts. “The Substance,” her Cannes-winning gross-out joke about an aging ...
'The Substance' review: Demi Moore shines in bold, boundary-pushing psycho horror shocker
Wickedly audacious and boldly over-the-top, "The Substance" is a biting, hilarious and stomach-churningly disgusting satire ...
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‘The Substance’: Outstanding Feminist Body Horror Never to be Forgotten [TIFF 2024 Review]
Well, no longer. Coralie Fargeat has triumphantly returned with The Substance, her brilliant sophomore film that will ...
Movie Review: 'The Substance' is brilliantly disgusting and deranged
In its first two hours, “The Substance” is a well-made, entertaining movie. Writer-director Coralie Fargeat treats audiences ...
“The Substance” director doused stars in 36,000 gallons of fake blood for 1 scene in body-horror film
"The movie is about flesh, blood, and bones," director Coralie Fargeat tells EW of the Demi Moore film. "It’s about filming ...
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The Substance Review: A Phenomenal Achievement Of Smart, Funny, Sexy, And F*cked Up Body Horror
and that’s what The Substance delivers in its 140 minute runtime. In an era that is seeing growing broad appreciation for ...
How French Filmmaker Coralie Fargeat Delivered Feminist Body Horror Breakout ‘The Substance’
Coralie Fargeat tells IndieWire about the feelings of insecurity, of passing age 40, that led to her new film 'The Substance, ...
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Beauty Is a Beast in LA-Set ‘The Substance’
Consequently, The Substance goes off the rails long before Fargeat spins the spigot and drenches the audience in a climactic ...
‘The Movie Is Fundamentally About the Violence of Control’: Writer-Director Coralie Fargeat Talks The Substance
Fargeat wrote the prizewinning script after turning 40, as she grappled with feelings of obsolescence and inadequacy. “I had these massive thoughts that I had reached the age where I wasn’t going to ...