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.
Review: Demi Moore brilliantly seizes the role of her lifetime in 'The Substance'
"The Substance" is a dark modern fable that starts out blaming men for reducing women to sex objects and then cuts deeper. Fargeat saves a special rage for women who conspire in their own diminishment, trading their soul in a pulse beat for a few more shining hours as a goddess.
Demi Moore is over being perfect in new 'risky and juicy' horror role
The 61-year-old plays a fading TV star who goes to extreme measures to achieve youth and beauty.
‘The Substance’ Lets Demi Moore Rip Hollywood a New One
Coralie Fargeat’s bloody-as-hell satire lets the star flip the bird to showbiz’s youth obsessions and beauty double standards — in the best (and grossest) way imaginable
Demi Moore is back with ‘The Substance’ body horror: ‘The nudity is the least important part’
Since its Cannes premiere “The Substance” has churned controversy over its body horror scenario, frequent, flagrant nudity – and buzz about a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Demi Moore.
Pretty hurts: Demi Moore returns to her horror-genre roots in ‘The Substance’
What is The Substance? It's a drug that will create a younger version of you from your own DNA. That new you will graphically fall out of your back, complete with squishy sound effects.
Demi Moore confronts her own demons in new horror movie amid Hollywood comeback
Demi Moore’s new horror movie “The Substance" tackles Hollywood's impossible beauty standards, something Moore has dealt with since her career began.
‘The Substance’ review: Demi Moore is a Hollywood veteran who risks everything on a new body of work
The Substance” blowtorches a single idea for two hours and 20 minutes, and narratively it turns to ashes by minute 40. It’s easier for a movie to become a talking point that way. Film festival buzz, which “The Substance” enjoyed at its Cannes world premiere,
Demi Moore’s New Movie Is Supposed to Be the Feminist Horror Event of the Year. I Hated It.
When I read back in the spring that Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance was the most divisive movie at Cannes—it got the festival’s longest standing ovation (11 minutes) and the award for best screenplay,
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Review: A Hollywood star wants more time, but ‘The Substance’ doesn’t give her a reason
The story is simple. Former star Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore) is too old to continue hosting televised aerobics, the last ...
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The Substance Review: A Phenomenal Achievement Of Smart, Funny, Sexy, And F*cked Up Body Horror
Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle – an Oscar-winning actress and TV personality who is instantly deemed over-the-hill on her ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Glitz and gore: ‘The Substance’ sparkles
Some might criticize the film as shock for shock value's sake, but that ethos is exactly what makes “The Substance” shine so ...
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Demi Moore’s New Film “The Substance” Tackles Beauty Standards In A Bold Way
Demi Moore's latest film, The Substance, begins with a familiar Hollywood scene: the installation of a new star on the Walk ...
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The Substance Review: Vile, Vicious Body Horror That Will Shock You To Your Core
That’s what you’re in for with The Substance, a body horror thriller from MUBI. The film stars Demi Moore as Elisabeth ...