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,' starring Demi Moore
Coralie Fargeat Illuminates The “Risk” Demi Moore Took With ‘The Substance’
Coralie Fargeat Talks About Guiding 'The Substance' To A New Distributor After Universal Pictures Decided Not To Release It
'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 of modern beauty standards and Hollywood's obsession with youth, staged as a deranged midnight movie freak-out.
'The Substance' starring Demi Moore as an actress who fears aging cuts deep
Three things need to be said about “The Substance” at the outset: First, it is a movie that’s so extreme that it makes you wonder — in the best way — if the filmmaker is crazy. Second, this is, without doubt,
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.
Margaret Qualley on Holding Demi Moore’s Hand “Walking Through Fire” to Film ‘The Substance’
In Coralie Fargeat’s body horror shocker The Substance, Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister who is unceremoniously fired from her fitness TV show by a loathsome studio boss, played by Dennis Quaid.
‘The Substance’ review: Demi Moore is a Hollywood veteran who risks everything on a new body of work
Full of nudity, viscera and body horror, “The Substance” marks a prestige comeback for Demi Moore as a star on the ropes. But it’s a slog.
The Substance film review — Demi Moore turns on herself in lurid Hollywood satire
Coralie Fargeat’s sci-fi shocker follows the downward spiral of a 50-year-old movie star who resorts to drastic measures
Demi Moore is over being perfect in new 'risky and juicy' horror role
Demi Moore's new film, The Substance, begins normally enough. Set in Los Angeles, it opens with an aerial view of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where a new star is being installed. Builders are seen taking great care as they lay it,
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.
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,
WBUR14h
What would you say to your younger self? Two films explore this question
On the edgier end of the spectrum, Coralie Fargeat’s splattery Cannes sensation “The Substance” finds an unemployed, ...
Filmmaker1d
The Monster You Become: Coralie Fargeat on The Substance
Even for the most callous horror-heads, Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature, Revenge (2017), stunned with its gruesome ...
‘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 ...
Columbia Daily Tribune1d
How 'The Substance' undercuts two great acts with full-on horror pivot
Coralie Fargeat creates a high-concept satire on aging and beauty standards with her new film “The Substance,” opening ...
Movie review: ‘The Substance’ elevates ‘beauty horror’ to unprecedented heights
Demi Moore stars as actress Elisabeth Sparkle, a once-lauded ingenue who now hosts a popular TV fitness show. On her 50th ...
Demi Moore's character in The Substance takes the notion that ageing is worse than dying to a new — and horrifying — level
Demi Moore is the film's beating heart – and its sinew, bone and tendon – as Elisabeth Sparkle, a one-time Hollywood idol now ...
'The Substance' will make your skin crawl. Why it's one of the best movies of the year
There are lots of references to 'The Shining' in 'The Substance' I don’t want to sugarcoat things, although I guess I haven’t ...
Over-the-top satire 'The Substance' often nauseating and seldom edifying
Demi Moore does fine work as a fading star whose anti-aging regimen goes awry, but the movie's message becomes tiresome and ...