The Substance (2024)

2024 R 141 Minutes

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Overall Rating

6 / 10

Verdict: Good

Barneyonmovies
8 / 10
WHAT I LIKED: Coralie Fargeat's 'The Substance,' is about how society bases a woman's worth on her appearance. Thematically revelatory it may not be then, but impactful it is nonetheless. The film follows a Hollywood star called Elisabeth (Demi M... Read the full review »

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d_riptide
9 / 10
Back when I reviewed the infamous “Martyrs”, I called that film by many names and phrases to describe my abhorrent fascination with it but me calling it “an art house show that leads straight into the bowels of depravity” was the best I co... Read the full review »

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