The provocative new film “The Substance,” about an aging celebrity (Demi Moore) who takes an illicit drug to be young again, opened on September 20 following its May premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival,

If there’s a critique to be made about the film, it’s that the satire and caricatures are a bit heavy-handed, with most of the male characters being not-so-subtle misogynists. But that

The Substance’ is being distributed by MUBI, but does that mean the MUBI streaming service is where you’ll be able to watch it at home first? Demi Moore returns to the silver screen in the new body horror flick “The Substance.

The Substance overflows with brilliant, disgusting, and hilarious body horror. The Substance is an awesome accomplishment of design, from the clinical-yet-do-it-yourself instructions of the titular procedure,

"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.

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 body horror nightmare story is sensual, unhinged, grotesque, and will have you howling with laughter. Demi Moore has never been better.

Demi Moore’s new film “The Substance” recently received a 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes, proving her worth as one of the most decorated actresses in Hollywood. Moore was also mentioned by Variety and People magazine as a sure nominee for the Oscars 2025.