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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

“The Substance”


“The Substance” is the new ‘satirical’ body horror feature, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid, following a ‘fading celebrity’ who uses a black market drug to create a much younger version of herself, now playing in theaters:


“…on her 50th birthday, ‘Elisabeth Sparkle’, a once-celebrated, now-faded Hollywood movie star, is unceremoniously dismissed from the long-running aerobics TV show she hosted, with producer ‘Harvey’ citing her advanced age as the reason. 


“While driving home, Elisabeth is distracted by a billboard featuring herself being taken down, causing an accident. During a hospital check-up, a nurse slips her a flash drive advertising ‘The Substance’, a serum that generates a  ‘younger, more beautiful, more perfect’ counterpart. 


“After some deliberation, Elisabeth orders The Substance and injects the single-use activator serum, causing a much younger version of herself to emerge from her body called ‘Sue’…”


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