The Substance – now available to watch on Mubi – is a wild, gory ride, but it's the movie's least splashy scene that really resonates. Directed by Coralie Fargeat, the story follows Elisabeth Sparkle ...

In the brawl between Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley’s characters, the images that loom over them prove the most telling. Credit...Mubi Supported by By Alissa Wilkinson Three-quarters of the way into ...

The most grounded and emotionally realistic scene in The Substance also serves a dramatic purpose as a subtle microcosm of the entire movie. From the twisted mind of writer-director Coralie Fargeat, ...

Since premiering at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance has ignited fervent discussions and reactions. The film centers on Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a ...

Demi Moore had to film 45 “very difficult” takes of a “heart-wrenching” scene in her new movie, “The Substance,” after being faced with her own realities of aging, she said in a Variety interview ...