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The Substance may be grotesque, but it is not body horror

The Substance, Coralie Fargeat's sophomore feature film, has already been granted the moniker body horror, due its visceral imagery and mutations of the body

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The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2024: the big winners from this year's horror festival

And the winners are...

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New horror movie debuts first full-length trailer featuring blood, sweat, and tears – and it's already got a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

The Substance releases next month

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New body horror with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score unveils its twisted first trailer

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley star in Coralie Fargeat's The Substance

Total Film

Anora is a vivacious Cannes victor and a fitting end to a radically romantic festival

Sean Baker’s story of an erotic dancer who marries a Russian oligarch makes a terrific surprise Palme d’Or winner – though more reward for Mohammad Rasoulof might have felt better

The Guardian - UK

Cannes 2024 week two roundup – scuffles, screwballs and spellbinders

While there’s no out-and-out masterpiece this year, and at times more fun to be had watching the audience fighting, Sean Baker’s acid class comedy, Jacques Audiard’s drug-lord musical and India’s first Palme d’Or contender in decades are knockouts

The Guardian - UK

The Goriest Sci-Fi Movie of the Year is a Brutal Satire Without Much to Say

Coralie Fargeat's body-horror satire takes the genre to truly wild places, but at a cost. Read our review of 'The Substance' out of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

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Escaped Iranian director wraps up wide-open race for Cannes Palme d’Or

The race for the Palme d’Or wound up with a bang on Friday with the screening of escaped Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, adding a geopolitically charged red-carpet appearance to a 77th Cannes Film Festival that has delivered several strong contenders for the top prize…

France 24

The most political apolitical festival ever? Here’s how Cannes 2024 went – and who will win

There were no overt boycotts this year, but there were entries about theocracy, Trump and the far right. There was still room for love, though – and sex. Here’s who I think will win, and my alternative ‘Braddies’ awards

The Guardian - UK

On the Cannes red carpet, it’s film-makers’ turn to shine

In this week’s newsletter: With few expectations or endorsement deals to suppress their style, the top directors at the film festival are breaking rules with chic, expressive outfits

The Guardian - UK

From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes

After the competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival got a lackluster start last week, the festival was enlivened by a string of films both fleshy and carnal

The Independent UK

All About 'The Substance,' the Controversial Body-Horror Film About Beauty Standards That's Shocking Cannes

'The Substance' is one of the most divisive movies at this year's film festival.

Marie Claire

The Substance: how to watch, awards, reviews, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Demi Moore movie

Demi Moore makes a comeback in the body-horror movie The Substance. Here's everything you need to know about the movie.

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Cannes chronicles: Demi Moore shows she’s good for a laugh in new body horror at Cannes

Described as her best big screen role in decades, Demi Moore talks about her debut in Cannes’ Official Selection as the co-star of “The Substance”. In this body horror picture with a feminist take, Moore stars alongside Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. Moore plays a fading Hollywood star whose career…

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Total Film

New horror movie debuts to a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, as first reactions call it an "instant body horror classic" that is "one for the sickos"

Rave reviews are in for The Substance

Total Film

The Substance review: "Demi Moore delivers arguably a career-best performance in outrageous horror"

The Guardian - UK

The Substance review – Demi Moore is game for a laugh in grisly body horror caper

Moore plays a fading Hollywood star whose career is set to be axed by misogynists when she’s offered a secret new medical procedure

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Cannes Film Festival Director Addresses Hot Topics In Press Conference

Cannes director discusses 'Megalopolis' distribution, gender representation, and genre diversity in the festival lineup.

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