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Legendary horror director John Carpenter says he disliked "everything" about Oscar-winning genre hit The Substance

"What did I like about it? Zero."

Total Film

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Check out our guide to the best movies and shows streaming this week, October 13–19

Total Film

9 of my favorite movies and shows that I streamed on Netflix, Prime Video and more in March 2025

Netflix's Adolescence makes the top of my March streaming diary in addition to two Sean Baker features and one of my favorites from Darren Aronofsky.

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One of the best movies of 2024 is heading back to theaters — don't miss your chance to see 'The Substance' on the big screen

Coralie Fargeat's jaw-dropping sci-fi body horror movie "The Substance" is returning to theaters in the US in just a few days' time.

Tom’s Guide

My favorite dark thriller of the year is now streaming — and it’s 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

‘The Substance’ is finally available to stream

Tom’s Guide

9 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, Max and more (Oct. 29-Nov. 4)

There are plenty of new movies arriving on the best streaming services this week including “Joker: Folie à Deux”, “Despicable Me 4”, “The Substance” and more.

Tom’s Guide

'It was only a matter of time before someone died': the shocking rise of non-invasive cosmetic surgery

After a mother of five became the first person in the UK to die after reportedly having a liquid Brazilian butt lift, Emma Loffhagen speaks to people who have fallen foul of the murky world of “non-invasive” cosmetic procedures, and what happens when they go wrong

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There is no future for ageing women: how The Substance uses body-horror in a feminist critique

In The Substance, the career of former actor Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is diminished to daytime aerobics instructor on a television network. On her 50th birthday, she is made redundant by a network executive, Harvey (Dennis Quaid), who tells her “renewal is inevitable”.

The Conversation

The Bloodiest, Most Deranged Sci-Fi Movie Ending of the Year, Explained

'The Substance' director Coralie Fargeat breaks down the wildest and goriest movie ending you'll see this year.

Inverse

We’re in a golden age for body horror films – as Demi Moore’s The Substance proves

In the 1980s, film scholar Barbara Creed coined the term the “monstrous-feminine”. It refers to the way that female monsters are typically portrayed as threatening and disgusting for reasons connected to their bodies and their sexuality. New film The Substance takes a leaf out of Creed’s book by proposing a…

The Conversation

"The Substance" and beauty's dark side

Despite a chaotic final act, Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley shine in this darkly humorous body horror film

Salon

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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