Review · Chad Heritage · Sep 22, 2024
THE SUBSTANCE
The film
A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
That poster says it all. I expected this to be crazy, but it’s absolutely bonkers. Hats off to Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley for fucking going for it and making the craziest movie of their careers. One of my favorite movies of the year, and if I had to ding it for anything, maybe it’s a little long? But even then, that kinda seems like the point.
