This phrase is often evoked from audience members attending two types of films. The first being one that drags on for too long, leaving moviegoers squirming in their seats and checking their phones ...

Can one fault a documentary about acid for not being properly balanced? Either way, Swiss scribe-helmer Martin Witz’s “The Substance — Albert Hofmann’s LSD” presents a lopsided and somewhat sedate ...

When Demi Moore won best actress at the Critics Choice Awards for "The Substance," she thanked voters for recognizing a horror film, saying movies in the genre are normally "overlooked and not seen ...

The body horror feature netted a best actress nom for Demi Moore and others for director, screenplay and makeup and hairstyling. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Coralie Fargeat’s body horror ...

The Substance is now playing in theaters. This review is based on a screening at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. I don’t mind when horror is unsubtle. Many beloved films in the genre are. Not every ...

Demi Moore stars as an aging Hollywood star named Elisabeth Sparkle in "The Substance." Ousted from her fitness show, she takes a serum to create a younger, "better" version of herself. The satirical ...

Demi Moore stars in an absurdly gory tale of an aging actress who discovers a deadly cure for obscurity. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our ...

The Substance star Demi Moore said she’s taken aback over the impact of her acclaimed body horror movie as her work gains recognition by audiences and awards voters. In The Substance, Moore plays ...

French director Coralie Fargeat's award-winning film with Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, "The Substance," is dropping on HBO Max soon. The film follows Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Handed out annually by the Director’s Guild of America, the DGA Theatrical Feature Film ...