THE SUBSTANCE

Writer/Director: Coralie Fargeat
Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia

Demi Moore has never been better than in her new film The Substance. She stars as fading Hollywood starlet, Elisabeth Sparkle. She has a star on the Walk of Fame, but it’s now cracked, stepped on, and walked over as if no one remembers her. She has a hit series of work out videos but that has taken a toll on her ego. She’s basically told by a studio executive (Quaid) that she’s now washed up at the age of fifty. She’s at a breaking point when a young doctor hints there may be a solution for her. There is a concoction and anecdote called The Substance. It comes delivered at a secret location with very specific instructions. Elisabeth takes it in a desperate attempt to look young again. What happens next is one of great horror when she collapses, her body cracks open, and the younger version of herself steps out. She’s now played by Margaret Qualley who takes on the name Sue. In theaters

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