TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 FEATURE! Sunset Boulevard by way of Cronenbergian bodily distortion — director Coralie Fargeat’s latest film, The Substance, is wickedly fun and continues the recent blockbuster trend of female-led horror flicks.

Due to time constraints, Persin subcontracted the build of Monstro Eliasue’s suit to a U.K.-based company. “We had two full suits, one for a stunt double, and a half-built suit for Margaret, which she wore for closeups.” Persin and his team took care of all the effects, including the boob that squeezes out of one of Monstro’s many holes.

Full of bold colors, detailed close-ups, and tearing flesh, “The Substance,” directed by Coralie Fargeat, takes body horror to a new level. The commentary on Hollywood’s treatment of women and the concept of “aging gracefully” can’t go unnoticed.

Who would ever want to turn Demi Moore into a monster? That’s precisely what director and writer Coralie Fargeat does in Moore’s latest film, The Substance, which is in theaters now. And as it happens,

The Substance, starring Demi Moore, is a bright and showy body horror film about aging and the hypersexualization of the female body. But it doesn’t go much further than illustrating at great length that there are nasty cultural attitudes toward older women.