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.

Between its graphic scenes of nudity, violence and stomach-churning gore, it’s no wonder making the much-hyped body horror The Substance was such a trying experience for the film’s leading star Demi Moore.

"The Substance" star Demi Moore is getting Oscar buzz for the gory body horror movie, costarring Margaret Qualley. Here's what to know about the movie's ending.

Demi Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle, a faded Hollywood superstar relegated to hosting fitness videos reminiscent of the 1980s. Sadly, the producers want someone younger and search for a new host to replace her.

Is she fat enough? How many boobs? Maybe we should add a jaw here.” The special effects artist behind Moore’s transformation in “The Substance” tells us how they pulled it off.

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.