
The Substance - Embracing the Horrors and Beauties of Aging
Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” opens as if the screen itself was dipped in a hallucinogenic cocktail, one with an aftertaste of bile and eyeliner, and I found myself reeling, delighted, and (let’s not be coy) more than a little queasy. This is the promise and peril of modern body horror: when it’s any good, you come away not only a little sick to your stomach but a little troubled in your soul.