The Substance

"Even if the film occasionally risks overplaying its hand, Fargeat keeps furiously churning through ideas — in particular, about how the entertainment industry traumatises women into doing terrible things to themselves in order to remain employable." 

"Fargeat makes various unmissable homages, to Vertigo and The Shining in particular. It’s the casting of Moore, though (...) that gives The Substance a startling connection with its themes (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"Coralie Fargeat delivers a brutal, post-modernist and feminist version of the Faustian pact, bellowing upon the spirit of Cronenberg, Lynch, Kubrick and various others" 

"There’s no doubting the ferocity of the two leads, Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, or Fargeat’s sheer filmmaking verve" 

"Coralie Fargeat works with the flair of a grindhouse Kubrick in a weirdly fun, cathartically grotesque fusion of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' and 'Showgirls.'" 

"This masterful manifestation of cinema grotesque from Coralie Fargeat hat-tips and then one-ups David Cronenberg for body horror gross-outs. Midnight movie programmers and fans, start your engines (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"A bizarre, virulent body horror that is as insanely violent as it is disturbing, 'The Substance' is not for the faint of heart"