The Substance” is a gory film that could win Demi Moore her first Oscar. But the film’s gross-out moments come from a place of emotional truth, director Coralie Fargeat has said.

The Substance writer/director Coralie Fargeat on the bathroom birth scene, the symbolic importance of the spine, and why she wrote that scene first.

Can women subvert societal expectations of gender norms and survive whole and intact? This essay examines The Substance, Wicked and more.

When Sue becomes greedy with her time, exceeding seven days on the outside, Elisabeth suffers the consequences, and things take a dark and twisted turn. So, how did The Substance end? Here’s ...

Fargeat plays with this concept of gaze, panning and sweeping over both Elisabeth and Sue’s bodies. The scariest part of “The Substance” isn’t just what happens to Elisabeth. It’s the way the viewer ...

The writer, director, and producer behind “The Substance,” the bold ... to the violence,” Fargeat recalls. “I wanted Sue to push Elizabeth in the mirror, not one time, but eight times.

To protect her gig hosting her network’s coveted New Year’s Eve special, Sue injects herself with the “single-use” activator from Elisabeth’s original Substance kit. It goes poorly.