To which I ask: How?
It launches with undertones of satire and lands with buckets of camp.
You truly have to see it to believe it; merely describing its plot wouldnt do its justice.
Mubi
That said, if youhaveseen it, then lets discuss some of its cultural references.
(Its more romantic when we do it.)
This sounds so offensive as Im writing it, but Im literally just describing this movie.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Why shouldntThe Substancereference literary gothic horror?
Just as Dorian Gray saps all his youth from his portrait, Sue saps all her youth from Elisabeth.
I dont even remember the last time I had to turn away from a movie.
This scene was the first in a long while.
Ozempic
Like, the Substance is for sure Ozempic, right?
InPulp Fictions case, Quentin Tarantino was literally just objectifying Uma Thurman.
The Shining, The Fly, Videodrome, Lost Highway…
But wait, theres more!
Even if it takes five years to find its audience, it will happen.
