The Substance: Demi Moore’s spectacularly disgusting body horror is a two-finger rebuke to the beauty industry2 hrs 21 mins
Nothing here is real. Fargeat, director of the fine 2017 thriller Revenge, is not pretending otherwise. It is as if the risen Brothers Grimm were taking a crack at the contemporary entertainment industry. Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle , the hugely popular star of a TV aerobics show that, in what passes for the real world, would bring nobody this level of fame.
Kathryn Thomas: Myself and my husband doing DIY jobs together – I’m thinking: Why did I marry this person?