The Substance was wild. Our theatre wasn't as packed or as loud as I would have hoped, it would have made the movie even better with a boisterous audience.
As trackercowe said, the director (Coralie Fargeat) is excellent. What's really interesting is she once again mixes beautiful cinematography, shot composition, lighting, sound design etc. with a horror subgenre that hasn't historically utilized those elements (rape revenge and body horror).
The Substance is basically smack dab in the middle of a Venn Diagram with Society (1989) and The Neon Demon. It also has the most gratuitous butt shots I've ever seen.
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