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Podcast: Planet Nude
Episode: The Substance: Body horror's reflection on beauty, aging, and identity
Description: The Substance is a mad, mad film. At times it’s more like a particularly unhinged episode of Black Mirror or the Twilight Zone than it is a movie, and it revels in violent and grotesque body horror. It's not subtle, and often feels like it’s bludgeoning you with what it wants to say. It is absolutely the wildest movie that I saw in 2024, nothing else even comes close. It is certainly not for the faint of heart, especially those who hate needles.But why am I reviewing it here? Because, while it’s a pretty simple...