The Substance
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The Substance 2024

★★★★★

Watched 20 Sep 2024

I won’t even attempt to sound smart in this review due to the fact half my brains stayed in the theater when I left. I am now a broken yolk.

This is the best directed movie I think has come out this decade, maybe even longer. It’s got balls hanging to the floor, it’s scary, it’s funny, it’s sexy, fucking frightening, and a blast of a time.

If you aren’t watching this (especially the final act) through your fingertips, you aren’t seeing the right movie. 

Cataclysmic in size and intensity, that sort of is setting me up for a rage room visit if this thing doesn’t win at least one award this year at the Oscars. 

Side note: yes, the fact that this is the bloodiest movie is not a lie. It’s not a spoil, but instead an affirmation to you who are excited to see it to speed to the soonest showing.

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