The Substance, the new film starring Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore, has set a record for the latter. The body-horror film follows a fading celebrity (played by Moore) who begins to use a black-market drug that creates a younger version of herself (Qualley).

Finally, “The Substance” is very much a woman’s movie. The way writer-director Coralie Fargeat presents Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley — the matter-of-fact way in which she films their bodies, and the trust that she elicits from them — has the unmistakable stamp of a woman director. This is obvious within minutes.

Moore and Qualley give bravura performances, both surely having faced the scrutiny women in Hollywood and the world are under. Moore allows the camera to film closeups of her thighs and the stomach of a woman who has had kids,

Coralie Fargeat’s sci-fi shocker follows the downward spiral of a 50-year-old movie star who resorts to drastic measures

It's long been a fact of Hollywood - ageing actresses have a tough time getting roles and many do whatever they can to appear younger. One of those, whose fame has somewhat faded but wants to return to her youthful appearance,

INTERVIEW: For her Oscar-tipped role in Coralie Fargeat’s satirical body-horror thriller, the actor confronts stardom, ageing and graphic nudity. Adam White talks to her, along with Fargeat and her co

Coralie Fargeat’s bloody-as-hell satire lets the star flip the bird to showbiz’s youth obsessions and beauty double standards — in the best (and grossest) way imaginable