Mikey Madison took home the award for Best Actress instead of Demi Moore in a surprise Oscars twist that ironically reflects the plot of The Substance. At the 97th Academy Awards, Moore was considered ...

After Elizabeth takes “the substance,” Sue, a younger version of herself (played by Qualley, 30), comes out of her spine and becomes the industry’s latest ingenue. Sue takes Elizabeth’s ...

The Substance tells the story of Elizabeth Sparkle (Moore), a once famous actress turned TV fitness-show host (think 80’s Lycra leotards, headbands and legwarmers). The film begins with Sparkle ...

In one of the earliest scenes in Coralie Fargeat’s latest film, The Substance, the gluttonous boss Harvey (Dennis Quaid) warns Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a TV aerobics instructor, “It ...

“There’s been beauty and joy in each moment.” Moore won for her role in Mubi’s The Substance as Elizabeth, a fading celebrity who takes a black-market drug that temporarily creates a ...

Behind the blood and guts, The Substance carried a viscously important message about how society treats women as they age. Its breakthrough at the Oscars is a landmark moment for women in horror.

Call it a 180-degree switch from her movie star-turned-forlorn fitness guru character in The Substance. Sure, like Elizabeth Sparkle, Moore is post-prime only by Hollywood’s ridiculous standards.