Movie Review – The Substance
By Narges Pirhayati Beauty Standards and Identity in The Substance The film The Substance explores an identity crisis related to the body. It shows the fear of aging and physical change and how a famous person struggles with growing older and losing her beauty, leading her to take extreme measures to regain her lost […]
Movie Review – The Substance
By Emmanuel Narh “Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself – younger, more beautiful, more perfect?” This haunting question opens “The Substance”, setting the tone for a visceral critique of our obsession with beauty. It is a fitting entry point into a film that, while framed as horror, unfolds more as […]