Although significantly monologue heavy, this atmospheric psychological horror film is a deep dive commentary surrounding the philosophy of religion.
Despite some of the questions posed remain unanswered and don’t seem to have a payoff, the experimental second and third acts are still worth appreciating.
Hugh Grant commands every scene he’s in, causing recoil and giggles wherever appropriate.
Even before getting to watch this body horror epic, it was kind of obvious how polarizing the film would be.
In the era of the Ozempics and the ever growing obsession with beauty, The Substance paints an absurdist, poignant portrait of the world’s status quo i.e. the tragedy of the human condition, while effortlessly subverting the male gaze in the most Cronenburgian way imaginable.
Definitely one of my favorite horror films this year.
Finally- after years of waiting, Scream 5 has finally made it to theaters. The film boasts a next to perfect end to the saga, elevated by tweaks to the original, entertaining meta commentary OG Scream fans like myself have come to know and love. This film would’ve genuinely made Wes Craven (director of the first four Scream films) very proud. It’s somewhere wedged between paying tribute to the original and creating a new age paradigm shift which horror connoisseurs will…
