The film, from French writer-director Coralie Fargeat, takes brutal aim at a culture that Moore knows all too well: the terrible pressure placed on women to forever be young and beautiful, reality be damned. Moore’s is a savvy piece of casting in that regard; she’s been put through the media wringer throughout her 40-year career, scrutinized and speculated about and cast aside. Perhaps wanting to vent about all that, or at the very least make a comment, Moore tears into The Substance, committing... Read this story
