Demi Moore as Elisabeth in ‘The Substance’. CREDIT: MUBI The Substance is written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, and follows Elisabeth (Moore), an aging TV host who takes a ...

Moore is tremendous, imbuing Elisabeth with a haunting vulnerability as she injects herself again and again with a body- and soul-destroying concoction. On Sunday, the 62-year-old won a Golden ...

The film follows fading star Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore), a beautiful actress-turned-fitness guru with a longtime TV exercise show. On her 50th birthday, Elisabeth is axed from the show by her ...