The Substance. Demi Moore won a Golden Globe for this. I'm as surprised as she was. She's good, but it's likely more about how challenging this role was. She plays Elizabeth Sparkle, a former young starlet who has a fitness show (think Jane Fonda). She's over 50 and her producer, played by Dennis Quaid and named "Harvey" wants to mover her out. He's disgusting in every respect. She hears about something called The Substance, a very sketchy thing that can restore youth. Enter Margaret Qualley as "Sue" but basically, young Elizabeth. This is where it becomes more of a horror film as they two are one, but don't really have the same goals. Qualley just oozes sexuality (I have since learned that's the case in all her films). There is copious nudity in this from both of them (some may be prosthetics or CGI). It's been listed among best picture nominees, I don't get it. It's badly edited and runs way too long. It's evidently an "inside Hollywood" film that speaks to them, but I'm not sure it does much for the rest of us. It also has a very weird timeframe, it looks and feels like the 80s, right down to the aerobics shoes, but is evidently now. It's ok, but at over 140 minutes, choose carefully.
