MUBI Podcast

THE SUBSTANCE — Coralie Fargeat rips beauty standards to gory shreds

Writer/Director Coralie Fargeat&amp;aposs Cannes-winning body-horror blitz THE SUBSTANCE features Demi Moore as an aging star who turns to a mystery drug in hopes of becoming a better, younger version of herself. Fargeat tells host Rico Gagliano about casting Moore, why blood and guts are great metaphors, and the pain of makeup removal. <a href="https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/the-substance">THE SUBSTANCE</a> comes to theaters in the US, UK, Latin America, Germany, Canada and Netherlands on September 19 &amp; 20. Visit <a href="http://trythesubstance.com/">trythesubstance.com</a> for showtimes and tickets. To stream some of the films we&amp;aposve covered on the podcast, check out the collection <a href="https://mubi.com/specials/mubi-podcast">Featured on the MUBI Podcast</a>. Availability of films varies depending on your country. MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI makes, acquires, curates, and champions extraordinary films, connecting them to audiences all over the world. A place to discover ambitious new films and singular voices, from iconic directors to emerging auteurs. Each carefully chosen by MUBI’s curators.

The MUBI Podcast is an audio documentary series about great cinema–how it happens and how it brings people together. Each season, host Rico Gagliano deep dives into a different facet of the film world, from history making cinemas to legendary needle drops. It has been twice named Best Arts or Entertainment Podcast in the L.A. Press Club’s 2022 and 2023 National Arts &amp; Entertainment Journalism Awards. It was nominated for a 2022 Webby Award for Best Individual Podcast Episode - TV or Film, and for Best New Podcast at the 2022 British Podcast Awards. Most recently, the series was nominated for Best Entertainment Show and Best Scriptwriting (Non-fiction) at the 2023 Ambie Awards.