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Rivka and Frank are joined by actor Kate Eastman to dive into the 2024 body horror thriller The Substance, a film that tackles the twisted intersections of beauty, capitalism, and patriarchy. The trio explores how this movie craftfully unpacks the moralization of beauty and self-care as a form of imprisonment, and why horror is the perfect genre for director Coralie Fargeat to make her unsettling, yet strangely insightful, statement.
For next week’s movie, we’ll be watching the 2024 Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.
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Artwork by Rufus Paisley | Theme song by JustBen
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