Our critics discuss cinema with The Substance by Coralie Fargeat and Juror #2 de Clint Eastwood.
“The Substance” by Coralie Fargeat
Have you ever dreamed of a better version of yourself? With The Substance, it’s now possible! Access another version of yourself, younger, more beautiful, more perfect. You just have to share the time. One week for one version, one week for the other. A perfect balance of seven days. Easy isn’t it? If you follow the instructions, what could go wrong?
The Substance is the second feature film by French director Coralie Fargeat, after Revenge in 2017, already a genre film. This time, it is the subgenre of body horror and the aging of the female body that the filmmaker explores with Demi Moore attempting to restore her youth thanks to a serum with monstrous side effects. Presented in official competition at the last Cannes Film Festival 2024, the film won the Screenplay Prize.
Critics’ opinions
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The film was released in theaters on November 6, 2024.
“Juror #2” by Clint Eastwood.
When a man finds himself a juror in a murder trial, he discovers that he is behind this criminal act. He then finds himself faced with a moral dilemma between protecting himself or giving himself up as his wife reaches the end of her pregnancy.
Juror #2 marks the return of Clint Eastwood behind the camera, three years after his last film Cry Macho which nevertheless had everything of a testamentary film. At 94 years old, the American director delivers a new trial film with complex morality, in an assumed connection with Twelve angry mende Sidney Lumet.
Critics’ opinions
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The film was released in theaters on October 30, 2024.
Sound clips
- Movie trailer The Substance by Coralie Fargeat
- Movie trailer Juror #2 de Clint Eastwood
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