The Substance
Added 2025-07-05 12:00:08 +0000 UTCGo to this site: Cinebingers.ca for the unedited versions of all our content.
👉 https://cinebingers.ca/rcQqVTZnO0 👈 for the full reaction where you do not need your own copy.
👉 https://cinebingers.ca/gmh0lBxjo6 👈for the full reaction where you need your own copy.
If you are on a phone/tablet, hold down the link above and press "open in browser", or go straight to Cinebingers.ca on your browser app.
movie runtime: 02:21:06
Comments
Saw that decades ago but was so interesting!
Dwight Scarn
2025-07-13 12:35:39 +0000 UTCY'all have go to do Enemy Mine. One of Quaid's best!! Without giving anything away, I hope others will back me up :)
MadmanGardens
2025-07-08 19:56:20 +0000 UTCYeah, great film, great song that was really popular, and an all-star cast.
Gary Fixler
2025-07-07 15:01:14 +0000 UTCall that body horror and Dennis Quaid eating shrimp is the most nauseating thing in the movie...
Doug Shore
2025-07-06 17:09:48 +0000 UTCActually, you know, a St. Elmo's Fire reaction wouldn't be bad at all!
Mastervodo
2025-07-06 12:00:01 +0000 UTCVisuals aside, it's just a dark movie. Besides putting a mirror up to beauty it also puts one up to ourselves and how we literally eat ourselves alive to reach and keep unreasonable standards.
Kron0n
2025-07-06 11:21:03 +0000 UTCIts pretty hilarious to hear "this movie is insane!" like only half an hour in lol. It's a Disney movie compared to the second half
Kenneth thomas
2025-07-06 07:56:43 +0000 UTC19:51 - 19:52 - uncensored Demi boobs. not really complaining, just FYI
Fozzik
2025-07-05 20:33:24 +0000 UTC"The last acceptable prejudice is physical attraction." I know Sasha Coen Baron quoted it but I don't know where it comes from. It still rings in my head to this day and this movie really presses the point.
PIG
2025-07-05 19:59:35 +0000 UTCOne of the great aspects of this movie is that you can pick apart and analyze quite a lot about it and arrive at different conclusions. I think the overall message is astonishingly clear which is why imo the movie did so well but also there are parts when a lot of plp can disagree. I saw sue the exact opposite as what you guys did, I never saw Sue as the same person as Elisabeth, I always though the whole point of the movie was that your younger self can be a completely different person to who you are currently, yes they state that they are one and the same but that's just to make the point that they aren't, the message of this imo boiled down to obsession with your younger self can be poisonous, it can be toxic and even kill you, better to focus on the now. Such a great movie be sure to check out revenge if you haven't, revenge went low on the radar but it's the directors 1st big movie and it's also top notch feminist movie, love her and will watch anything she does from now on.
jose giron
2025-07-05 19:45:37 +0000 UTCYup you guys it’s Time to finally watch Barbarian
Henry Sanchez
2025-07-05 18:09:07 +0000 UTCoh shit :D, great, this can´t be a coincidence
maikeru
2025-07-05 16:33:45 +0000 UTCSue? Harvey? Did someone say SUE HARVEY?!
Rev
2025-07-05 16:29:42 +0000 UTCYou guys should definitely check out "Anora" as well. It's the movie that won Best Picture at the Oscars last year.
ShadowStunts
2025-07-05 16:07:41 +0000 UTCThat’s rough, Jason. I hope you can get to a brighter place.
Matthew Farrer
2025-07-05 16:04:05 +0000 UTCThe distorted way she looks at herself in the doorknob and then continually checks the mirror until she angrily wipes everything off….i have never seen a more accurate portrayal of how it feels to have a very distorted body image and a lot of self loathing. 😔 struggling with poor body image, and on again off again eating disorder, this movie speaks to me on so many levels.
Jason Dreibeblis
2025-07-05 15:12:33 +0000 UTCHey Everybodyhorror! This is Sue with Pump It UP! Be sure to Like and Subscribe!
Mastervodo
2025-07-05 15:12:14 +0000 UTCOne of the most incredible theater experiences I have ever had. Half of the audience was shocked and stoic and the other half was screaming laughing. The wildest ride. Great reaction!!
Matthew Johnson
2025-07-05 14:57:10 +0000 UTCOh, and if you have access to the BluRay extras check out “Reality+”, a short film from the same director with the same themes but a slightly sweeter ending.
Matthew Farrer
2025-07-05 14:50:02 +0000 UTCThis is the textbook case for “I know writers who use subtext, and they are all cowards”. George’s reference to Cinderella was interesting, because this film to me is put up like a fairytale or a fable, these great big bold in-your-face storytelling strokes. I loved it and was stoked to see it on your list.
Matthew Farrer
2025-07-05 14:48:14 +0000 UTCI have a taste for scrambled eggs with ketchup.
ShoNuff3000
2025-07-05 14:34:35 +0000 UTCI have also dreamt of worse versions of myself. But those weren’t really aspirational. They were more like nightmares.
Jlloyd
2025-07-05 13:38:29 +0000 UTCUtterly thrilling, gross, and poignant - what more could you want? I was so glad to have seen in this at the cinema with an audience - we here in the UK are not particularly expressive in cinemas, but with this one, we had repeated squeals at the body horror, nervous laughter, and a few screams. It was one of the best cinema experiences I'd had in years. You could tell everyone was enrapt with it. Absolutely love it. Mark my words. further down the line this will be held up as a classic of its genre. And your reaction to it was everything I was hoping for.
Phil Robinson
2025-07-05 13:32:42 +0000 UTCThis one movie that can make me loose my appetite…
Matthew Richson
2025-07-05 12:12:36 +0000 UTCI cannot WAIT for them to watch 28 Years Later. Such a trippy movie and it made me tear up.
KyloJames
2025-07-05 12:05:27 +0000 UTCThe most beautiful and bizarre movie I think I’ve ever seen, next to 28 Years Later
SmorggyPorggy
2025-07-05 12:02:46 +0000 UTC
