Currently Browsing: The Substance (2024)
Revenge, written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, is a visceral and subversive take on the revenge genre that turns traditional cinematic tropes on their head. Reimagining male violence from a feminist perspective, Coralie’s 2017 debut film is a powerful commentary on rape culture—between individuals, on screen, and in Hollywood.… read more.
Coralie Fargeat has made Oscar history with her film The Substance this year, earning nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Make Up/Hairstyling. And she is also now the first woman to be nominated for Best Director in the horror genre.
This marks a tremendous achievement for Coralie, who first caught critics’ attention with her 2017 feminist body horror thriller Revenge (which centers around a woman who, after a brutal sexual assault, sets out on a violent revenge path with no mercy).… read more.