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The Current

Will The Substance change how we talk about women and aging?

Jan 28, 2025
22:21

In the Oscar-nominated movie The Substance, Demi Moore plays an aging star who takes a black market drug to unlock a younger version of self. We look at why the movie has struck a chord in a society that still sees age, particularly for women, as a liability.

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