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Dead Ink Film Club - THE SUBSTANCE

Dead Ink Film Club - THE SUBSTANCE

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Dead Ink Film Club is new for 2025 - led by cinema expert Dr Jenny Barrett, think of it as a book club for film fans: a two-hour deep-dive discussion on a different film every month.

Thanks to our sponsors at MUBI, when you buy a ticket, we'll send you a link to sign up for a free taster month of their curated streaming service which includes arthouse, documentary and independent films from emerging and established film-makers alongside Hollywood favourites, award-winning productions and niche films.

We're kicking things off on February 9th with Coralie Fargeat's 2023 satirical body-horror The Substance, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, currently streaming on MUBI...

Elisabeth Sparkle, renowned for an aerobics show, faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself.

The Substance is an outrageous and propulsive pitch-black horror satire, a showcase for the talents of Demi Moore, and an urgent comment on our contemporary obsessions. Not for the faint of heart, The Substance (rated 18) contains graphic depictions of gore and body horror.

During the discussion, we'll touch on the following topics:

  • The female body, ageing, beauty standards and female rivalry
  • Excess and the abject - blood and gore, food, body parts, medical procedures
  • Similarities and references to horror and trash cinema of the 70s and 80s

Refreshments will be provided

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