196: 196: The Substance (2024)

Another week, another dark temptation for all you Watchcasters! This week's comes in the form of the Academy Award-nominated goop-fest, The Substance, a movie with lots to say (and show) about body image, self-hatred, and the necessity to always follow the provided instructions for anything you inject into yourself or your other self.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 196: The Substance (2024)
(00:00:20) - Intro.
(00:10:48) - On Coralie Fargeat, and what inspired the movie.
(00:16:04) - Cast chat.
(00:24:47) - Remaining production notes.
(00:34:05) - Break!
(00:34:29) - We're back. Egg.
(00:41:43) - Elizabeth is introduced to The Substance.
(00:57:11) - Birth of the Sue.
(01:08:48) - Elizabeth's not quite sure what to do with herself, and Sue is extremely sure what to do with herself.
(01:14:24) - May cause Hag Finger in some rare cases.
(01:21:36) - Things escalate significantly.
(01:27:53) - We have reached the creature stage of the make-up.
(01:34:13) - We are at creature threat level orange. Teeth and nails are falling out. Bad ideas are being considered.
(01:36:51) - We have reached full creature. I repeat, full creature has been reached.
(01:43:23) - We should all be so lucky to die with a smile on our face...as it melts into a puddle.
(01:44:48) - Final thoughts
(01:51:58) - Rankings, and housekeeping for next week's movie: The Lost Boys!
(01:55:39) - Outro.