How "A Different Man" and "The Substance" Get Under the Skin
Briefly

In 'A Different Man,' a thrillingly mercurial third feature from writer-director Aaron Schimberg, Sebastian Stan plays Edward Lemuel, a mild-mannered New Yorker with a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis.
In 'The Substance,' a woman's dream of eternal youth is fulfilled as she gives violent birth to her own younger, shapelier doppelgänger, showcasing the films' theme of transformation curdling into nightmares.
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