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From the scariest to the most audacious, here are five body horror movies you might have missed

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A fading celebrity takes a black market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of themselves. There’s nothing scarier than being human, and these films fully explore the inhuman ways our bodies can betray us.

The bathroom mirror reappears intact after being smashed multiple times during the fight sequence

Ray Liotta was cast in the film in February 2022, but he passed away in May of that year before he could film his scenes. Dennis Quaid replaced him, but Liotta is still mentioned in the director’s “thank you notes” during the credits.

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Elisabeth Sparkle: There was some minor abuse of the substance. A special thank you in the credits goes to the many extras in the theater scene, who got covered in blood.

Pump It Up Written by Michael Hall, Leonardo Stella Performed by Earl Gregory Produced by Julien Deguines

This was an enjoyable watch but the last 20-30 minutes became a bit silly and stupid, it lost its intelligence and subtlety to say the least and went into a purely stupid and disgusting set piece, completely unnecessary especially when the message wasn’t exactly subtle and was obvious throughout the film, from the premise itself to be honest the fact is they could have ended on a much stronger note before the final change as it added nothing to what it was trying to say or show, not that that should put anyone off watching it, it’s a good film that will keep you interested from start to finish but should have been 20 minutes shorter. Check out our list of exciting new films from this year’s film festivals, including Venice, TIFF, the New York Film Festival, and more.