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Shell Debuts on VOD and in Select Theaters to Divided Reviews and Kate Hudson Raves

Early reaction centers on comparisons to The Substance, with attention to the film’s campy ’90s pastiche over a heavy message.

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Overview

  • The satirical horror-comedy from director Max Minghella is now available in select U.S. theaters and on digital/VOD as of October 3.
  • Elisabeth Moss stars as an actress drawn into an upscale wellness treatment that promises youth and unleashes disturbing consequences.
  • Several reviews commend the film’s playful ’90s influences, practical-effects set pieces, and a standout turn from Kate Hudson as a charismatic CEO.
  • Others fault the movie’s tone and execution as flat or timid and say it suffers in close comparison to Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance.
  • Moss, who also produced, has emphasized the film was designed as an entertaining, campy ride rather than a didactic statement on beauty and aging.