While Max Minghella's latest effort contains some solid jokes, it ultimately plays out like a much weaker version of "The Substance." Some movies suffer because of bad timing. “Shell” wouldn’t be a ...

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It’s a shame for Max Minghella’s “Shell,” a broadly comedic body horror film about an actress who undergoes a strange treatment to cling to youth, that it’s coming out after Coralie Fargeat’s “The ...

Some movies suffer because of bad timing. “Shell” wouldn’t be a very good movie under any circumstances, but it fares especially poorly against Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” a better and more ...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2024 Toronto Film Festival. Republic Pictures releases “Shell” in select theaters Friday, October 3. Some movies suffer because of bad ...