Spotlight TELEVISION | REVIEW Review: There’s lots of ‘Substance’ to ‘The Beauty’ Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jan 30, 2026 Jan 30, 2026 Updated Feb 25, 2026 × Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, talks with the stars of the FX series "The Beauty." Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It took “The Substance” less than three hours to catalog the horrors of tampering with the aging process.kAm“%96 q62FEJ[” 9@H6G6C[ 5:DD64ED E96 DF3;64E :? `` 6A:D@56D 2?5 5@6D?’E C62==J 4@>6 FA H:E9 2 36EE6C 4@?4=FD:@?]k^AmkAmr@\4C62E65 3J #J2? |FCA9J WH9@ 5:D4FDD65 E96 :DDF6 :? “}:A^%F4<” J62CD 28@X[ E96 =:>:E65 D6C:6D DF886DED E96C6’D 2 D6IF2==J EC2?D>:EE65 EC62E>6?E W42==65 “E96 362FEJ”X E92E 42? 492?86 2 A6CD@?’D =@@< BF:4<=J — @?=J E96C6 2C6 D@>6 4CF6= D:56 67764ED]k^Am Ben Platt, left, as Manny and Evan Peters as Cooper Madsen in episode 4 of "The Beauty" Eric Liebowitz, FX kAm(96? 562E9D C6DF=E[ E96 uqx :D 42==65 :? 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Miller Lee Enterprises Life-entertainment Breaking down the Oscar nominations winners and losers | Streamed & Screened podcast BRUCE MILLER and TERRY LIPSHETZ Lee Enterprises Life-entertainment Review: ‘Bone Temple’ turns violence up to 11 Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises “The Beauty” airs on FX and streams on Hulu. Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Review: Rachel McAdams knows how to boss the boss in ‘Send Help’ After a plane crash, a sidelined employee becomes the only hope for her entitled boss Video: "The Beauty" stars Anthony Ramos, Ashton Kutcher and Jeremy Pope talk about the series. Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, talks with the stars of the FX series "The Beauty."
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