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Julia Ducournau drops the body horror and just tortures a metaphor in Alpha
Julia Ducournau won the Palme d'Or with her transgressive body horror Titane but the only thing tortured in Alpha is its AIDS ...
Alpha review: This outlandish horror about an Aids-like epidemic is a 'disorientating, maddening whirlwind'
After winning the Palme d'Or for the shocking Titane, French director Julia Ducournau is back at Cannes with another ...
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‘Alpha’ is a Hollow Body Horror Misuse of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic [Cannes 2025 Review]
Despite some striking visuals, 'Alpha' misfires with a shallow narrative that fails to meaningfully engage with its subject ...
‘Alpha’ Review: 2021 Palme d’Or Winner Julia Ducournau’s AIDS-Era Horror Parable Is Arrestingly Original and Numbingly Over-the-Top
The newest film from the 'Titane' director is a gory period piece exploring a teenage girl’s coming of age during a deadly ...
'Alpha' Review: Julia Ducournau's Mournful Horror Drama Cuts Through Body and Soul
The term "body horror" is one that carries with it a lot of expectations. If you were to hear it at last year's Cannes, it ...
Alpha may have inspired walkouts at Cannes – but they were out of boredom rather than disgust
Julia Ducournau’s new film Alpha (which has just premiered in Cannes) has its fair share of blood, vomiting and death – but ...
Julia Ducourau Stuns Cannes With ‘Alpha’
The director, whose 'Titane' won the Palme d'Or in 2021, returns to the festival with her latest genre mash-up.