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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 ...
‘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 ...
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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: 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 ...
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.
Alpha may have inspired walkouts at Cannes – but they were out of boredom rather than disgust
The time frame continually shifts. Without providing any context, the plot will whisk us back to when Alpha was a young child ...