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Why The Most Baffling Body Horror Movie Of The Year Is Not What You Think It Is

Far from the shock value of her films 'Raw and 'Titane,' writer-director Julia Ducournau describes her new film 'Alpha' as an exercise in empathy.

Inverse · Mar 26

Sinners, accidents and battles: Here are the best movies of 2025

Join us for Euronews Culture's countdown to our favourite film of the year. How many have you seen?

Euronews · Dec 22, 2025

Titane director Julia Ducournau's new movie is lighter on the body horror, but stays rooted in the same messy, moving family drama

Big Screen Spotlight | Julia Ducournau's Alpha is more drama than horror movie, but the new film keeps Titane's complicated family dynamics

Total Film · Nov 14, 2025

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Backlash and body horror: The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year

IN FOCUS: The acclaimed French director behind icky masterpieces ‘Raw’ and ‘Titane’ shocked festival audiences this summer by returning with an emotional drama about death and illness. But the initial response was silly, argues Sophie Monks Kaufman, who chats with filmmaker Julia Ducournau and star Tahar Rahim

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Halloween fright night: The best and largely overlooked horror films of the past decade

With a Halloween night filled with terror approaching you might be stuck for choice between ghosts, ghouls and goblins, but fear not. If you're planning a movie night and can’t decide what to watch - or want to discover a gem - we’ve got you covered.

Euronews · Oct 31, 2025

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Alpha' - Julia Ducournau tears into the soul rather than flesh

Julia Ducournau returns with her third film, destined to be her most divisive yet. But for those who choose to let go, the French writer-director shows that 'Titane' needn’t be a tough act to follow.

Euronews · Aug 22, 2025

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

England's oldest psychiatric institution exhibits patient's waking dreams, while Julia Ducournau's paranoia-infused body horror 'Alpha' arrives in French cinemas. Here are this week's cultural highlights.

Euronews · Aug 18, 2025

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Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes

Some of Spike Lee’s most deeply felt passions — filmmaking and the New York Knicks — have collided at the Cannes Film Festival

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

Alpha may have inspired walkouts at Cannes – but they were out of boredom rather than disgust

2/5 French auteur Julia Ducornau’s follow-up to the sensational ‘Titane’ is a confused mess

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

Alpha review – Julia Ducournau’s disjointed body horror is an absolute gamma

The winner of the Palme d’Or for Titane delivers Cannes’ first true turkey: the tonally inept tale of a girl with a dodgy tattoo and a disease that turns people to marble

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

Pillion, Phoenician and Panahi: superb lineup set to extend Cannes’ Oscar-sweeping streak

After a tricky few years, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has come roaring back and is set to feature new work by Kelly Reichardt, another Joachim Trier drama starring Renate Reinsve and Cannes icons the Dardenne brothers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2025

Cannes Film Festival unveils diverse line-up of veteran stars and fresh talent

Cannes Film Festival organisers have revealed the films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or prize on Thursday. Six women are among the 19 directors nominated, including the 2021 winner, French filmmaker Julia Ducournau with her new film Alpha.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 10, 2025

Cannes Film Festival unveils 2025 lineup with Julia Ducournau, Wes Anderson and Ari Aster

The 2025 vintage is looking big, bold and star-studded.... Here's everything you need to know about the line-up of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Euronews · Apr 10, 2025

Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson

New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

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Tom’s Guide · Feb 9, 2025

One of the craziest movies I've ever seen is leaving Hulu soon — stream it before it's gone

The provocative French drama 'Titane' will take you on a wild ride — check it out on Hulu before the month's end

MusicRadar · Oct 30, 2024

"There was water dripping onto the gear and we got interrupted by a cave diver": How Mandy, Indiana recorded their debut album in caves, crypts and shopping malls

"There was water dripping on to the gear and we got interrupted by a cave diver"

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

Streaming: The Substance and the best body horror for Halloween

Coralie Fargeat’s body horror satire on ageing is a welcome female take on a genre that preys on our deepest physical fears

Marie Claire · Jul 15, 2024

Maika Monroe Opens Up About Crafting a Nuanced Final Girl in Her 'Longlegs' Character Lee Harker

The actress opens up about her affinity for playing final girls and crafting her character in this year’s runaway horror hit.

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Stalk, slice, bludgeon: how ‘femgore’ is reinventing horror fiction

From Boy Parts to Brainwyrms, novels by female writers are carving out a new subgenre – but is it a cathartic feminist statement or an internalised version of the misogyny it seeks to subvert?

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024

Love Lies Bleeding review – Kristen Stewart keeps it real in deliciously lurid outlaw romance

Rose Glass’s follow-up to her acclaimed Saint Maud is a scorchingly sexy, darkly violent tale of a gym manager’s love affair with a bodybuilder

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

Anatomy of a Fall director Justine Triet: ‘I didn’t feel that French cinema wanted me around’

When the film-maker won this year’s Palme d’Or, she shocked France with her acceptance speech. Here, the unrepentant auteur talks about women on trial – and working with her husband

MusicRadar · Aug 7, 2023

How Mandy, Indiana recorded their debut album in caves, crypts and shopping malls: "There was water dripping on to the gear and we got interrupted by a cave diver"

I’ve Seen a Way reflects on global instability and misogynistic attitudes through a sonic palette of tribal drums, distorted feedback and abstract electronics

WEKU · May 28, 2023

'Anatomy of a Fall' wins the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival

Anatomy of a Fall, which stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death, is only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d'Or.

Reuters · May 27, 2023

France's Triet becomes third female director to win Cannes' top prize

French director Justine Triet became the third female director to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or on Saturday, beating out 20 other films in competition for the top prize.

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

Indiana Jones among elder statesmen set to descend on Cannes

Martin Scorsese and Ken Loach – as well as a record-breaking number of female directors – have new films premiering at film festival, which starts next week

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