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

Julia Ducournau's Alpha is more drama than horror movie, but the new film keeps Titane's complicated family dynamics ...
Variety

Cannes Films ‘Alpha,’ ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Colors of Time’ and ‘The Great Arch’ Showcase Growing Maturity of French VFX Sector

“Alpha” (Courtesy of Mandarin & Compagnie/Kallouche Cinema/Frakas Productions/France 3 Cinema) France’s VFX industry has grown rapidly, initially driven by a 2020 tax measure that allowed qualifying ...
The Independent on MSN

The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year

The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year - IN FOCUS: The acclaimed French director behind icky ...
IndieWire

‘Alpha’ Review: ‘Titane’ Director Julia Ducournau Adopts a More Grounded Form of Body Horror for This Dour and Dismal AIDS Allegory

Cannes: All credit to a newly-minted Palme d'Or-winner for having the courage to step out of their comfort zone, but "Alpha" is an insufferable misfire.
Decider

Cannes Film Festival 2025: ‘Alpha,’ Director Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ Follow-Up, Is A Baffling Misfire

Director Julia Ducournau’s Alpha is incredibly strange — not for anything it presents, but for how its every narrative and aesthetic decision feels like the wrong one. The tale of a mysterious disease ...
Empire

Alpha Trailer: Titane Director Julia Ducournau Returns With A Different Kind Of Body Horror

With her first two feature films, 2016's subversive cannibal chiller Raw and 2021 object sexuality body horror Titane, French director Julia Ducournau announced herself as one of the boldest genre ...