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Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau showed how deftly she could employ genre and metaphor with her first two features, 2016’s cannibal-themed “Raw” and the 2021 automotive body horror “Titane.” But based on early reactions, the French filmmaker’s third feature, “Alpha,” proved an even higher concept. “Alpha” stars newcomer Mélissa Boros as the film’s titular 13-year-old protagonist, who is coming of age in a world plagued by a mysterious blood-borne virus that turns people into hardened, statue-like figures coughing up clay sand. Despite seemingly being aware of the risks, Alpha participates in needle-sharing one…
In opposition, Sir Keir Starmer called the unelected House of Lords “indefensible”. This week, barely 18 months into his prime ministership, Sir Keir took the total of unelected peers he has appointed since July 2024 to 96. Remarkably, Wednesday’s 34 new life peerages, mainly Labour supporters, take his appointment total above those of each of…
Writer/director Kurtis David Harder‘s 2023 thriller “Influencer” is the best kind of indie genre film, a smart, funny, chilling look at the intersection between sociopathy and social media that was as visually expressive as it was thematically rich. Unlike so many low-budget thrillers that restrict themselves to limited locations and diminished ambitions, “Influencer” is expansive…
Bonnie Blue, the porn actor who recently made headlines for her antics in Bali – which you probably shouldn’t Google – has come out in support of Nigel Farage. And in not unconnected news, “rage baiting” – saying deliberately annoying things to get attention – is the Oxford University Press’s word of the year. Bonnie’s…
Dark. Gritty. Broody. Superheroes have been through it in recent years, and plenty of blockbuster films have made it a habit to reflect that same emotional ethos. And while the returns have been mixed, from the dramatic highs of Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” franchise to the decidedly downbeat lows of Zack Snyder’s own Batman stories,…
Among the crowded shelves of Sacred Heart hardware store in Crowborough, there is a gap on the wall where the kitchen knives used to be displayed. As the local rumour of recent days goes, that space is linked to the news story of the moment in the East Sussex town: the imminent arrival of hundreds…
Sundance 2026 Lineup: Programmers Unpack a Stacked Lineup You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez, program director Kim Yutani, and senior programmer John Nein walk IndieWire through the films selected for a pivotal year in Sundance history. ad Source link
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