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

The acclaimed French director behind icky masterpieces ‘Raw’ and ‘Titane’ shocked festival audiences this summer by returning ...
Flickering Myth

Movie Review – Alpha (2025)

Alpha, 2025. Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau. Starring Mélissa Boros, Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani and Emma ...

Alpha director rejects AIDS allegory: ‘I would have done a completely different film’

Many have interpreted Alpha as an allegory for AIDS, with the movie showing an unspecified disease that could be transmitted ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Madame Web’ on Disney+, a Megafiasco That Traps Poor Dakota Johnson in Superhero Hell

I just watched Pepsi-Cola Presents Madame Web (now streaming on Disney+, in addition to VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) ...

'The Carpenter's Son' and 7 other depictions of Jesus in film, TV

Noah Jupe plays Jesus in "The Carpenter's Son," a supernatural thriller releasing Friday. Several other films and TV also ...
HERO MAGAZINE

“Art is the opposite of comfort” – Julia Ducournau and Tahar Rahim on their unsettling new film

We spoke with Julia Ducournau and Tahar Rahim as Alpha received its UK premiere during the BFI London Film Festival, ...

I’m still thinking about gruelling body horror Alpha after it inspired walkouts

The divisive movie, which inspired walkouts but is now is cinemas, is the latest from French filmmaker Julia Ducournau, known ...
ESPN

Stockton Kings draft Jabri Abdur-Rahim, son of G League president

STOCKTON, Calif. -- Shareef Abdur-Rahim is president of the G League. One of the league's newest players refers to him a bit differently. The reigning G League champion Stockton Kings drafted Jabri ...
ESPN

Amir Abdur-Rahim's legacy lives on 1 year after his sudden passing

NO MATTER WHERE he goes, former NBA All-Star Shareef Abdur-Rahim is reminded of his brother's impact. Whether it's in their hometown of Marietta, Georgia, or as far as 8,000 miles away from where they ...