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Movie Review – Annihilation (2018)

March 5, 2018 by Freda Cooper

Annihilation, 2018. Directed by Alex Garland Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac and Benedict Wong. SYNOPSIS: After the disappearance of her husband on a secret mission, biologist Lena assumes he’s dead.  His return is a shock and, when he’s taken seriously ill, she decides to follow in […]

Filed Under: Freda Cooper, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Garland, Annihilation, Benedict Wong, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny

Second Opinion – Annihilation (2018)

February 27, 2018 by Matt Donato

Annihilation, 2018. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring: Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Wong, and David Gyasi. SYNOPSIS: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don’t apply. Heavens bless a *hard* science fiction mind-meld starring female leads that can sell […]

Filed Under: Matt Donato, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Garland, Annihilation, Benedict Wong, David Gyasi, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny

Alex Garland “couldn’t give a sh*t” about Annihilation being “too intellectual” for test audiences

February 26, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Alex Garland’s second feature Annihilation opened in the U.S. this past weekend off the back of rave reviews from critics, including our own Robert Kojder who gave the film a ★★★★ review and described it as a “superbly crafted sci-fi designed to get viewers contemplating its themes rather than give a cut-and-dry story depicting what weirdness […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Garland, Annihilation

Alex Garland suggests that a new adaptation of The Beach is in the works

February 26, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Before he made the jump to movies, directing the likes of Ex Machina and Annihilation, Alex Garland first rose to prominence through his 1996 debut novel The Beach, which was based upon his own exploits travelling across Europe and the Phillippines. The novel was adapted for the screen in 2000, with Danny Boyle directing Leonardo […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Alex Garland, the beach

Movie Review – Annihilation (2018)

February 22, 2018 by Robert Kojder

Annihilation, 2018. Written and Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Benedict Wong, David Gyasi, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X – a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alex Garland, Annihilation, Benedict Wong, David Gyasi, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny

Alex Garland has revealed details about his new FX sci-fi series

February 21, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Alex Garland, the director of Ex-Machina and the upcoming Annihilation, has revealed details and a title for his new FX sci-fi show. Annihilation may be releasing this weekend in the US (in March for the UK on Netflix) but the director already has another exciting project in the pipeline — this time an eight-part sci-fi series […]

Filed Under: News, Samuel Brace, Television Tagged With: Alex Garland, Devs

Alex Garland doubts that 28 Months Later will ever happen

February 12, 2018 by Matt Rodgers

With Annihilation set to debut on Netflix next month, Ex-Machina director Alex Garland has taken part in an Ask Me Anything Q&A on Reddit, where he was asked the question about the possibility of a further film in the 28 Days/Weeks Later franchise. Garland wrote the 2002 original, which was directed by Danny Boyle, and then […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Alex Garland, Danny Boyle

Natalie Portman leads an expedition into Area X in new Annihilation images

February 11, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Following a TV spot for Annihilation [watch it here], Paramount Pictures has now released a batch of images for the upcoming big screen adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel featuring stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac, and director Alex Garland; take a look at the images here… SEE […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Garland, Annihilation, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny

Alex Garland is developing a tech-based sci-fi TV series for FX

February 10, 2018 by Gary Collinson

With his second feature film Annihilation gearing up for a release later this month, filmmaker Alex Garland has revealed to Fandango that he’s turning his attention to the small screen and is currently developing an eight-part sci-fi drama for FX. “It’s a sort of science fiction, but it’s a much more technology-based sci-fi whereas Annihilation […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Alex Garland

Alex Garland’s Annihilation gets a new TV spot

February 4, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

With less than three weeks to go until the release of Annihilation, a new TV spot has arrived online for writer-director Alex Garland’s upcoming adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Annihilation featurette explores The Shimmer The book’s official synopsis read: Area X has been cut off from the rest of the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Garland, Annihilation, Natalie Portman

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