Tag: Alex Garland

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel CIVIL WAR review

About the film (courtesy of A24): From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. Alex Garland’s Civil War isn’t just a film; it’s a brutal, poetic, and somewhat thought-provoking …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MEN review

About the film (courtesy of A24): In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ANNIHILATION review

From a director’s chair perspective, Alex Garland gave audiences something to really chew on in his debut work, Ex Machina (2014). The sci-fi drama was truly a visionary piece of art that propelled it to an Oscar win along with countless other awards. Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac gave complex layers of emotion to a …

List, News

Fear what’s inside this ANNIHILATION exploration list of ten movies

The unknown is something that most of us naturally fear. On the other hand, curiosity often gets the best of us to a certain degree. Exploring these compelling principles are what should make Paramount Pictures’ new sci-fi drama Annihilation just so intriguing. Lena (Natalie Portman), a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to figure …