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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …