The filmmaker talks the power of his female cast, his ‘striking’ source material, avoiding franchises, Netflix distribution … and the prospects of a Dredd sequel. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman ...

Since its 2018 release, "Annihilation" remains a haunting visual experience. "Ex Machina" director, Alex Garland, adapts Jeff VanderMeer's 2014 novel of the same name by drawing upon the curiosity and ...

Natalie Portman and a group of other female scientists enter the "shimmer," where they witness a visually stunning nightmare world.

Discover What’s Streaming On: One of the best films of 2018 has finally made it onto a streaming service, only it’s not the one we all initially expected. Annihilation, Alex Garland’s deeply ...

Great art invites interpretation, not by being needlessly obtuse, but by encouraging the viewers to explore certain ideas and concepts that are presented uniquely. Alex Garland’s sci-fi film, ...

In a way, Annihilation is like Arrival meets Event Horizon meets The Abyss, and in another, it’s not like anything. The premise feels vaguely familiar for a sci-fi premise. But what writer/director ...

Alex Garland has been a Hollywood heavy-hitter since 2002, when his screenplay for 28 Days Later revolutionized the zombie genre. The novelist-turned-filmmaker spent the next decade turning out ...

The three books in 'The Southern Reach Trilogy' by Jeff VanderMeer: 'Annihilation,' 'Authority,' and "Acceptance.' In the book, the characters are introduced without names. But in the film, Natalie ...

The alien dome they call "The Shimmer" stretches for several miles, radiating from a lighthouse in the middle of a national park. Its border is pulsating and translucent with shades of purple, like a ...

This article contains spoilers for Control and Annihilation. Control is not, director Mikael Kasurinen points out, a horror game, but the latest entry in the New Weird, a genre sitting in a debated ...