For a genre about reanimating the dead, zombies were staying underground for the most part from the late 80’s through the whole 90’s. Day of the Dead (1985) had been the last high profile release for the longest time with only the…
Annihilation Movie Review: A terrifying and beautiful experience
Life, in Alex Garland’s Annihilation, his follow up to Ex Machina, is a ponderous, methodical, and unbalanced matter. Natalie Portman’s Lena, vacant and distant, states that the mystical “shimmer” isn’t destroying, but “creating something new”. The feverish world Garland has…
Watch Natalie Portman try to save Oscar Isaac in new Annihilation trailer
With the new Star Wars about to be released in the next few days, it’s no surprise that Paramount released a new trailer for Annihilation highlighting Star Wars star Oscar Isaac. But as much as we love Oscar Isaac –…
First Trailer For Alex Garland’s ‘Annihilation’
2015 saw the release of Ex Machina, the directorial debut of acclaimed writer Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Dredd). Thanks to that movie’s critical acclaim and Oscar-winning visual effects, Garland’s directorial career is on the way up. Garland’s follow-up is Annihilation, an adaptation…
Ally’s Movie Review: Ex Machina
When Anna Karenina was released, I remember falling for Domnhall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander’s storyline as two wayward lovers. Who knew that they’d become such breakout stars by 2015? Caleb (Gleeson) is recruited to go and spend a week with the…
The Best Science Fiction Films of the Last 10 Years
I love science-fiction. I love it even more when it’s at its absolute best. In recent years, science fiction has been substituted for dystopian teen dramas or superhero fanfare. While both have their merits (avid superhero fan right here), science…