Much like Area X itself, Annihilation defies expectations and explanations. The sci-fi film from writer/director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) stars Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and ...

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 ...

Unlike Alex Garland’s previous film Ex Machina, everything isn’t wrapped up neatly at the end. Where Ex Machina’s ending (where you could watch another, equally fascinating, three-hours if Garland ...

Garland started his Hollywood career writing screenplays for 28 Days Later and Sunshine — both of which were directed by Danny Boyle. He made his directorial debut with 2014's Ex Machina, a chilling ...

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 ...

After seeing Annihilation in a packed New York City theater on opening night, I had two thoughts. I was grateful to experience such a gorgeous, transcendent film with a group of strangers, on a giant ...

"Annihilation" is based on the first book in a trilogy, where the lead characters heritage isn't discussed until the second novel. “I actually didn’t know that,” Portman said. “I’m hearing that for ...