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Annihilation

  1. a long talk
    Alex Garland Honestly Doesn’t Know If Civil War Is Irresponsible“I do sometimes think there’s a part of me that is thoughtful and there’s a part of me that is delinquent.”
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  2. vulture guides
    The Completist’s Guide to Streaming Alex Garland MoviesFrom The Beach to Civil War, we take a closer look at the filmmaker’s fascinating career.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  3. annihilation
    Bring Xmas to Area X With This Jolly Annihilation Gingerbread Lighthouse*Horrifying alien bass note, but merry*
    By Halle Kiefer
  4. best of 2018
    The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2018Women. Witches. Monsters. Vengeance.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. best of 2018
    The Best Movies of 2018 (So Far)Including Annihilation, Black Panther, The Rider, and The Death of Stalin.
    By Emily Yoshida and David Edelstein
  6. a closer look
    What Does Fear Sound Like?We talk to five horror-movie composers about designing some of the scariest scores of 2018.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  7. right-click
    Drake’s Scorpion Album Trailer Gets You Ready for Emotional AnnihilationIf the song in his album trailer has you looking over your shoulder for monsters, there’s a reason for that.
    By Halle Kiefer
  8. Alex Garland on Annihilation’s Crazy Ending“There is stuff in there that, collectively, the people who made the film consciously included for a second viewing, not the first.”
    By Adam Sternbergh
  9. the future is female
    A Guide to Every Upcoming Action Movie With a Female LeadThe future is female assassins out for vengeance.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  10. NYC Stories: Gina Rodriguez Loves Smooching in Central ParkThere’s no denying the romantic allure of Central Park, especially not for Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez.
    By Samantha Lee
  11. How Annihilation Nails the Complex Reality of DepressionNo film in recent memory captures the truth of self-destruction and depression quite like it.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  12. outrage calibration
    How Mad Should I Be About the Whitewashing in Annihilation?Oh, and remember Ex Machina?
    By E. Alex Jung
  13. How Annihilation Designed Its Unnatural Horrors“These species are intermixing and they shouldn’t, but what if you took that a step further?”
    By Abraham Riesman
  14. explainers
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of AnnihilationWhat in the Shimmer is going on at the end of the film?
    By Emily Yoshida
  15. vulture lists
    10 Book-to-Film Adaptations Happening in 2018From the kinky to the funny.
    By Devon Ivie
  16. 9 Ways Annihilation the Movie Differs from Annihilation the BookAlex Garland added new creatures, new tech, and more to his interpretation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel.
    By Ashley Fetters
  17. Annihilation Is Flawed, But Unforgettably Mind-BendingAlex Garland’s searingly personal variation on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel has structure issues, but the ending knocks it out of the park.
    By Emily Yoshida
  18. controversies
    Annihilation Director on Whitewashing: There Was ‘Nothing Cynical’ About CastingThe characters were given no racial designations in the book his movie is based on.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. Natalie Portman Acknowledges Annihilation Whitewashing is ‘Problematic’Portman and co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh say they only learned about their characters’s races after recent whitewashing accusations.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. white washing
    Annihilation Director Alex Garland Called Out for Reported WhitewashingAsian-American media group MANAA criticizes the film for casting white actresses as mixed-raced characters.
    By Halle Kiefer
  21. the industry
    Oscar Isaac Journeys to Area X in Annihilation He’s all about that strangling fruit. 
    By Halle Kiefer