Natalie Portman journeys into familiar territory in Annihilation


Writer/director Alex Garland has been writing smart, well-received sci-fi films for years, including 28 Days Later…, Sunshine, and Never Let Me Go. But it wasn’t until his 2015 directorial debut, Ex Machina, that his star truly started to shine. He’s now back with another head-trip movie, Annihilation. Based on the 2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer, it centers on Lena (Natalie Portman), a biologist and former Army soldier. Her husband, Kane (Oscar Isaac), a member of…

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