10 Movie and TV Picks for February3 of 10
Annihilation | Opens in U.S. Theaters on Friday, Feb. 23
The last time Ex Machina writer-director Alex Garland adapted a sci-fi novel, the result was the vastly underrated Never Let Me Go. Knowing the Garland would have to take a certain liberties to adapt Annihilation, the first installment in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy — quick examples: there are no character names in the novel, and the story is told mostly through journals left behind by previous expeditions — I cannot wait to enter The Shimmer. Could one of the best, and most timely, movies of 2018 be released so soon into the new year? — Arno
The last time Ex Machina writer-director Alex Garland adapted a sci-fi novel, the result was the vastly underrated Never Let Me Go. Knowing the Garland would have to take a certain liberties to adapt Annihilation, the first installment in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy — quick examples: there are no character names in the novel, and the story is told mostly through journals left behind by previous expeditions — I cannot wait to enter The Shimmer. Could one of the best, and most timely, movies of 2018 be released so soon into the new year? — Arno