*Spoilers from the novel Annihilation* The film version of Jeff Vandermeer’s novel, Annihilation, was well received when it came out.  As described by the Wikipedia page, “The story follows a group of military scientists who enter ‘The Shimmer’, a mysterious quarantined zone of mutating landscapes and transmogrifying creatures.” It’s a straightforward science fiction psychological horror film starring… Read more...

Connie Corleone barges into the office and yells at her brother, Michael Corleone, calling him a “lousy bastard” for killing her husband. The new Godfather, sitting behind what was once his father’s desk, stares at her with a cold expression, a cigar hanging from his lips. Kay, Michael’s wife, comes to comfort her sister-in-law, who… Read more...