Alex Garland

MEN: Don't You Know That You're Toxic?
MEN: Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic?

Unfortunately, Men starts as a very strong and legitimately scary exploration of heady issues but unravels in the final third act.

MEN Trailer
MEN Trailer

A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband. vacation gone wrong.

DEVS (S1 E1, E2) "Episode 1 & Episode 2": An Intriguing Start to What Could be a Fascinating Series
Alex Garland & The Human Heart Of Dystopia

We go through the career of Alex Garland, and how his films often follow a similar theme of focusing on dystopian worlds.

DEVS S1E8: Bittersweet Finale Ends The Show In A Fitting Manner

The finale of Devs is a strong one, bringing together all of the show’s more prominent themes and storylines and ending on a bittersweet note.

DEVS S1E7: We're In The Endgame Now
DEVS S1E7: We’re In The Endgame Now

Picking up the pace, episode 7 of Devs brings together several significant plot points, leading up to the supposedly predetermined fate of the final episode.

DEVS S1E6: A Slower Episode Builds Anticipation For The End

Episode six of Devs seems to be setting up the potentially earth-shattering events that are to come in the next two episodes.

DEVS S1E5: Visually Alluring Episode Also Fills In The Gaps
DEVS S1E5: Visually Alluring Episode Also Fills In The Gaps

Episode 5 of Devs is a glimpse through time for our characters, utilizing impressive visual effects in the process.

DEVS S1E4: The Sci-Fi Thriller Series Picks Up Speed

Episode 4 of Devs is a season high so far, bringing forth major plot points and leaving many of our characters in uncertain positions.

DEVS S1E3: Alex Garland Spins An Increasingly Intricate Web
DEVS S1E3: Alex Garland Spins An Increasingly Intricate Web

Devs continues to fascinate, pulling us into this world and its increasingly more complex characters and stories.

DEVS (S1 E1, E2) "Episode 1 & Episode 2": An Intriguing Start to What Could be a Fascinating Series
DEVS (S1E1&2): An Intriguing Start To What Could Be A Fascinating Series

Over the last few years, the name of Alex Garland has become synonymous with modern sci-fi,…

Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Cinema Moments Of 2018

For our latest Staff Inquiry, we are discussing something a bit different: not our favorite films, but our favorite moments from 2018 films.

Fantasy Science Pt. 2: The Turing Test & EX MACHINA
Fantasy Science Pt. 2: The Turing Test & EX MACHINA

If you are even remotely familiar with technology, science fiction, or the world of computers, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘Turing test’. Let’s explore this test, and the way it’s portrayed and used in Ex Machina.

ANNIHILATION: Alex Garland's Ex-Machina Follow-up Is A Divisive Disappointment
ANNIHILATION: Alex Garland’s Ex Machina Follow-up Is A Divisive Disappointment

Annihilation is best viewed as a trip deep into an otherworldly house of horrors, offering a deliberately illogical twist on the formula of horror movie storytelling.

ANNIHILATION Trailer
ANNIHILATION Trailer

Anyone waiting with bated breath for Alex Garland’s follow up to Ex Machina got a bit of relief when the trailer for Annihilation dropped.

Her artificial intelligence
Sentience and Sexuality: The Exploration of Artificial Seduction In Film

Alex Garland’s Ex Machina reminds us that we are all just line workers in a baby-making factory. Mankind has evolved over time to have a very strong sex drive; a drive that reveals itself during the most seemingly insignificant events of our lives. At the grocery store buying yogurt?