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117. Annihilation (2018)

Jun 24, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 117
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🎬 Annihilation (2018) – Random Movie #2019

This week, we review Annihilation (2018), Alex Garland’s cerebral sci-fi horror that blends mind-bending visuals with deep existential dread. Natalie Portman leads a team of scientists into “The Shimmer,” a mysterious and mutating zone where nature rewrites the rules of biology—and reality itself. With themes of self-destruction, identity, and transformation, the film offers a haunting meditation on what it means to change… and whether that change is survivable.

🎲 Picked from Metacritic’s All-Time Movie List—if faced with the unknown, would you turn back… or step forward and face what’s waiting? Listen now to find out!

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