Slow-burn philosophical horror uncomfortably wearing a thriller suit with an indie flick's score. At its best when you have no idea what's going on. Ending meandered a bit too much and might've tried too hard to answer things it could've just left unsaid.
Annihilation, diversity corner Afficher plus
On the heels of Black Panther, it was also very refreshing to see an all-female team of professionals with varying skills and backgrounds, especially since it didn't call attention to it except for the one line that *explicitly* called attention to it for no reason and that felt super unnatural and really stuck out.
I also think this might be the first American movie I've seen in a while (if not ever) where I don't think any white dude had a single line of dialogue? Possibly the ambulance driver near the beginning, I can't recall him exactly.