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Review

Warfare review – war, what is it good for?

by Hannah Strong

Alex Gar­land teams up with Iraq War vet­er­an Ray Men­doza for an evoca­tive but emp­ty war film, recre­at­ing a cat­a­stroph­ic day in Rama­di based on the mem­o­ries of Men­doza and his comrades.

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Review

Civil War review – sound without the fury

by Hannah Strong

Alex Gar­land’s vision of a future Amer­i­ca rav­aged by con­flict is impres­sive­ly mount­ed but lacks polit­i­cal bite.

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A person in a dark coat standing in a dimly lit tunnel, with a bright light at the end.
Review

Men

by Hannah Strong

A woman reel­ing from a per­son­al tragedy embarks on the hol­i­day from hell in Alex Garland’s very British folk hor­ror film.

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Review

Annihilation

by Adam Woodward

Alex Gar­land deliv­ers a visu­al­ly stun­ning, cool­ly affect­ing alle­go­ry for life, loss and human fallibility.

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Review

Ex Machina

by David Jenkins

The emo­tion­al divide between human and robot merges in Alex Garland’s throw­back sci-fi cham­ber piece.

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