Alex Garland

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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The faux feminism of the hagsploitation boom

By Billie Walker

This year's biggest horror titles have frustratingly pointed to women's ageing bodies as a source of ridicule and fear.

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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Mark Jenkin and Mia Hansen-Løve will unveil new films at the 54th Directors’ Fortnight

By David Jenkins

They’ll be joined by fellow luminaries Alex Garland and Pietro Marcello when the Quinzaine returns to Cannes next month.

Alex Garland pivots into outright horror with the first trailer for Men

By Charles Bramesco

In the upcoming film, Jessie Buckley brings her grief to a solo holiday in the English countryside.

Jessie Buckley is set to star in Alex Garland’s next film, Men

By Charles Bramesco

She’ll play a young woman mourning the death of her ex-husband while on holiday in the English countryside.

Sunshine and the existential dilemma of space travel

By Emily Maskell

With NASA to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, what lessons can be learned from this 2007 sci-fi thriller?

The 30 best films of 2018

By Little White Lies

Our annual countdown of the movies that made the biggest impression on us this year, from Hereditary to The House That Jack Built.

Is Annihilation the first true film of the Anthropocene era?

By Lewis Gordon

Alex Garland’s chilling body horror speaks directly to our current age of ecological crisis.

Annihilation

By Adam Woodward

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

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VOD has changed the way we watch movies. So what now?

By Hannah Strong

As streaming platforms vie with major film studios for viewers’ attention, great work is at risk of being lost in the content ether.

Why I love Lena Headey’s performance in Dredd

By David Jenkins

She offers a fresh and frightening take on the comic book villain in this underrated genre classic.

Pinewood at 80 – Inside the iconic film studio

By Lara C Cory

The gold standard of British production has been home to everything from James Bond to Star Wars over the years.

Dredd

By David Jenkins

Alex Garland takes another sweep at bringing the infamous 2000AD strip to the screen. The results are sensational.

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