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I just noticed we passed 200,000 likes and followers on our Facebook group! Thanks to all who follow us there - Facebook is making it harder for content from pages…

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Annihilation Thoughts

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Before I give my brief thoughts on Annihilation, if you’ve seen the film please check out this fascinating and fantastic deep dive into the themes of the film.

In comparison, mine is going to be surface level impressions at best and with only minor spoilers). So, let’s begin…

To start with, I am a big Alex Garland fan. I’ve always loved his writing and his first film Ex Machina was my favourite film of the year it was released. I haven’t read the novel, but I was definitely primed for something special.

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Annihilation debuts on Netflix Today

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Today is the day: Annihilation debuts on Netflix in all countries except North America and China. As a veteran cinephile who has seen thousands of films in cinemas over the past decades, it´s a real shame to have to see and discover a great movie like this on a television instead of a theater, but, in return, surely a large part of the audience will be able to enjoy it in a short space of time. It´s a sad precedent that can affect future medium budget films, that are risky, or try something different. Guy Lodge reflects on this in an article for The Guardian.

Anyway, here is the film, finally, and it is undoubtedly an artistic and critical triumph. A new step in Natalie’s successful and eclectic career.

We have a few photos to celebrate it:

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Tidbits

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Some Sunday tidbits for Natalie fans. - We'll be posting the next Completionists Patreon reward on Monday. We're still just a couple patrons short of being able to move forward…

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It’s been a quiet week in Natland, but here we have a few tidbits…

-It seems that there was a test screening of “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan” on Wednesday in USA, and some first reactions have appeared on Letterboxd. It’s likely that we can finally see the film by Xavier Dolan in the coming months (Cannes maybe?).

-Earlier in the week we were able to see Natalie on the set of Vox Lux. Here we have a Instagram video and a couple of new photos from that day:

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