The embargo is over, and finally we have the first Annihilation reviews, and they are mostly great!

Variety: Alex Garland follows up ‘Ex Machina’ with a visually stunning, imagination-tickling sci-fi thriller in which Natalie Portman investigates an extra-terrestrial threat

The Hollywood Reporter: “Scary and beautiful”

IndieWire: Annihilation’ Review: Natalie Portman Stars in a Stunning Sci-Fi Thriller From the Director of ‘Ex Machina’

The Guardian: Natalie Portman thriller leaves a haunting impression

USA Today: ‘Annihilation’ shines as an ambitious, if freaky, sci-fi treat

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