Fear Level: Existentially disconcertingTrigger Warnings: Gaslighting, dismemberment, blood, frightening imagery, pretentious assholes Director/Writer: Alex Garland (Ex-Machina, 28 Days Later, Devs, Batman Black and White)Based on the novel by: Jeff VanDerMeerStars: Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny, Benedict Wong, Oscar Isaac, Did you ever get assigned a group project that went so bad you decided you'd rather fuck off and become a bush? We've all been there. Annihilation understands you. It wants to get inside you. It wants to change your dna into special sparkly rainbow dna. Come for the beaches made of crystal, stay for the vibrating alien meat cube. It's Annihilation, the movie we can't possibly spoil because we honestly don't know what happened. And so can you!Topics of Discussion:Oscar Isaac: not a valid test of straightnessOscar Isaac: too short to be a bear? A sun bear maybe?The revenge of the shitty infidelity subplotGina Rodriguez: a difficult topic of conversationGina Rodriguez: butch gay icon?Benedict Wong: a person you could pay to deliver a dozen lines from inside a containment suit, I guess.RefractionsPrisms: How do they work?Never assume the straightness of Tessa Thompson charactersWhen is an alligator like a flower?A short list of things intestines shouldn't doIn rural Florida, bear calls you.Cass has never met tea she didn't want to spillI think I'd rather be a bush than keep talking to youLIGHTHOUSES ARE SYMBOLICA very important meat cubeRecommendations:The Southern Reach book trilogy by Jeff VanDerMeerJunji Ito's "Fragments of Horror"UzimakiTake a bunch of Nyquil and play No Man's SkyDead SpaceThe ThingAltered States2001: A Space OdysseyNeon Genesis: EvangelionAdolescence of UtenaMushishiTanis (Podcast)ContactArrivalEx MachinaUnder the SkinSolarisSunshineAlan Moore's Swamp ThingFollow our guests:Vita AyalaTwitter: @definitelyvitaFollow us on twitter @proghorrorpodFollow Emily on twitter @megamothEmily's Website: Megamoth.netFollow Ben on twitter @benthekahnPre-Order Ben's new book, Renegade Rule.Follow Jeremy on twitter @jrome58Visit his website at JeremyWhitley.comRSS Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/progressively-horrifiedWebsite: https://progressivelyhorrified.transistor.fm/Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/progressivelyhorrified to support the show, get bonus episodes, early access to upcoming episodes, and a cool Progressively Horrified t-shirt.Come back next week to hear about Annihilation! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Take our listener survey: http://bit.ly/progressivelyhorrified-surveySign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.