Natalie Portman tackles various roles, but her role in Annihilation remains her riskiest in a movie that has no comparison.

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In "Annihilation," Natalie Portman's character is supposed to be of Asian heritage.

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Surprisingly, there are only a handful of movies that use the word “annihilation” in their names. But it should be no surprise that the best of those films is not Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Instead, ...

Alex Garland's film rarely reminds its audience that the main characters are mostly women. By Josh Spiegel [This story contains spoilers for Annihilation.] “All women,” notes Lena, the lead character ...