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The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion explore the theme of self-destruction in the enigmatic sci-fi film ‘Annihilation’ (13:18), discuss the notable differences between the film adaptation and the original novella (31:46), analyze the film’s recurring musical motif (52:49), list seven stories similar to the movie (1:00:32), and crown an increasingly popular genre (01:10:18).

For more ‘Annihilation’ coverage, check out:
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<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/2/26/17053240/annihilation-exit-survey" rel="nofollow">The Ringer staff’s exit survey on the film</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/2/23/17043904/annihilation-ex-machina-and-alex-garland-disturbing-sci-fi-vision" rel="nofollow">Writer-director Alex Garland on ‘The Big Picture’</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2017/8/3/16091254/book-club-annihilation" rel="nofollow">Novelist Jeff VanderMeer on ‘The Watch’</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2017/5/30/16040198/jeff-vandermeer-new-book-borne-95e6ac07bea1" rel="nofollow">Rob Harvilla’s Jeff VanderMeer profile</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/2/15/17015954/tessa-thompson-is-what-the-future-of-sci-fi-looks-like" rel="nofollow">Tessa Thompson on ‘Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air’</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/2/26/17055758/annihilation-review-everything-sucks-nostalgia" rel="nofollow">‘The Watch’ discussion on the film</a></li>
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Jason Concepcion

Mallory Rubin is the head of editorial at The Ringer and the cohost of ‘House of R’ and ‘Binge Mode.’

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