I was finally able to catch the film Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman as the biologist Lena and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dr Ventress. A meteor crashes into a lighthouse creating a slowly growing zone of warped reality which threatens to change all life on earth. Lena is a member of the latest expedition to explore the phenomenon after previous explorers, except for her disoriented husband, failed to return. The mystery and danger increases as they move closer to the lighthouse. This is science fiction with elements of horror.

I enjoyed the film, even when it meandered in the middle, but many reviewers on IMDb had a more mixed opinion. The biggest plot problem was the lack of protective clothing for the explorers in an alien environment; something repeated in many other sci-fi films. Don’t expect to leave with a complete explanation if you decide to see the movie before it departs for Netflix.