Though it was one of the biggest box-office bombs of 2018, Annihilation's critical consensus was bracingly positive. The most chilling scenes that take place here are the further outbursts the possessed undergoes in her cell, shown to be visibly scratching her body and writing messages in blood which look brutal and quite graphic overall. The film explores each of the five women's motivations for embarking on what they collectively regard as a scientific suicide mission. That 55.8 approval rate also marks a decline compared to 2018s film slate, in which 58 of films received positive reviews. A total of 308 of those films scored 61 or higher, indicating that they were positively reviewed.
Featuring animal sacrifice, blood rituals and dismemberment alongside tribal dancing customs and various other practices, these scenes carry quite a fine sense of darkness playing off the ritualistic actions being presented, as well as offering up the quantity being showcased. We tracked 552 films released during 2019 that received at least seven reviews from our panel of top professional critics. These all make for a great setup into the later half where the film provides plenty of dark rituals shown in great detail.
Forcing the inmates in the cell with her to act in mannerisms strongly suggesting possession, from contortion and speaking in tongues to licking the cell-wall and attacking those sent in to calm them down. Starting off with the discovery of the dismembered body found in the ritualistic condition and manners offers a strong entry point that is greatly enhanced by the rather chilling sequences in the prison. One of the more worthwhile elements to ‘Dukun’ is when the film focuses on horror.