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Ten rings and imagination: Behind Shang-Chi’s VFX magic

What did it take to bring 10 magic rings, two dragons, and an epic adventure to life in Marvel's Shang-Chi? Find out from Weta Digital's VFX supervisor.
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How Dune’s visual effects made an unfilmable epic possible

Dune reunited director Denis Villeneuve with visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert to turn a supposedly unfilmable saga into an epic box-office adventure.
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How No Time To Die’s hidden VFX brought James Bond to the Oscars

James Bond films aren't known for their visual effects, so here's how No Time To Die's "less is more" approach to VFX earned it an Academy Award nomination.
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How Dune’s visual effects made an unfilmable epic possible

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Ten rings and imagination: Behind Shang-Chi’s VFX magic

Daniel Craig stands in a forest with a rifle in a scene from No Time To Die.

How No Time To Die’s hidden VFX brought James Bond to the Oscars

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Highlights and big questions from Episode 6

The saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Here are some of the highlights from episode 6 of the series.
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Rudolph Herzog on the science & sexology of Last Exit: Space

Is humanity's future home really among the stars? Last Exit: Space filmmaker Rudolph Herzog explains how his documentary explores that question.
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The Adam Project review: A mixed bag of saccharine sci-fi

With Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, The Adam Project has all the ingredients of a fun sci-fi adventure, but the recipe never quite turns out right.
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Turning Red review: Girl meets world in another Pixar charmer

Pixar's Turning Red channels the awkward teenager in all of us with a sweet coming-of-age story about a girl, her friends, her mother, and a giant red panda.
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How HBO’s Winning Time used retro A/V to recreate the 1980s

Th cinematographer for HBO's series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty explains how they used old-school A/V to create the show's 1980s look and feel.
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What’s new on Peacock

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What’s new on Paramount+

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The Boys Presents: Diabolical review: A bloody good time

Amazon's animated anthology series The Boys Presents: Diabolical is a superhero splatterfest that delivers a bucket of laughs -- and some heart, too.
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Lewis Tan on Fistful of Vengeance and the art of a movie fight

Mortal Kombat and Fistful of Vengeance star Lewis Tan weighs in on filming fight (and sex) scenes, diversity in Hollywood, and what's coming next for him.
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How Fistful of Vengeance punched to the top on Netflix

Knowing how to fight is one thing, but the talented stunt team in Fistful of Vengeance knew how to make the most of the stars' wide range of talents.
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Peacemaker’s Jennifer Holland on fights, dances, & season 1

Peacemaker actress Jennifer Holland offers some background on the big fights and viral dances of season 1, and what she learned from the hit HBO Max series.
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Fistful of Vengeance review: Big, brutal, and beautiful

Netflix film Fistful of Vengeance expands on much of what made the Wu Assassins series so fun to watch, and delivers a satisfying, exciting adventure.
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Peacemaker’s Steve Agee on chainsaw kills, viral dance moves

Peacemaker actor Steve Agee reflects on season 1 of the hit HBO Max series, his favorite moment (it involves a chainsaw), and that opening dance sequence.
Zoe Kravitz works at a computer in a scene from Kimi.

Interview: How Kimi became the perfect pandemic thriller

Steven Soderbergh's thriller Kimi wasn't supposed to be a perfectly timed thriller for the current moment in time, but that's what it ended up being.
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Kimi review: Zoë Kravitz powers tense, smart-home thriller

Steven Soderbergh delivers a Rear Window-inspired thriller for the big-technology era, powered by a strong performance from star Zoë Kravitz.
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How Moonfall’s VFX used real physics to bring the moon down

The idea of the moon crashing into Earth seems impossible, but Moonfall's visual effects supervisor used real physics to figure out how it could happen.
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What’s next for Star Wars after The Book of Boba Fett

With Disney+ series series The Book of Boba Fett concluding its first season, here's what's next for The Mandalorian and the rest of the Star Wars saga.
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Moonfall review: The end of the world feels fine

Beautifully bonkers, Roland Emmerich's latest disaster film Moonfall isn't for everyone, but it rewards audiences who go in with the right expectations.

The best Twilight Zone episodes of all time

Sci-fi anthology series The Twilight Zone has given audiences more than 250 stories, and it returned to screens in 2019. Here are our 10 favorite episodes.
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Roland Emmerich on science, streaming, and Moonfall’s origin

Roland Emmerich explains how science and conspiracy theories informed his movie Moonfall, and shares some thoughts on streaming and theatrical releases.
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The best X-Files episodes

The X-Files had an award-winning run of 11 seasons and over 200 episodes, but which of Mulder and Scully's adventures is the best? We've ranked the top 10.
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Murderville review: Will Arnett, stars put humor in homicide

Will Arnett and a group of celebrity guests bring humor to homicide investigations in this improvisational comedy series that's surprisingly satisfying.
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In From The Cold heats up Netflix by defying expectations

The creator and star of Netflix spy thriller In From The Cold explain how the series heats up the genre by defying expectations and Hollywood norms.
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In From The Cold review: A slick spy show with a sci-fi edge

Netflix series In From The Cold is a satisfying spy thriller that delivers plenty of surprises, with a strong performance from its lead actress.
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How The Matrix Resurrections used visual effects to plug in again

The Matrix Resurrections visual effects supervisor Dan Glass explains how the film used VFX to send audiences back into the franchise's virtual world.
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The Witcher cinematographer on Kaer Morhen and season 2

The Witcher Season 2 cinematographer Romain Lacourbas discusses how the series brought Kaer Morhen to the screen and envisioned the dark fantasy world.
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Amazon reveals official title for Lord of the Rings series

Amazon Studios' series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels will be titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, according to the streaming studio.
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Letterkenny’s cast loves prostate humor, teases season 11

The cast of Letterkenny reveals their favorite episode of season 10, explains why the show does right by women, and teases what to expect in season 11.
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How Ghostbusters: Afterlife used VFX to bring everyone back

The visual effects supervisors for Ghostbusters: Afterlife explain how they used movie magic to resurrect the franchise and reunite the team.
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Morbius, the Living Vampire: What we know about Sony’s Spider-Verse movie so far

The next film in the Spider-Man spinoff universe, established by 2018's Venom, will be Morbius. Jared Leto stars as the film's titular, blood-hungry antihero.
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New video shows why The Mandalorian was a virtual masterpiece

It was more than just Baby Yoda making the first season of The Mandalorian a uniquely amazing project.
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Peacemaker Season 1 review: James Gunn wins again with Suicide Squad spinoff

Season 1 of Peacemaker spins out of 2021's The Suicide Squad and finds plenty of crazy action, humor, and heart in its hero's unlikely redemption story.