Onscreen, CGI can be so dazzling, and the artists are no doubt extremely talented. However, sometimes, it seems like movies and TV have become over-reliant on it, making practical effects seem even ...

The Substance chose real practical effects over CGI to make its body horror feel disturbing, physical, and impossible to ...

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Hollywood's reliance on CGI has made movies feel fake and lazy, replacing practical effects that made films feel magical and real. Audiences are bored and yearn for more originality. The use of ...

Some of the greatest movies in cinema are celebrated as much for their special effects (SFX) and visual effects (VFX) as for ...

A science fiction remake after 57 years should put a studio in safe territory. The special effects alone would be enough to get a film made. But let me lay it out this way: The incredible visual ...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is in Venice this weekend premiering one of his lifelong passion projects, Frankenstein. But as often as we cover Del Toro and his work – he’s long been an ...

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