For more than ten years, independent filmmakers were told that visual effects would make their films look as good as those made by studios. Digital tools got cheaper, compositing software got easier ...

Before Kevin Feige’s Marvel multiverse, before blue Na’vi forests or digitally de-aged heroes, George Lucas had the Star Wars team making movie magic the old-fashioned way, with puppets, miniatures, ...

Marco Vito Oddo is a writer, journalist, and amateur game designer. Passionate about superhero comic books, horror films, and indie games, he formally worked as a Senior Writer for Collider. When he's ...

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 ...