Before high-res graphics, volumetric lighting, and real-time weather engines, video games relied on a bit more imagination. They had to establish atmosphere with extremely limited hardware. One of the easiest ways to do this was…
While 2015 and 2016 are going to be packed full of hugely anticipated summer blockbusters, I don’t think the same is quite true for 2014. Somehow, some way, Godzilla actually looks like the most promising…
It’s been a long while since I saw Grindhouse in theaters, and I wish that more filmmakers teamed up for back to back double features like this. They don’t have to be pulpy tributes necessarily,…
Happy is the grimiest Christmas story of all time. It’s not the fun kind of grimy, either. This isn’t an uber-cool noir like Sin City; it’s the kind of story that opens with a drug-addled,…
Though I played FPS games like Doom and Wolfenstein growing up, I wasn’t truly wowed by the concept until Goldeneye came along for N64. From the first iconic level onward, the game wormed its way…
I’ve always looked forward to Game of Thrones each week, but now that there’s a cat involved? It just became even more of a must-watch. Ser Pounce (not “Sir Pants,” as some have been saying)…
Fernando Mendonça is a pro at emulating Disney style animation, and he’s brought his gifts to the world of Game of Thrones. He’s drawn a pair of pieces that show what a Walt Disney Pictures…
I know, I know. That sounds like a really heavy concept for an article, and it is. But I think in many ways, cinema can actually help in this sense. I know that Disney has…
I’m consistently impressed with how good VFX are getting on amateur YouTube videos, and now it’s more than just Freddie Wong turning heads. YouTuber Danny Philippou directed this short battle sequence showing two mates going…