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 ...

One five-minute sequence at the heart of John Carpenter’s The Thing provides a showcase of expert special effects, direction and editing. NB: The following contains spoilers for John Carpenter’s The ...

Rachel is a contributor at Collider who specializes in the horror genre. She was raised in Atlanta and moved to Colorado in 2016. In 2022, she graduated from The University of Colorado Boulder with a ...

Most of the creature work on Coralie Fargeat's body horror hit was old-school practical effects but for the final shots of the movie, the director mixed on-set constructions with digital magic. By ...

Much of The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Earth-828 was brought to life with practical effects, and we're sure you'll remember set photos showing a "real" version of The Thing. The character was ...