Needless to say, a good chase scene can create tension, increase the stakes of the story, and show off a lot of practical ...

Special effects are obviously important for so many movies of various genres, even if they probably shouldn’t be the sole reason you watch a film (with some exceptions… like, maybe Avatar). That makes ...

IndieWire invited the production VFX supervisors from the five Oscar-nominated films to choose and analyze a pivotal scene that best showcases their craft: Paul Lambert (“Dune: Part Two”), Wētā FX’s ...

Ever since the first "Spider-Man" movie starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst was released in 2002, one particular scene has captivated viewers: the moment when Maguire, who played Spider-Man, ...

More than 20 years after the first "Spider-Man" movie was released in 2002, one scene in particular continues to circulate online due to the impressive 156 takes it reportedly took to perfect. In it, ...

Now matter how advanced and impressive it gets, CGI just isn’t as powerful and effective as practical effects. There’s just something about watching an elaborate creation that was actually built by ...

When the first "Spider-Man" movie — starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst — was released in 2002, it was widely praised for John Dykstra's stunning visual effects, even receiving an Academy Award ...

There’s a moment midway through Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus when two unlucky passengers witness the cocoon birth of a fully grown Xenomorph. Its bony claws tear a path out of a wasp-like nest on a ...

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

The production VFX supervisors from "Dune: Part Two," "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," "Better Man," "Alien: Romulus," and "Wicked" analyze the scenes that mattered most. For Denis Villeneuve’s ...