Images courtesy of A24. Photos by Asterios Moutsokapas. What began as a viral photo of an empty room in a Wisconsin furniture store has become the source material for one of the biggest box-office hits of 2026. A24’s Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons in his feature debut, expands the filmmaker’s prolific web series into a [...]

Images courtesy of Netflix. Manga garners most of the spotlight when it comes to anime adaptations, but light novels are also well represented. One notable example is Hiro Yuki’s 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku, or 20th Century Electricity Catalog, which Kyoto Animation and Minoru Ota adapted into the Netflix series Sparks of Tomorrow. Set in early [...]

Images courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. Exploring various facial expressions of Nawaam as a child alongside a younger version of Lah Zhima. It was only a matter of time before one of the shorts from the animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions became a full-fledged spinoff. The Ninth Jedi first appeared in Vol. 1 and introduced [...]

Images courtesy of Onyx Visual Effects and Hulu. Mixing the disaster and political thriller genres, Hulu’s Paradise follows a devastating global tsunami caused by an erupting supervolcano in Antarctica and the assassination of an American president. The series received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode for its second [...]

Images courtesy of Base FX and Netflix. Taking revenge to extreme levels is central to the Emmy-winning Netflix anthology series Beef, created by Lee Sung Jin. In its sophomore season, a blackmail scheme sparks a toxic feud between two couples, played by Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny. Base FX (Sinners, The [...]

Images courtesy of Garagevfx. Based on Isabel Allende’s landmark novel, the Prime Video series The House of the Spirits follows the Trueba family through decades of political and social upheaval in a South American country with parallels to Chile. Across generations, the homes and estates the Truebas inhabit change alongside them, reflecting the passage of [...]

Images courtesy of Netflix. Few films can claim a giant Pacific octopus as both a narrator and a member of the principal cast. In Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, that octopus is Marcellus, who offers a unique perspective on human relationships, trauma and grief. Creating the CG Marcellus and seamlessly integrating the cephalopod into live-action photography became [...]

Images courtesy of Prime Video. The opening sequence of Episode 101 featured 10 to 12 fully digital shots that introduced 1930s New York City, the swinging style of Spider-Noir and the tone of the series. Nicolas Cage finally gets an opportunity to portray his Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse character in live action with the Prime [...]

Images courtesy of Prime Video Starlight demonstrates some greater powers, with lightning pulsing electricity off her body. For the first time in 18 years, Emmy-nominated VFX supervisor Stephan Fleet is looking for work. After eight years overseeing the visual effects for 40 episodes of The Boys, the Prime Video series created by Eric Kripke, Fleet [...]

Images courtesy of Netflix. An explosion creates an atmospheric swirl of magic, enhanced by on-set interactive lighting. Nostalgia reigns supreme, particularly in a contemporary streaming series seeking to capture the horrific, comedic and adventurous tones of 1980s Amblin Entertainment. No exception is the Netflix series The Boroughs, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, produced [...]