special-effects
Hollywood’s Made a Literal Monster Out of Doug Jones
From ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ to ‘Hellboy’ to ‘The Shape of Water,’ Doug Jones has become Hollywood’s go-to practical effects creature. Here, he explains how he made them human
How ‘Lord of the Rings’ Shaped a Hopeless Generation
Two decades ago, our blind optimism dissolved as the real world fell into war. ‘Lord of the Rings’ became the ultimate millennial comfort viewing: a fantasy world in which the good guys actually win
Can the New ‘Dune’ Stand With the Best of Giant-Worm Cinema?
The 1980s gave us unforgettable mega-worms, and they’re gonna be hard to top
The Most Impressive Real Stuff Blown Up in the Name of Blockbuster Movie-Making
Trains, planes, automobiles, factories, jungles, giant decorative fish tanks — no object is too big to stop an action movie director from making it go KABLOOEY
