By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Netflix Imitation is often considered the greatest form of flattery, but to have it endure for centuries after the original material first appeared is remarkable, given how each generation seeks to make its own distinct mark on history. William Shakespeare’s work has transcended dramatic shifts in technology and societal [...]

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Lionsgate. Upping the ante of AI drones gone amok in Angel Has Fallen are the fragments of the Clarke Comet that has created a Saturn-like ring around the Earth, which has a habit of breaking up, falling out of orbit and unleashing meteor showers on the inhabitants below in [...]

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Neon and Remembers. While America and Japan garner the majority of the spotlight when it comes to animation, France has become the third largest producer, with the time-traveling feature film by Ugo Bienvenu benefiting from the country's supportive infrastructure. Arco revolves around a 10-year-old boy determined to visit the [...]

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Digital Domain and HBO Getting an opportunity to transform a frail carnival performer into a ghastly creature known as Skeleton Man for It: Welcome to Derry was Digital Domain. The HBO series was one of the first projects to benefit from the proprietary Gen Man 2.0, which is an [...]

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of BlueBolt Visual Effects and Focus Features. Given that both sprung from the creative mind of Julian Fellows, dealt with the inner workings of a British aristocratic household pre-World War II, and have been lauded with an Oscar and 15 Primetime Emmy awards, it is hard to completely separate Gosford [...]