The painstaking, hyper-granular process behind Amazon’s artful Undone
Director/production designer Hisko Hulsing pulls back the mystery on rotoscoping magic.
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Homebound with EarthBound
On the 25th anniversary of the SNES game’s US release, it feels more relevant than ever.
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TV writers, like all of us, are developing a love-hate relationship with Zoom
TV writers from Arrow, Brooklyn Nine-Nine talk COVID-19: Can you do scenes with crowds?
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After ESPN’s Bruce Lee doc, you’ll see Enter the Dragon through a whole new lens
The legend of Bruce Lee can speak to an entirely different era without raising a fist.
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The Vast of Night is an alien encounter film like no other
Film festival darling snuck up and attracted Amazon money in 2019, hits Prime this weekend.
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Homecoming S2: The most fun you’ll have with an evil company this spring
Unlike FX’s Devs, this “Evil Corp” show aimed small and delivered a fun (unremarkable) S2.
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A brief ode to Seinfeld’s Frank Costanza, terrible computer salesman
Jerry Stiller died at 92 this week. His most famous character was not Bill Gates 2.0.
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SXSW on Amazon—French electronica, Dark Web subcultures, and two great shorts
SXScreeners: Shorts and soundtracks rule this Amazon-hosted digital film fest
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In the COVID-19 era, the wheels on the bus increasingly bring Wi-Fi
With public options like the library off-limits, how do you connect in-need students?
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The only little movie screen in the capital of Texas
COVID-19 cancelled SXSW and left filmmakers out to dry—until a small drive-in stepped in.
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Starring Nick Offerman as bearded tech-bro enigma, FX’s Devs has a lot going on
Ex-Machina scribe Alex Garland’s FX show continues his skepticism of things beyond control.
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Dances, diaries, detentions, and demons in Netflix’s I Am Not Okay with This
This show is so Netflix 2020: A brisk and bingeable seven-episodes blending TV niches.
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A weed dealer’s $59M lesson: Don’t hide Bitcoin keys with a fishing rod
The man reportedly “regarded [the loss] as punishment for his own stupidity.”
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If you love someone, know Lego is releasing an ISS-inspired set in February
Astronaut minifigs, posable Canadarm2, and 850+ pieces in total—can we have it now, Lego?
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No foolin’—the 2010s were a crazy decade for tech
Spaceflight lived, software ownership died, and net neutrality lived and died.
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Ars’ favorite movies of the 2010s (John Wick most definitely included)
In non-caped crusades, space films soared and everyone loved a Zuck biopic?
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TV changed a lot in the 2010s, and the decade’s best reflects that
Bingewatching, streaming services, aftershows, expanded universes, and more.
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In February, Apple TV+’s Mythic Quest is the next “game devs on TV” show
Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet is a new comedy from the team behind It’s Always Sunny.
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Watchmen, not Game of Thrones, proved to be HBO’s show of the decade
Maybe this counts as a spoiler for our own “Best TV of the Decade” story to come.
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Apple cancels theatrical premiere of its Oscar hopeful, The Banker
Sexual assault allegations surface against co-producer/son of a main character.
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Night Has Come is remarkable work of genuine found-footage horror
“I used footage of the past to create a future that reflects our present day society.”
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Watchmen on HBO trades the Cold War for the culture war, keeps superheroes
TBD if this turns out more Lost or Leftovers, but Lindelof has another intriguing world.
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When practical effects ruled the world: VFX legend gets his due in new doc
New film explores iconic stop-motion animator’s work on Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park.
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Mr. Robot season four: A show delightfully booting back to root
With its premiere, the new season leans into what attracted fans in the first place.
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Preview: Unmatched, a deck-battling game where Bruce Lee can fight King Arthur
Will Robin Hood beat Bigfoot? Can Buffy slay Medusa?
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On Netflix and next projects, a night in genre-king Bong Joon-Ho’s lecture hall
Ahead of Parasite‘s US release, the director treats Texas fans to pseudo film school.
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Judge accepts Cody Wilson plea deal despite “sufficient evidence” of guilt
“You are now hiding behind the laws of the country you mocked for years.”
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How YACHT fed their old music to the machine and got a killer new album
“I don’t know if we could’ve written it ourselves—it took a risk maybe we aren’t willing to.”
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Time for the f-society Christmas Special in Mr. Robot’s final season trailer
Sam Esmail always had an ending in mind for Mr. Robot, and that starts on October 6.
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Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering game that puts the fun in undermining democracy
Creator of Mapmaker beats Ars, also wins the fight to teach folks about gerrymandering.
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At Defense Distributed, few glimpses of life after Cody Wilson
Court cases and social media spats continue over 3D-printed guns.
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Cody Wilson pleads guilty to lesser charge, will register as sex offender
Founder of Defense Distributed finally appeared in court after his arrest last fall.
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Expanse fans, no need to worry—Amazon orders season 5 of its new sci-fi show
Amazon again shows its faith in sci-fi and fantasy genre series.
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You can’t copyright a cocktail, so what’s a creative bartender to do?
“A recipe is like a phone book in the eyes of the law—you can’t own something so factual.”
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Stranger Things 3, eps. 1-4: Hawkins, Indiana, will never be the same
In S3’s first half, teen angst must quickly take a backseat to far-reaching trouble.
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Stuber review: The world’s worst Uber ride becomes pure popcorn comedy
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the comedic ride(share)—it’s a major-studio original comedy.
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