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  • Quicksand Is Somehow Both Predictable and Tense as Hell

    Quicksand Is Somehow Both Predictable and Tense as Hell

    The survival-horror subgenre that includes movies like Open Water and 127 Hours has a new entry: Quicksand, about an estranged couple who go hiking in an isolated forest and soon become stuck there… literally. Though the movie can be heavy-handed, the ordeal its characters go through is undeniably agonizing. Directed by Andrés Beltrán and written…


  • We Finally Figured Out How To Make Realistic CG Mud

    We Finally Figured Out How To Make Realistic CG Mud

    Jurassic Park had just six minutes of computer-generated dinosaurs in it, compared to modern blockbusters which can have thousands of shots requiring complex visual effects. It’s no surprise that animators are eager to embrace any shortcut they can — which is why realistic-looking CG mud could be a game changer.