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Exclusive Interview – Senior VFX Supervisor Jon Cowley on Snowpiercer

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Jon Cowley is Head of Studio and senior VFX supervisor at FuseFX. He recently took time out to talk to Martin Carr about TNT’s adaptation of Snowpiercer… How did you first get involved with Snowpiercer? I’m very fortunate that a lot of VFX work is about relationships, so the client side VFX supervisor Geoff Scott […]

Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘First, The Weather Changed’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Snowpiercer… Based on the feature film adaptation by Boon Joon Ho and Kelly Masterson, Snowpiercer comes to screens following a protracted gestation period. Using elements from Le Transperceneige written by Jacques Lob, Jean-Marc Rochette and Benjamin Legrand it is a post-apocalyptic tale of class division, civil unrest and […]

Exclusive Interview – Upload VFX Supervisor Marshall Krasser

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Martin Carr chats with Upload VFX Supervisor Marshall Krasser… VFX veteran Marshall Krasser has helped propel Amazon’s Upload into the public eye, through a combination of understated cutting edge affects which enhance the story telling process. He has worked with Steven Spielberg and through his time at ILM been involved in projects which included Avatar, […]

Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Are You From Pinner?’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Killing Eve season 3… Memories, menace and dysfunction prevail in an episode which pulses with unresolved issues. Absent fathers, resentful matriarchs and half measure siblings plug the gaps, while harvest festivals clash with violent outbursts. Elsewhere moments of extreme disconnection, childish overreaction and emotional drama balance this homecoming […]

Quibi Review – Reno 911!

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Martin Carr reviews the Reno 911! revival… Championed by Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg who will be familiar from their involvement with Quentin Tarantino, Reno 911! ran for six years on Comedy Central. Following the day to day running of a Reno police department, it was created by Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney and Robert […]

Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘Still Got It’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Killing Eve season 3… There are so many little touches in episode four which add richness to the narrative that repeat viewings are encouraged. From that Spielberg homage to Konstantin’s vertigo and Carolyn’s grief technique, Killing Eve is constantly expanding backstory in subtle ways. Bitter Pill head honcho […]

TV Review – Creepshow Season 1

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Martin Carr reviews the first season of Creepshow… Released last year on Shudder, Creepshow is an old school horror anthology with a legendary lineage. Featuring visual FX supremo Tom Savini and steered by his prodigy Greg Nicotero, it tells tales of terror alongside supernatural fables using an entirely practical approach. Debuting on AMC this May […]

Interview – Dane DeHaan and showrunner Veena Sud discuss Quibi’s The Stranger

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Martin Carr speaks with writer-director Veena Sud and series lead Dane DeHaan about Quibi’s The Stranger… The idea of Maika’s character coming to LA and being exposed to homeless, racism and so many other things really stood out to me. Was it important for you to show those sides of Los Angeles? VS: The whole […]

Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘Meetings Have Biscuits’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Killing Eve season 3… After a leftfield flashback laced with musically inspired murder and the darkest method of babysitting committed to television, Killing Eve finally kick starts its central plot. Something is rotten in the assassination business as Villanelle goes pedestrian, dons an accent or two and prepares […]