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Misty Green Arrives on Netflix

Chris Rock’s latest directorial effort, Misty Green, moved to Netflix after a brief theatrical run last month. Rosalind Eleazar plays the title character, an actress trying to regain her fame after her career stalls. Anna Kendrick, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya and Rock also appear in the drama, which debuted at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Reviews were mixed, but Eleazar’s performance was singled out; Collider’s Therese Lacson said she “grabs every scene she's in” with “charisma and fire.”

Mad Max’s Practical Chase

Mad Max: Fury Road won six Academy Awards in 2016, more than any other film that year. George Miller storyboarded the movie in roughly 3,500 panels before a script existed.

The chase was filmed almost entirely with practical effects in Namibia’s Namib Desert, using real vehicles and stunt performers. Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth later starred in the 2024 prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Blade Runner 2049’s Visuals

Blade Runner 2049 earned Roger Deakins his first Academy Award for cinematography, on his fourteenth nomination. It also won Best Visual Effects, 35 years after Ridley Scott’s 1982 original.

Director Denis Villeneuve filmed on large-format stock and used practical fog and rain on set wherever possible. Three short films by Luke Scott and Shinichiro Watanabe connect the two movies across a 30-year gap.