special effects
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But “Is God Is” refuses to gussy up its allegories with too many special effects or gratuitous gore.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Remember that 1966 sci-fi movie “Fantastic Voyage,” set inside a human body, the special effects groundbreaking though still analogue?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
"Young people think they're adding special effects, when in fact they're cramping the style."
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
By avoiding the dramatic lighting and exaggerated special effects often seen in pictures of youth culture, he landed on a distinctive visual style.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
It looks like the special effects from a superhero movie.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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