Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Lego Recap, 'Thor: Ragnarok' VFX Breakdown and More

By Christopher Campbell

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Abridged Movie of the Day:

If you forgot to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi or want a refresher of the story, the official Star Wars Twitter shared a very brief recap of the whole movie redone in Lego:

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Remade Trailer of the Day:

Speaking of Lego, there’s a new Avengers: Infinity War trailer, so you can bet Huxley Berg Studios did an awesome Lego re-creation of the whole thing:

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VFX Reel of the Day:

Speaking of Marvel movies, here’s a video from Image Engine breaking down the effects they did for Thor: Raganrok:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We expected to see plenty of Wonder Woman cosplay at WonderCon, but the fan dressed as Etta here is a special treat:

Squad goals. ?? #WonderCon#WonderWomanpic.twitter.com/XKK8RHEVzs

— FANDOM (@getFANDOM) March 25, 2018

Video Essay of the Day:

The latest video essay from Renegade Cut looks at newly minted Best Picture winner The Shape of Water and the concept of “the other”:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Sterling Hayden, who was born on this day in 1916, with co-star Peter Sellers and director Stanley Kubrick on the set of Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb in 1963:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Jared Harris, who stars in the new TV series Terror, gets a career showcase courtesy of IMDb’s No Small Parts:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

Also from IMDb, in honor of the release of Isle of Dogs, here’s a look at the trademarks of Wes Anderson movies:

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Halloween Decoration of the Day:

This terrifying It-inspired holiday decoration spotted at the Transworld Halloween and Attraction Show over the weekend is a bit much (via Geekologie):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 80th anniversary of the release of Jezebel, which stars Bette Davis in an Oscar-winning role. Watch the original trailer for the classic drama below.

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