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With Neil Gaiman‘s highly-anticipated “The Sandman” arriving on Netflix this week, some viewers have been swift to comment on the show’s aspect ratio looking slightly off. “Why does everything looked ...

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'Homecoming' director Sam Esmail explains how the Amazon drama's aspect ratio informs the season's biggest twist. By Josh Wigler Contributor [This story contains spoilers from the season one finale of ...

“We presented The Simpsons in 16:9 aspect ratio at launch in order to guarantee visual quality and consistency across all 30 seasons. Over time, Disney+ will roll out new features and additional ...