Meg Shields

Based in the Pacific North West, Meg enjoys long scrambles on cliff faces and cozying up with a good piece of 1960s eurotrash. As a senior contributor at FSR, Meg's objective is to spread the good word about the best of sleaze, genre, and practical effects.
Horror Streaming January 2023

All the Horror You Need to Stream in January 2023

By Meg Shields 

Ring in the new year with a bucket or blood or two.

Best Movie Trailers of 2022

The Best Movie Trailers of 2022

By Meg Shields 

Here’s a look at the 15 best first impressions that movies made in 2022.

The Last Broadcast

The Prescient Faux-Documentary Horror of ‘The Last Broadcast’

By Meg Shields 

Tulpas, truthiness, and the terrifying early days of web forms … ‘The Last Broadcast’ was truly ahead of its time.

Subtle Performance Burning

Small Parts: In Praise of The Quiet Screen Performance

By Meg Shields 

Sometimes the “most” acting isn’t the “best” acting.

The Last Unicorn

Remembering ‘The Last Unicorn’: Rankin/Bass’ Cult Classic

By Meg Shields 

Rankin AND Bass? In THIS economy?

Diagetic Sound Design Quiet Place

The Beginner’s Guide to Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound Design

By Meg Shields 

Hey did you hear that? If you’re a character in a movie, it’s probably diegetic.

Oliver Reed Gladiator

How Filmmakers Navigate an Actor’s Unexpected Death On-Screen

By Meg Shields 

The show must go on.

Black Sea Shallow Depth Of Field

The Casual Film Lover’s Guide to Shallow Depth of Field

By Meg Shields 

Toss a coin to your focus puller.

Jackie Brown Mall Scene

What the Mall Scene in ‘Jackie Brown’ Can Teach Us About Tarantino’s Quietest Film

By Meg Shields 

Tarantino loves to mess with chronology. With one notable exception.