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.
Taxi Driver Movie Theater

From Bava to Bresson: The Films That Inspired ‘Taxi Driver’

By Meg Shields 

Femme Fatales, post-war disorientation, and voice-over? Huh. Maybe ‘Taxi Driver’ is a noir film.

Mr Bean Hitchcock

Want a Lesson in Hitchcockian Suspense? Look to Mr. Bean.

By Meg Shields 

*Insert Alfred Hitchcock and Mr. Bean handshake meme here*

Who's That Knocking At My Door

The Story of How Scorsese’s First Movie Saw The Light of Day

By Meg Shields 

Turns out it takes a village to make a Martin Scorsese debut feature. Or at least one Haig Manoogian.

The Devils Rain Corbis

How They Shot The Melting Effects in ‘The Devil’s Rain’

By Meg Shields 

The weather’s calling for a 100% chance of … the Devil’s Rain!

Disco Star Wars

Believe It Or Not, There Was a ‘Star Wars’ Disco Soundtrack

By Meg Shields 

Grandpa Simpson voice: “It was the style at the time!”

Visual Effects Crisis

Why You Should Support a Visual Effects Artists’ Union

By Meg Shields 

VFX govern our movies now more than ever … so why are studios (and certain directors) treating VFX artists like shit?

Streaming Horror December

All the Horror You Need to Stream in December 2022

By Meg Shields 

Want to have a holy horror Christmas this December? Let’s have a peek at what’s streaming.

Memories Of Murder Color Theory

The Color Theory of ‘Memories of Murder’

By Meg Shields 

What’s red, green, blue, and muted-grey all over?

The Last Black Man In Sf Grass

Celebrating The Cinematography of Adam Newport-Berra

By Meg Shields 

From ‘Euphoria’ and ‘The Bear’ to Adele music videos and beyond!