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.
Streaming Horror June

All the Horror You Need to Stream in June 2022

By Meg Shields 

Horror fans rejoice: this June will see mad gods, Satan in the suburbs, and franchise marathons galore.

Ari Wegner Cinematography

From ‘Zola’ to ‘The Power of the Dog’: The Cinematography of Ari Wegner

By Meg Shields 

Want to know more modern-day women cinematographers by name? Ari Wegner is a good place to start.

Drive My Car Title Card

Why More Movie Directors Should Weaponize the Title Card

By Meg Shields 

Why aren’t more directors using opening title cards as a storytelling device?

the star of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

Disney and the Movie Theater Monopoly of Madness

By Meg Shields 

Why does Disney’s vice grip on movie theaters feel so threatening these days?

Wes Anderson The Sopranos

Center-Framed Cannoli: Imagining Wes Anderson’s ‘The Sopranos’

By Meg Shields 

I went ahead and ordered some for the table.

RRR K.K. Senthil Kumar

Unpacking the Crossover Mega-Success of ‘RRR’

By Meg Shields 

If you STILL haven’t seen the best film of the year, this is your sign! Run don’t walk!

The Batman

Do You Hear What I Hear?: An Intro to Expressionistic Sound Design

By Meg Shields 

Gotham has romantic rain, tension rain … detectiv-ing rain …

Wade Short Film

In Praise of ‘Wade’: The Brutal Animated Climate Change Horror Short

By Meg Shields 

Climate change, tigers, and the apocalypse, oh my!

Requiem For A Dream Score

Why Clint Mansell’s ‘Requiem for a Dream’ Score Gets Under Your Skin

By Meg Shields 

Musical motifs are one hell of a drug. Also, drugs are one hell of a drug.