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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.
Inglourious Basterds Hong Kong Movie Title Translations

Four Different Approaches to Translating a Movie Title

By Meg Shields 

Sometimes getting lost in translation is a good thing.
The Matrix Cinematography And Film Colorist

How Do Cinematographers Work With Colorists? (And Other Questions)

By Meg Shields 

Check out a rapid-fire video essay that unpacks a handful of information, including how to control a shot list and how to shoot without a location visit.
Black Sunday Mario Bava Italian Horror

A Brief (and Bloody) History of Italian Horror

By Meg Shields 

We scream, you scream, we all scream when it comes to Italian horror.
Excalibur John Boorman Wedding

All That Glitters: Style as Substance in John Boorman’s ‘Excalibur’

By Meg Shields 

The man, the myth, the legend.
Movie Studio Logos Pixar Wall-E

The Art and Nostalgia of the Film Company Logo

By Meg Shields 

*THX crescendo*
Creepshow Season 2, Episode 2: Pesticide

‘Creepshow’ Season 2, Episode 2 Brings Mean Spirits and Creepy Crawlies

By Meg Shields 

There’s a sloppy seconds joke in here somewhere
Hard And Soft Worldbuilding

The Difference Between Hard and Soft Worldbuilding

By Meg Shields 

From deeply detailed worlds to imaginative gaps, here’s a video that looks at how filmmakers construct different kinds of narrative depth.
Psycho Victorian Mansion movies

The Haunting Power of the Victorian Mansion

By Meg Shields 

Turns out the scariest thing isn’t just the upkeep.

Daisies feminist

Spoiled in a Spoiled World: The Feminist Chaos of ‘Daisies’

By Meg Shields 

“I’m like a doll, aren’t you? I’m a doll.”