Author: Meg Shields

Here’s a look at how filmmakers weaponize camera apertures and what makes them such an essential storytelling tool.

One of Christopher Nolan’s trademark techniques is the crosscut. Here’s a look at why, via ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘Inception,’ and ‘Interstellar.’

Maurice Binder said it best: “Girls, guns, smoke, and steam.”

Anyone else feel itchy?

Tim Colceri losing the role of the foul-mouthed Gunnery Sergeant classifies him as one of the most tortured Kubrick actors of all time.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand…wait for it….cut!

Hannah Arendt tells us evil comes from a failure to think. So here’s a video essay on how the philosophical theory manifests in ‘Get Out,’ to get you thinking.

Roll plate!

What is the difference between a lazy rip-off and an artful homage?