Meg Shields

Meg has been writing professionally about all things film-related since 2016. She is a Senior Contributor at Film School Rejects as well as a Curator for One Perfect Shot. She has attended international film festivals such as TIFF, Hot Docs, and the Nitrate Picture Show as a member of the press. In her day job as an archivist and records manager, she regularly works with physical media and is committed to ensuring ongoing physical media accessibility in the digital age. You can find more of Meg's work at Cinema Scope, Dead Central, and Nonfics. She has also appeared on a number of film-related podcasts, including All the President's Minutes, Zodiac: Chronicle, Cannes I Kick It?, and Junk Filter. Her work has been shared on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, Business Insider, and CherryPicks. Meg has a B.A. from the University of King's College and a Master of Information degree from the University of Toronto.
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For The Coen Brothers, Texas is a State of Mind

By Meg Shields 

“Down here – you’re on your own.”

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The Devil is a F**kboy: Revisiting ‘The Witches of Eastwick’

By Meg Shields 

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From Homer to ‘House of 1000 Corpses’: The Role of Hospitality in Rural Horror

By Meg Shields 

How the ancient greek notion of guest-friendship persists through the unlikely vessel of a rural horror trope.

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The Melancholy of Don Bluth

By Meg Shields 

How the children’s animation of the ’80s made room for sadness, and what that taught us.

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Here For a Good Time: The Role of the Female Gaze in ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’

By Meg Shields 

Or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the butts.

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The Surprising Legacy of John Wick’s ‘Gun Fu’

By Meg Shields 

A brief history of bullet ballet in the West, and where it’s headed.

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Diego Luna to Play Tony Montana in ‘Scarface’ Remake

By Meg Shields 

Moving from Miami to L.A., the film will reimagine the iconic drug lord as a Mexican immigrant.

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Ben Affleck is No Longer Directing ‘The Batman’ And That’s Good for DC

By Meg Shields 

“I cannot do both jobs to the level they require.”

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Dominic West Joins the Upcoming Tomb Raider Reboot

By Meg Shields 

Taking a cue from the recent video games, bad dad Richard Croft is finally getting the film treatment he deserves.