Author: Meg Shields

New, improved: not every follow-up has to suck.

From venerated car engines to pagan mosh pits, some cinematic cults seem like a total blast.

The road to romance is paved with disposable fiancés.

From the many reworkings of Shakespeare to inspirations for Kubrick and Paul Thomas Anderson films.

Oh, those summer (fright) nights.

Independent cinemas aren’t doomed. The resurgence of the indie bookstore can help us understand why.   

Part man, part myth: Jack the Ripper has stalked his way through the annals of cinema.

The film versus digital debate desperately needs to change.

Forcing facts on a dream sequence, Amazon’s expanded adaptation of the Aussie classic feels at odds with its source material.