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.
Hunt For The Wilderpeople Sunset

18 Comfort Food Films to Nurse Your 2017 Hangover

By Meg Shields 

New Year’s Eve has laid waste to your body and soul. Let film help.

Rewind Castlevania

Why 2017 Marks a New Chapter for Video Game Adaptations

By Meg Shields 

Netflix’s critically-lauded Castlevania heralds a new approach to adapting video games.

Moonstruck

5 Reasons Why ‘Moonstruck’ is a Perfect Holiday Movie

By Meg Shields 

For your consideration: Cher, Nic Cage, and an operatic love story to warm your bones. 

Deadpool

The Origins of the Post-Credits Scene

By Meg Shields 

Post-Credits stingers have become a blockbuster staple. Where the heck did they come from?

Thor: Rangnarok

Why ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Proves There’s Hope for Marvel’s Forgettable Score Problem

By Meg Shields 

Thor: Ragnarok’s score is an 80s-tinged cosmic funk fest and Marvel should be taking notes.

The Good Place

How ‘The Good Place’ Made a Modern Hell of Technocracy

By Meg Shields 

Hell is other algorithms.

Clue

The Goofball’s Guide to Surviving a Whodunit

By Meg Shields 

5 farcical ensemble whodunits that take the piss out of Murder On the Orient Express.

horror anthology Twilight Zone Rabbit

13 Essential Horror Anthologies

By Meg Shields 

Time to cram some high-density spooks into your Halloween queue.

Satanic Panic Syllabus

The Satanic Panic: A Cinematic Syllabus

By Meg Shields 

Your essential guide to giving Lucifer a film history high five before Halloween.