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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.
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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.