Sounds Thrilling: The Sound Design of David Fincher
*keystrokes intensify* Read More
September 26, 2022
The Queue
The Queue is an oft-recurring column in which Meg Shields provides you with a distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web.
If you’re new to The Queue, start here:
- Jackie Chan and the Fine Art of Taking a Hit
- The Power of Sound: Why a Hayao Miyazaki Film Feels Alive
- The Cruel, Cool World of Ralph Bakshi
Explore the full archives for The Queue below
A Beginner’s Guide to Early Surrealist Films
Sliced eyes and stuttering geometry? Sounds like surrealism to us. Read More
September 23, 2022
We Need to Talk About How Weird ‘Nothing But Trouble’ Is
"They're Brazillionaires. They have breakfast at 2 pm in the afternoon." Read More
September 21, 2022
Why ‘Spring Breakers’ Marked the End of the Indie Sleaze
Here's a video essay on why Harmony Korine's 'Spring Breakers' is the candy-colored punctuation mark at the end of the… Read More
September 19, 2022
Pulling at ‘Threads’: The Bleak Anti-War Film You Need to Watch
Anyone check on the Doomsday clock lately? Read More
September 16, 2022
Why Modern-Day Motion Capture Is A Lot Harder Than it Looks
There is no "animate" button, it turns out. Read More
September 14, 2022
Unpacking the “Dead Girl” Trope
Dead girls tell no tales ... unless they're in a movie. Read More
September 12, 2022
Gazing Into ‘The Void’: Lovecraftian Horror Done Right
Statistically, you're more likely to die in a hospital than anywhere else. Especially if there's an Eldrich abomination in the… Read More
September 9, 2022
Gen Z Deserves More Slacker Movies
Here's a video essay that makes a case for finding the Gen Z equivalent of Richard Linklater. Read More
September 7, 2022