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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.

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Hardcore Schrader

Paul Schrader and the Redemptive Act of Watching Movies

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“Only The Audience Forgives”

True Lies Bridge Stunt

The Time James Cameron Blew Up a Real Bridge for ‘True Lies’

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Nobody does it better (than James Cameron)

The Thing Suspense

The Elements of Suspense: How 3 Different Directors Build Tension

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Oh my god, who put this bomb under my table? Hitchcock! Not again!

Spider Man Landlord Character

Why Everyday Joes Make Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ So Special

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Give me rent!* (*cool, everyday characters)

House Horror

Why a 10-year-old Girl Is Credited for Co-Writing 1977’s ‘House’

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‘House’ is one of the most bonkers horror films ever made. And we have a child to thank for it.

Tampopo

Pain is Temporary, Food is Forever: The Themes of ‘Tampopo’

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This world needs fewer RaBOYS and more RaMEN

The Rehearsal

Okay, How Real is ‘The Rehearsal,’ Actually?

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Something, something, all the world’s a stage.

Top Gun Maverick

Why the Stunts in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Feel So Dang Real

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Hint: it’s because they’re real.

Doctor X

Black, White, and Red All Over: The First Color Horror Movies

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Well, two-strip Technicolor is red AND green but you get the idea.