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.

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Thinking of Ending Things

The So-Bad-It’s-Good Editing of ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’

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Rules are made to be broken.

Skins Generation Richards

‘Skins’ Generation 3, or how to Ruin a Great TV Show

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The British teen drama was riding high for four seasons… and then came the third generation.

Shrek Swamp

Why the ‘Shrek’ Soundtrack is a Masterclass in Music Selection

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SomeBODY once told us the ‘Shrek’ soundtrack absolutely rips.

Joe Dante Studio Filmmaking

Joe Dante’s Divine Comedy: Highs and Lows of Studio Filmmaking

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Wow, if you leave talented creatives alone, they tend to create good art! Who’d a thunk it?

Blow-Up

Through a (Camera Lens) Darkly: The Art of Abstraction in ‘Blow-Up’

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Sometimes searching for order in chaos only leads to more disorder. Also smile, you’re on camera.

Pontypool Canadian Horror

The Eerie Auditory Thrills of Broadcast Horror

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Get an earful of this subgenre.

Audition

‘Audition’ and the Subtle, Devastating Art of Genre Misdirection

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* sing us a song you’re the piano wire man *

American Psycho Card Scene

Dueling Fonts: Dissecting the ‘American Psycho’ Business Card Scene

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Death by a thousand (paper) cuts.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Why the Living Animation in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Works So Well

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They’re not bad. Quite the opposite. They were drawn to maintain an eye-line.