The Queue Archives

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.

The pandemic has intensified concerns that streaming poses a threat to the cinematic experience. Here’s a video essay explaining why.

James Gunn’s directorial debut is as repulsive as it is underrated.

It’s a real gut-buster. In more ways than one. Here’s a video essay on the absurdist short film’s tonal tightrope walk.

Here’s a short animated film about loneliness, unlikely company, and the quiet beauty of a solitary space probe.

Some directors say “we got it” when they do not, in fact, “got it.” Those directors are not Stanley Kubrick.

Watch a video essay about the female-led films that defined cinema last year.

What was its purpose and why was it so infamous? Let’s sneak a peek, shall we?

Were you distracted by the woman in the red dress? Yeah, us too. So let’s talk about it.

In sound cinema, the impression of silence is rarely…well, silent. Here’s a look at ‘Gravity’ to explain why.

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