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.

Here’s a video essay that breaks down why the genre-defying softness of ‘First Cow’ permeates its edit.

Remember the orange and teal plague of the 2010s? Good times.

Here’s a video essay on why the pride and despair of Paul Schrader’s film defines the latent darkness of the 2010s.

Turns out understanding how they designed the screams of the Nazgûl only makes them creepier.

From black hats to psychopaths, here’s how filmmakers choose to represent evil on-screen.

It’s the golden rule of film school and one of the most reliable tools in a cinematographer’s toolkit. So, how does the 180° rule work?

Fincher is a man of details, so let’s look at one of his most recurring calling cards.

Their debut, ‘Bound,’ announced their arrival on the scene of genre cinema.

Is the Criterion Collection a cult? If you’re selling physical media these days, you kind of have to be.

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