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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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Avatar The Way Of Water Pandora

Why Pandora is the Thematic Key to ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

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Can you *sea* what James Cameron is doing?

Chewing Gum First Wall Break

Fourth Wall Breaks, Gaze, and the Feminine J’Accuse

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Here’s looking at you, audience.

It Follows Cinematography

How the Cinematography in ‘It Follows’ Trains You To Be Paranoid

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Thanks, ‘It Follows’ for making a slow pan feel so scary.

Son Of The White Mare

The Stylish Majesty of ‘Son of the White Mare’

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An essential pillar of animation horse-tory.

Rrr Action Ss Rajamouli

How to Direct an Action Movie Like SS Rajamouli

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Queue the speed ramping.

Last Of Us News Interview John Hannah

What Makes the Prologue from ‘The Last of Us’ So Effective

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Exploring what makes the grim prologue of The Last of Us season 1 so effective.

Andor Location Canary Warf

Why the Locations of ‘Andor’ Feel So Familiar

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Nothing quite like that sweet sweet tactility, amirite?

Lupin Iii The First

Why ‘Lupin III: The First’ is the Perfect Gateway to the Franchise

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Keep an eye out for those for gentleman thieves, they’ll steel you heart.

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Subtitles Are On the Rise (And Digital Technology is to Blame)

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“Sorry, I can’t hear anything without the subtitles on.”