Meg Shields

Based in the Pacific North West, Meg enjoys long scrambles on cliff faces and cozying up with a good piece of 1960s eurotrash. As a senior contributor at FSR, Meg's objective is to spread the good word about the best of sleaze, genre, and practical effects.
Decision To Leave

How “Decision to Leave” Weaponizes Misdirection

By Meg Shields 

Every director gets to make a Hitchcock.

Heaven's Gate Dead Guy

The Day New Hollywood Died

By Meg Shields 

New Hollywood is dead, long live New Hollywood.

Crimes Of The Future

In Profile: The Art of the Cinematic Close-Up

By Meg Shields 

/Are/ you ready for your close-up, Mr. DeMille?

Best Video Essays 2022

The Best Video Essays of 2022

By Meg Shields 

Sit back, relax: you might learn something.

Horror Streaming January 2023

All the Horror You Need to Stream in January 2023

By Meg Shields 

Ring in the new year with a bucket or blood or two.

Best Movie Trailers of 2022

The Best Movie Trailers of 2022

By Meg Shields 

Here’s a look at the 15 best first impressions that movies made in 2022.

The Last Broadcast

The Prescient Faux-Documentary Horror of ‘The Last Broadcast’

By Meg Shields 

Tulpas, truthiness, and the terrifying early days of web forms … ‘The Last Broadcast’ was truly ahead of its time.

Subtle Performance Burning

Small Parts: In Praise of The Quiet Screen Performance

By Meg Shields 

Sometimes the “most” acting isn’t the “best” acting.

The Last Unicorn

Remembering ‘The Last Unicorn’: Rankin/Bass’ Cult Classic

By Meg Shields 

Rankin AND Bass? In THIS economy?