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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.
To Live And Die In LA car chase William Peterson

How They Shot the Wrong-Way Car Chase in ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’

By Meg Shields 

We’re going this way. And by “this way” we mean straight towards the latest entry of “How’d They Do That?” with a break down of the audacious wrong-way car chase.
The House That Jack Built Matt Bruno

The Divine Comedy of ‘The House That Jack Built’

By Meg Shields 

What we’re watching: a video essay explaining why Lars von Trier’s film is one of the funniest of 2018.

Anna Karina Nana

A Tribute to Anna Sten, Anna Karina, and the Doomed Rebel of ‘Nana’

By Meg Shields 

Here’s a tribute to the various iterations of ‘Nana,’ and the two Anna’s who played her best.
The Graduate Rack Focus

The Delicate Art of the Focus Pull

By Meg Shields 

Focus up, with this video essay on the storytelling potential of the rack focus shot.
The Shining Maze

How Stanley Kubrick Hypnotizes You

By Meg Shields 

Here’s a video essay on why watching a Stanley Kubrick film can be a trance-like experience.
Avatar The Desert

‘Avatar: the Last Airbender’ Shows Us What Can Be Done With a Bottle Episode

By Meg Shields 

Here’s a video essay on why two episodes of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ are shining examples of a show using the bottle episode to its advantage.
Grand Budapest Drinks On Train

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and the Importance of a Script Breakdown

By Meg Shields 

Here’s a video essay that clarifies the importance of a script breakdown with a look at Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Roger Moore Octopussy

James Bond the Clown: Reflections on the Roger Moore Era

By Meg Shields, and Anna Swanson 

Moore, Moore, Moore! How do you like it, how do you like it?

Star Wars The Force Awakens Queer Coding

The Difference Between Queer Coding and Queerbaiting

By Meg Shields 

Here’s a video essay about the difference between queer coding and queerbaiting and what that difference can teach us about the history censorship and queer representation in Hollywood.