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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.
Ouatih Driving

Out of Time: Lessons in Editing From Cliff Booth’s Drive Home

By Meg Shields 

Or: how to get to the Valley from Beverly Hills in under three minutes.
Dune

Revisiting The Marketing Quandary of ‘Dune’

By Meg Shields 

Let’s revisit the spicy original trailer for David Lynch’s 1984 disasterpiece.
How Does Animation Work?

Frames in Motion: A Beginner’s Guide To How Animation Works

By Meg Shields 

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about how animation works, in under three minutes.
The Thing Chest Effect

Puppets, Prosthetics, and Bubblegum: How They Did The Chest Chomp Scene in ‘The Thing’

By Meg Shields 

In our latest “How’d They Do That?” column, we break down the making of a famous scene from John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing.’
The Age of Innocence

Revisiting ‘The Age of Innocence’ in the Age of Social Distancing

By Meg Shields 

While we’re all keeping at a distance: one of the greatest films ever made about frustrated desire and the power of touch.
Cats

‘Cats’ and the Death of the Awards-Hopeful Musical Adaptation

By Meg Shields 

Be a connoisseur of chaos and watch this feature-length video about how ‘Cats’ the musical, and the cinematic nightmare fuel, came to be.
George Lazenby

The Best Bond You’ve Never Heard Of: Reflections On The Lazenby Era

By Meg Shields, and Anna Swanson 

Surprise! An Australian first-time actor is one of the best Bonds.

The Exorcist Banned Trailer

What The Banned Trailer for ‘The Exorcist’ Can Teach Us About Our Tolerance for Terror

By Meg Shields 

Nightmare fuel or experimental masterpiece? You decide.
Sweded Film

It’s The Perfect Time to Start “Sweding” Films Again

By Meg Shields 

2008’s ‘Be Kind Rewind’ kicked off a trend of hilariously homemade no-budget remakes of cinema classics. Now that we’re all trapped inside, what better time to revitalize the ‘sweded film’?