Meg Shields, Author at Film School Rejects

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.

Rite of Spring: 14 Movies About Fresh Starts

By Meg Shields

Spring has sprung! Here are 14 spring-cleaning inspiring films about dusting yourself off and starting fresh.

Drop What You’re Doing and Watch ‘Plebs’

By Meg Shields

Salve film nerds. Are you watching Plebs? The filthy, funny, feel-good sitcom set in ancient Rome? You should be.

‘Santa Clarita Diet’ Season 2 Has Heart (Delicious, Delicious Heart)

By Meg Shields

Meat’s back on the menu with round two of Netflix’s premiere cannibalistic suburban sitcom.

‘The Terror’ is a Miserable 19th-Century Horrorshow (And I Loved It)

By Meg Shields

‘The Thing’ by way of ‘Master and Commander’ with a splash of ‘Alien’? I’ll take ten.

The Comfort Food Factor of ‘Queer Eye’

By Meg Shields

With warmth and wish-fulfillment, Netflix’s Queer Eye tackles the transformative power of self-love and finding common ground.

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Review: An Ambitious, Heartfelt Disappointment

By Meg Shields

Ava DuVernay’s take on the YA classic is morally resolute but folds under the weight of its own source material.

The Academy Needs to Wrap its Head Around Mo-Cap Performance

By Meg Shields

Now that Roger Deakins has broken his losing streak, here’s a new Oscar injustice hill to die on.

‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ Season 3 Premiere Review: Hi Evil, I’m Dad!

By Meg Shields

The horror-comedy series comes out swinging with deadites, dad jokes, and a whole lot of fluids.

Imitation Game: The Difference Between Homage and Plagiarism

By Meg Shields

Homage is not a lesser form of filmmaking — let alone a form of theft — but a natural part of loving and making cinema.

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