The Cinematic Origins of the “Bury Your Gays” Cliché
Every trope has an origin story. Read More
September 13, 2023
The Queue
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.
If you’re new to The Queue, start here:
- Jackie Chan and the Fine Art of Taking a Hit
- The Power of Sound: Why a Hayao Miyazaki Film Feels Alive
- The Cruel, Cool World of Ralph Bakshi
Explore the full archives for The Queue below
Anatomy of a Suspense Scene: Alfred Hitchcock’s 4-Part Formula
Or: how to make a scene go off without a Hitch. Read More
September 11, 2023
How A24 Revived Studio Loyalty
The studio system be like "I lived bitch." Read More
September 8, 2023
Can We Have More Solarpunk Movies, Please?
Be right back, I'm off to find some overalls and my gardening gloves. Read More
September 6, 2023
Why “Day for Night” Is So Hard to Pull Off
Lights out! I mean on! Wait, uh — Read More
September 5, 2023
Behind the Scenes: How they Filmed ‘The Last of Us’
A deeper dive on the HBO show that's spore than meets the eye. Read More
September 1, 2023
How Filmmakers Make Cameras Disappear in Mirror Shots
Mirror, mirror on the wall ... why don't you reflect the movie camera that is obviously pointed at you? Read More
August 25, 2023
Hallowed Ground: Why You Should Watch ‘The Borderlands’
Hope you like the words "cave" and "acid" in the same sentence. Read More
August 23, 2023