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.

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How to Un-F*ck Your Default TV Settings

He sees you when you have motion blurring. He knows when you're using proprietary modes that came with your TV.… Read More

The Existential Comforts of Cyberpunk

Embrace the neon-lit abyss! Read More

How ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ Embodies 1980s HIV/AIDS Anxieties

Another wonderful opportunity to remember the power drill dick scene. Read More

A Fast and Furious History of the Home Theater

Let's all go to the living room ... let's all go to the living room ... Read More

Hypnotic Anatomy: What Makes Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cure’ So Scary

"All the things that used to be inside of me... now they are all outside." Read More

The Elements of Suspense: How 3 Different Directors Build Tension

Oh my god, who put this bomb under my table? Hitchcock! Not again! Read More