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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Following Nolan

How ‘Following’ Set the Pace for Christopher Nolan’s Career

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Following walked so that Christopher Nolan’s career could run.

Decision To Leave

How “Decision to Leave” Weaponizes Misdirection

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Every director gets to make a Hitchcock.

Heaven's Gate Dead Guy

The Day New Hollywood Died

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New Hollywood is dead, long live New Hollywood.

Crimes Of The Future

In Profile: The Art of the Cinematic Close-Up

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/Are/ you ready for your close-up, Mr. DeMille?

Best Video Essays 2022

The Best Video Essays of 2022

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Sit back, relax: you might learn something.

The Last Broadcast

The Prescient Faux-Documentary Horror of ‘The Last Broadcast’

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Tulpas, truthiness, and the terrifying early days of web forms … ‘The Last Broadcast’ was truly ahead of its time.

Subtle Performance Burning

Small Parts: In Praise of The Quiet Screen Performance

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Sometimes the “most” acting isn’t the “best” acting.

The Last Unicorn

Remembering ‘The Last Unicorn’: Rankin/Bass’ Cult Classic

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Rankin AND Bass? In THIS economy?

Diagetic Sound Design Quiet Place

The Beginner’s Guide to Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound Design

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Hey did you hear that? If you’re a character in a movie, it’s probably diegetic.