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Shannon Heibler

5 min read

Labyrinth (1986)

My two strongest, Labyrinth related memories are my friend Evan nearly tackling me as I walked into a New Years party while he...

Shannon Heibler

4 min read

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

They're the world's most fearsome fighting teens! (They're really hip!) They're heroes in the half-shell AND they're green! (Get a grip!)...

Shannon Heibler

5 min read

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

This movie takes me back to my childhood. I saw it in theaters with my mom. I was very quickly obsessed. I went down a rabbit hole of...

Shannon Heibler

4 min read

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Picture it: Waukesha, Wisconsin. 1990. Five year old Shannon has seen The Little Mermaid several times in theaters. She falls asleep to...

Shannon Heibler

3 min read

Moonstruck (1987)

First, a confession. I own Moonstruck without ever having seen in before this viewing. I bought it on blind faith because John Patrick...

Shannon Heibler

3 min read

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

Mostly, as I watched this, I wished I could go back to a time when I hadn't seen a thousand parodies and references and riffs, and I...

Shannon Heibler

4 min read

All That Jazz (1979)

I first saw this movie when I was too young for it. Or too naïve, maybe. I saw an edited version on Bravo (back when Bravo covered the...

Shannon Heibler

3 min read

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

I love zombie movies. I don't own a lot of them - there are few I want to watch over and over again - but I love them. I think they speak...

Shannon Heibler

3 min read

Ghostbusters (1984)

The first of my top five movies to come up for this project. This is #1 or 2 for movie in my collection I've watched the most (The...