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Shannon Heibler
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Pleasantville (1998)
I was really worried about revisiting this one. I looooooved it in my 20s and honestly maybe have not watched it at all in my 30s. I knew...
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Shannon Heibler
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Center Stage (2000)
This was Ben's first trip to the ABA (I envy him a little), so let's examine it through his eyes/quotes: (When I was trying to hype the...
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Shannon Heibler
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Birdman (or, the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
I had only seen this movie once, probably when it came out ten(!?) years ago, prior to tonight's viewing. It was an impulse buy because I...
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Shannon Heibler
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
My god this movie is FUN. Just grade A entertainment. I'm hard pressed to think of a venture made by any single person involved in this...
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Shannon Heibler
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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Please, when you read this, imagine me as the wrecked shell of Ewan McGregor that starts the film. Bearded, suspendered, drunk(?), and...
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Shannon Heibler
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
How did this movie get made? It's always popular with the older set to say of "old" movies "you couldn't make this movie today" (usually...
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Shannon Heibler
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The Fifth Element (1997)
My gut reaction to seeing this one come up was initially, "Rad!" And then I thought, "wait do I really think that?" And that about sums...
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Shannon Heibler
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So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
I might have been in my thirties the first time I watched this movie through in one sitting. I watched so much of it piecemeal on...
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Shannon Heibler
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The Birdcage (1996)
I still remember my parents coming home from seeing this in the theater. I really wanted to see it but of course I was not ready for it....
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Shannon Heibler
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Army of Darkness (1992)
This movie was honestly such an awakening for me. I saw it before I saw either Evil Dead film and it was because I grew up watching Bruce...
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Shannon Heibler
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Ummm... that was not the movie I remembered. Not remotely. I remembered incredibly cool costumes. The costumes I loved appear for roughly...
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Shannon Heibler
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Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Why wouldn't I use the full title? This was a movie that I was deeply skeptical of. I haaaaaated (The?) Suicide Squad. (The fact that...
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Shannon Heibler
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
I remember watching the back half of this movie for the first time in high school. We were out of town for Academic Decathalon and...
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Shannon Heibler
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The Wolfman (2010)
Ben bought this one as a joke for a silly date night early in our relationship and it's his fault that it's in my collection. There's...
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Shannon Heibler
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Return to Oz (1985)
Truly this might be the scariest movie in my collection and one of the most highly cherished. It was a staple of my childhood and while...
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Shannon Heibler
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Amadeus (1984)
The Director's Cut. Obviously. I love this movie. I love it. I can just about recite it by heart, which, for a three hour movie, is for...
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Shannon Heibler
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Spider-Man (2002)
This movie opened up the weekend before I started my first summer job at a movie theater. If you bring this movie up to or around me,...
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Shannon Heibler
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I (Heart) Huckabees (2004)
This is a tough one to write, mostly because I watched it over a month ago but also because I took a spontaneous break from the project...
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Shannon Heibler
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Human Nature (2001)
As I sit here thinking about what to write for this one (that I watched THREE WEEKS AGO!? And just kept putting off writing about...) I...
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Shannon Heibler
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Tangled (2010)
It is so rude that this movie is 13 years old. This is going to be a tough one to write about. For good and difficult reasons. I've...
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