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Shannon Heibler
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Pete's Dragon (1977)
I remembered virtually none of this movie. I have a deep fondness in my heart for some of the music - basically all the songs Helen Reddy...
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Shannon Heibler
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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...
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Shannon Heibler
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Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
If you have not seen this movie because it "looks dumb" or whatever, I implore you. Go. Watch this subversive wonder. Feel free to...
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Shannon Heibler
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Mortal Kombat (1995)
MORTAL KOMBAT!! doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!! Friends, it's been a...
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Shannon Heibler
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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!)...
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Shannon Heibler
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Bonus Make: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has turned out to require more time and attention than I have at the moment so it's coming! But not for...
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Shannon Heibler
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Van Helsing (2004)
This movie is Not Good. But it is a Good Time. I'm a huge fan of Stephen Sommers. The Mummy is one of my all time favorite movies because...
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Shannon Heibler
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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...
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Shannon Heibler
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The Addams Family (1991)
It's a full moon tonight as I reflect on the 20th movie I just watched for this project that I wasn't sure I'd get to 5 on. And that...
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Shannon Heibler
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Predator (1987)
This was a Forbidden Movie as I was growing up. Too violent. Too gory (my mother's favorite condemnation - though I'm not saying she was...
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Shannon Heibler
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A Mighty Wind (2003)
This movie is nearly 20 years old and when I realized that during this viewing I needed a moment and needed a moment again upon writing...
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Shannon Heibler
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
When I was 30, I found myself back in school for theater while divorcing my abusive husband and early in my relationship with my partner,...
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Shannon Heibler
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
I must start with acknowledging the uneasy relationship I have with the Harry Potter series now. JK Rowling has proven to be anything but...
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Shannon Heibler
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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...
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Shannon Heibler
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Charade (1963)
Full disclosure: Charade was the third choice of the random number generator this week but the first two choices were not Valentine's Day...
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Shannon Heibler
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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...
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Shannon Heibler
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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...
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Shannon Heibler
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Death Becomes Her (1992)
I vividly remember the first time I saw this film. It was my friend Janice's sleepover birthday party. I was in third grade. This was the...
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Shannon Heibler
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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...
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Shannon Heibler
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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...
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