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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...

Shannon Heibler
7 min read


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...

Shannon Heibler
3 min read


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...

Shannon Heibler
6 min read


Hans Christian Andersen (1956)
It occurred to me, as I watched this, that I had only ever seen it in pieces on TV. I bought the DVD when it passed in front of me at the...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


The Green Knight (2021)
This is a Christmas movie. Not like Die Hard is a Christmas movie. This is really, truly, honest to god a Christmas movie. Fight me. When...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


A Christmas Carol (1984)
Soooooooo.... lots of things to disclose at the top of this: This particular Christmas Carol was a staple of my childhood and I am not...

Shannon Heibler
5 min read


The Bishop's Wife (1947)
This was a staple growing up. And watching it tonight, for the first time in many years, I realized how little I actually paid attention...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


Flash Gordon (1980)
I cannot talk about this movie without exclaiming, "FLASH! *pause* AAHHHHH!" because Queen did such an incredible job on the soundtrack...

Shannon Heibler
3 min read


Jojo Rabbit (2019)
When I think of this movie, I think of that moment. When you see Rosie's shoes. One of my favorite things about myself is that, even for...

Shannon Heibler
6 min read


Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
I had an ill-conceived crush on my friend, Andy's, dorm roommate, Skip. Skip was a good guy and incredibly sweet to me. He established...

Shannon Heibler
6 min read


The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
I watched this movie for the first time in my first apartment. My extremely cool roommate had an excellent DVD collection of French films...

Shannon Heibler
5 min read


Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
I didn't grow up with this movie. I remember catching snippets of it on TV but it never grabbed my attention enough to sit and watch it....

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


Resident Evil (2002)
I so clearly remember watching this crammed on a futon with at least five other students from our dorm floor and I was so excited to have...

Shannon Heibler
5 min read


The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
One of the things I'm most proud of, as I work with college students is introducing them to "old" musicals and watching them fall in love...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


Scream (1996)
"Watch a few movies. Take a few notes." Sounds familiar. I don't know that I'd say horror movies were verboten in my house growing up,...

Shannon Heibler
5 min read


The Evil Dead (1981)
It is impossible to overstate how fond I am of this film and its subsequent franchise. One of the proudest entries in my costume design...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


Beetlejuice (1988)
Oh my gosh I am so delighted by this film. One of the benefits of denying myself the movies in my collection until they come up for the...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


Alice in Wonderland (1951)
I had, like I think so many people who've felt lost in their lives, a pretty serious Alice in Wonderland phase. Scratch that. I had...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read


Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The first time I watched this, a friend brought it to a post homecoming party my senior year of high school. No one really got it but I...

Shannon Heibler
3 min read


Casino Royale (2006)
When I say I love going to the movies, this is it. This is the movies. I so clearly remember seeing this in the theater with friend of...

Shannon Heibler
4 min read
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