Blind Spots & Second Thoughts
We're Dan & Heather, a couple of movie lovers (and a couple, too). But strangely, there isn’t a lot of overlap between what each of us has seen. Heather is crazy for musicals and horror; Dan loves sci-fi and action.
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Iron Man 3 (opens the original)
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Heather hasn’t seen Iron Man 3 You know who we are. Heather continues her first time through the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the first film of Phase III and the last standalone Iron Man film, Iron Man 3. Will she be as underwhelmed as she was for Iron Man 2, or will she love the Shane Black of it all? We get into a recap of the movie, along with why there was script retooling, multiple villain changes, over an hour of footage cut from the film, and a significantly different version of the fil
Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (opens the original)
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Heather hasn’t seen Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back The odds that someone hasn’t seen all of the original Star Wars trilogy are approximately 3,720 to one, but never tell Heather the odds. Heather continues her journey into a galaxy far, far away with her first time ever watching the beloved 1980 classic Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back. What will she think? Will she search her feelings and love the movie the way most Star Wars fans do, or would she sooner kiss a wookie? Fin
Goodfellas (opens the original)
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Heather hasn’t seen Goodfellas “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” Heather gets made and watches the iconic 1990 gangster movie starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Lorraine Bracco for the first time. Did she enjoy this Martin Scorsese classic? Or does she think it deserves to get whacked? Just remember: podcasters come with smiles, they come as your friends, the people who’ve cared for you all your life. Sources https://womenfilmeditors.princeton.ed
The Avengers (opens the original)
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Heather hasn’t seen The Avengers No, you’re not reading that wrong. One of the biggest box office hits and cultural touchpoints of the current century, arguably the film that reshaped Hollywood, and the first big screen assembly of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Heather hasn’t seen it. How does the 2012 movie written and directed by Joss Whedon hold up? Is it still fun? Is it the beginning of the end for the Marvel Cinematic Universe? How does the movie fare nearly 15 years later? Find out in this su
Serenity (2005) (Part Two) (opens the original)
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Heather hasn’t seen Serenity (2005) Can’t stop the signal! In the second part of our two-part episode, we take a look at the not-exactly big budget sequel movie to the beloved TV show Firefly, Serenity , starring Nathan Fillion and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Now having watched the TV series for the first time, what will Heather think about the movie? Spoiler alert: she is not a leaf on the wind, and her calm is most assuredly damaged. What are our other thoughts on the first movie written and directed by
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