Blind Spots & Second Thoughts

Blind Spots & Second Thoughts

We're Dan & Heather, a couple of movie lovers (and a couple, too). Each episode, we're going to be looking at a movie that one of us hasn't seen (probably Heather): from some classics you'd be astonished that someone hasn't seen (again, probably Heather), to some of our more obscure favorites. We'll be talking about what we know, or at least, what we *think* we know about the movie. Then after watching it, we'll recap the movie, discuss what we thought, find out if the movie has withstood the test of time, and hopefully have a few laughs along the way.

Episodes

  1. MAR 26

    Star Trek Generations

    Heather hasn’t seen Star Trek GenerationsSet your podcast players to “stun”, as we dive into the first cinematic outing of Captain Picard and the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew in 1994’s Star Trek Generations. We discuss Heather’s journey from being clueless about Star Trek to fandom, how the movie got made in a rush, nepo babies in Starfleet, and French captains with Victorian British Christmas fantasies. If you’re a long time Trekker or you don’t know a Tribble from a Tellarite, this episode has something for everyone — and is quite possibly our funniest episode yet. Engage! 00:00 Intro 03:23 Rushed production 05:57 Film Clip 08:09 Initial Reactions 17:31 Who turned out the lights? 20:51 Recap 24:21 Captain Harriman was interested in politics from a young age 28:10 Kirk’s heroics 32:43 This movie does not care if you’ve never seen a Star Trek 36:13 Picard’s family died in a what now? 40:58 Android existential crisis 46:22 Still not over that fire thing 49:21 Guinan does not have a hat 54:07 Why do Klingons want to destroy the Enterprise? Also unclear. 58:09 Troi gets to fly the ship 1:00:21 Most British Frenchman ever 1:03:57 Meeting of the Captains 1:07:59 RIP Kirk (for real this time) 1:12:33 The anticlimax of it all 1:14:57 Final thoughts Mentioned in this episode: Hiatus Message Thanks so much for listening! Blind Spots & Second Thoughts will be back with more new episodes in summer of 2025. Stay subscribed, keep sharing, and please take a moment to rate and review us if you can. We'll be back soon!

    1h 19m
  2. FEB 26

    Iron Man

    Heather doesn’t remember Iron ManWe take our first steps into the wide, wide universe of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2008’s Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the titular hero. This movie, directed by Jon Favreau, kicked off the entertainment juggernaut that is the MCU, so even though Heather has technically seen the movie before, we’re going to revisit it to start our Marvel superhero journey. Fortunately, she doesn’t remember any of it. We’ll discuss how RDJ’s charm offensive makes an offensive character likeable, if there’s chemistry between Tony Stark and his executive assistant Pepper Potts (played by Gwyneth Paltrow), and if the movie still holds up over fifteen years later. 00:00 Intro 00:36 Preconceptions 04:38 What exactly is the MCU, anyway? 06:02 Indie film cred 10:18 Movie clip 12:56 Reactions 16:50 Grounded in reality 20:00 Stan Lee's challenge 21:41 Charm offensive 24:19 Recap 26:49 That weapons factory really tied the room together 28:38 Terrence Howard was fired for being Terrence Howard 30:05 Writer-director-actor-bodyguard 30:57 JARVIS! 31:54 Hot sake and ethical flight attendant strippers 34:22 International date line 35:20 The Ten Rings 36:54 Escape and goodbye 39:26 Have it your way (rock bottom) 40:58 No longer man-ooo-facturing weapons 42:32 SHIELD is kind of a big deal 45:06 Science-based (just not physics) 47:55 Chemistry is a science 49:07 Gwyneth Paltrow has never heard of Operation 49:48 Masking done right 51:58 Would you kiss your boss at a work event? 57:29 Terrorism is terrifying 01:00:37 Why does Dan know what Louboutins are? 01:01:22 The big bad (not really a surprise) 01:05:57 Drink more Ovaltine 01:09:03 Crucial to make voice scary when being a bad guy 01:12:31 I am Iron Man 01:13:30 Post credits! 01:18:11 Closing thoughts Mentioned in this episode: Hiatus Message Thanks so much for listening! Blind Spots & Second Thoughts will be back with more new episodes in summer of 2025. Stay subscribed, keep sharing, and please take a moment to rate and review us if you can. We'll be back soon!

    1h 24m
  3. FEB 19

    Fight Club (part two)

    Part two and recap of Fight ClubFight Club is a 25 year old movie that still has a lot to say, so we had a lot to say about it, too! We pick up where we left off from part one, and dive into the recap of the movie. We talk about themes of masculinity vs. femininity, decay and destruction, how the movie is relevant today, and why the Olsen Twins and Jigsaw are very relevant to Fight Club. Make sure you listen to part one first for Heather's preconceptions about the movie, and for our initial thoughts and reactions. 00:00:00 Part Two - Intro 00:01:00 The Fear Center 00:02:56 Subliminal Brad 00:07:37 Masculinity, femininity, and healthcare 00:13:34 Out of the closet, into the support group 00:16:48 Mary Poppins power animal 00:21:31 Marla the monster and gendered soap 00:30:44 *69 and Spanish class 00:36:32 Decay, disrepair, and disgust 00:41:50 An ode to Brad Pitt's lips 00:45:21 Tyler Durden, meet Jigsaw (he owes you royalties) 00:48:28 Connecting over lack of connection 00:54:52 Pick a fight with the Olsen twins 00:57:31 Boss fight (but not in a video game) 01:02:36 Project Runway? Figure it out. 01:04:25 Setting up franchises 01:07:30 His name was Robert Paulson 01:11:10 It's called a changeover 01:13:24 It's actually a really terrible plan 01:19:02 How do you solve a problem like Marla? 01:21:55 I need you to listen to me 01:27:27 Satire ages maybe too well Check out "Why all movies from 1999 are the same" on YouTube from Now You See It here: https://youtu.be/RuZKG77vANU?si=dQ5JD_swfI_s15Xa Mentioned in this episode: Hiatus Message Thanks so much for listening! Blind Spots & Second Thoughts will be back with more new episodes in summer of 2025. Stay subscribed, keep sharing, and please take a moment to rate and review us if you can. We'll be back soon!

    1h 32m
  4. FEB 12

    Fight Club (Part one)

    Heather hasn't seen Fight Club.We are going to break the first and second rule and talk all about David Fincher's 1999 movie Fight Club, based on the novel of the same name, starring Brad Pitt, Ed Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, and Meat Loaf. We talk about the big twist of the movie and if Heather knew it before seeing the movie (spoiler: she did). We'll also get into how the movie aged, how relevant it is today, what it says about fragile masculinity, and Heather's...family history with Meatloaf? We had so much to say, in fact, that we made this a two-part episode! Part two of our thoughts on Fight Club will drop next week, with the full movie recap and lots more second thoughts. If you haven't seen the movie and want to, we definitely recommend watching it before listening to this episode, as even the intro treads into spoiler territory. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:48 - How much can you know about yourself if you've never seen Fight Club? 00:05:13 - Movies that scar 00:07:49 - Movie clip 00:10:18 - Post movie discussion 00:13:11 - Who would join a Fight Club, anyway? 00:22:54 - Fight Club is a black comedy 00:29:01 - Foreshadowing the twist 00:33:59 - I am Jack's unreliable narrator 00:39:26 - Tiki torches and Hansen 00:44:57 - Paradise by the dashboard light Mentioned in this episode: Hiatus Message Thanks so much for listening! Blind Spots & Second Thoughts will be back with more new episodes in summer of 2025. Stay subscribed, keep sharing, and please take a moment to rate and review us if you can. We'll be back soon!

    54 min

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We're Dan & Heather, a couple of movie lovers (and a couple, too). Each episode, we're going to be looking at a movie that one of us hasn't seen (probably Heather): from some classics you'd be astonished that someone hasn't seen (again, probably Heather), to some of our more obscure favorites. We'll be talking about what we know, or at least, what we *think* we know about the movie. Then after watching it, we'll recap the movie, discuss what we thought, find out if the movie has withstood the test of time, and hopefully have a few laughs along the way.

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