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Alex Heeney / November 25, 2024

Ep. 148 How I almost missed the best films of the 2010s..and what I learned

In this episode of the podcast, Alex discusses how she almost missed seeing the best movie of the 2010s and what she learned about making space for exploration in our movie-watching diet.

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Still from Oslo, August 31st, the best film of the 2010s, which Alex Heeney discusses almost missing on the podcast. A white man in a dark coat and blue shirt walks through the forest.
Still from Oslo, August 31st, the best film of the 2010s, which Alex Heeney discusses almost missing on the podcast

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In 2011, Alex came very, very close to never seeing the movie that would be my favourite film of the 2010s. 

So that got her thinking…

What makes us willing to take a chance on a film that might surprise us?

In this episode, Alex tells you about her near miss, why she thinks she still would have missed the movie later if she hadn’t seen it when she did, and what she learned about what we can all do to avoid missing our next favourite film.

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Podcast Credits

This episode was edited, produced, and recorded by Alex Heeney.

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An AI-generated transcript for the episode is available at the bottom of the page.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Alex Heeney podcast, Movie watching adventures podcast

About Alex Heeney

Alex is the Editor-in-Chief of The Seventh Row, based in San Francisco and from Toronto, Canada.

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