At the Movies: Podcast Transcripts
The Odyssey & The Invite
Episode Date: Monday, September 14, 2026
HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano have a lot to discuss as this podcast episode analyzes Nolan's 172-minute epic, "The Odyssey". They also discuss a very different film, director Olivia Wilde's deliberately claustrophobic "The Invite," in which a couple played by Wilde and Seth Rogen invite the upstairs neighbors, played by Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, for a dinner party.Disclosure Day & Backrooms
Episode Date: Monday, September 14, 2026
HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano discuss Spielberg's latest close encounter with alien life forms, "Disclosure Day". They also talk about a small indie horror film, "Backrooms," that has been doing big business at the box office.The Christophers & I Love Boosters
Episode Date: Monday, August 31, 2026
Ian McKellen gives one of his finest performances as a curmudgeonly famous artist in "The Christophers," and he's well-matched in terms of acting skill by Michaela Coel as the young assistant he hires. In "I Love Boosters", Keke Palmer, Taylour Paige and Naomi Ackie portray boosters who steal expensive clothes from stores owned by an imperious designer played to the hilt by Demi Moore.Devil Wears Prada 2 & Michael
Episode Date: Monday, August 31, 2026
HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano compare notes on what has changed in the world of high-end fashion journalism in the Devil Wears Prada 2. Our critics also talk about "Michael," which as Mike points out is very much an estate-authorized biopic.Wuthering Heights & Midwinter Break
Episode Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Emily Bronte's 1847 novel "Wuthering Heights" has inspired various film versions over the years, and now the latest iteration stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the ill-fated lovers on the Yorkshire Moors. In this podcast episode, HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano get all academic with their page-to-screen analysis.