Lights, camera, podcast! Join Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano as they dive into the world of cinema on their exciting podcast, ”At the Movies.” From discussing the latest releases to sharing their expert insights as film professors at Howard Community College, get ready for an entertaining and informative cinematic journey. Tune in now for your dose of movie magic!
Project Hail Mary” has been a hit movie this spring, and so HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano consider the reasons why in this podcast episode. In this sci fi adventure, Ryan Gosling gives a fine performance as a middle school science teacher whose academic background prompts government officials to send him on an outer space mission to study a mysterious alien force that likes to eat stars. Hey, our sun is a star and so we have reason to worry back here on planet earth! It’s a tense story that is leavened with a lot of comedy. Marie loved this movie and Mike not so much, because he found it too cutesy for his curmudgeonly taste. Marie and Mike also discuss ”Sirāt,” a powerful Spanish drama about a father’s journey to find a daughter who went missing in Morocco. This film deliberately does not explain every plot point, leaving viewers with much to contemplate during an existential trip through a beautifully bleak landscape.
4 Mar 2026
Wuthering Heights & Midwinter Break
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. Although Marie and Mike have their share of negative observations to make about this screen adaptation, they acknowledge that it’s the sort of boisterous, lavishly produced film that’s sure to get people talking about it. As they keep talking, Marie and Mike go on to discuss ”Midwinter Break.” This modestly scaled character study features Lesley Manville and Ciaran Hinds as a long-married couple who take a vacation trip to Amsterdam. Our critics carp about a number of things in the script, but agree that the actors are really fine.
17 Feb 2026
No Other Choice & 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The South Korean director Park Chan-wook made an international name for himself with ”Oldboy,” and he has continued to tackle edgy material. In this podcast episode, HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano talk about his new film, ”No Other Choice.” It’s about a longtime paper company employee who is suddenly downsized and embarks on an extreme form of revenge. Marie and Mike agree that this dark comedy meanders and has an excessive running time, but it’s disturbingly entertaining. Marie and Mike also talk about ”28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.” The fourth installment in this postapocalyptic zombie franchise, it’s technically well-crafted and yet our critics are bothered by its relentlessly sadistic violence and think that much of what should be scary instead comes across as borderline camp. But Marie and Mike are enthusiastic about Ralph Fiennes’ terrific performance as a doctor seeking a cure for whatever it is that has turned so many people into zombies. The good doctor sure has his work cut out for him.
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