Episodes

  • Knives Out: Searching for Truth

    Knives Out: Searching for Truth
    Feb 16 2026
    Adam Jortner joins Heather to discuss Knives Out and the search for truth in the movie mystery genre and our lives today. Adam Jortner is a history professor by day and in his off hours a film instructor with Great Courses, where he explains the importance and history of the horror genre.
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    29 mins
  • TRAILER: Voiceover — Movies that Move Us

    TRAILER: Voiceover — Movies that Move Us
    May 12 2025
    What movies taught you about life? Showed you truths you didn’t know you needed to hear? Join Heather Bigley, a former academic and film teacher, and the host of Voiceover: Movies that Move Us—the podcast where films have an impact. Each episode, our guests share the cinematic moments that changed their lives. We want to learn from those silver screen experiences, and so we share those moments with you, looking at the films from a whole new perspective. With a Doctorate in Film Studies and a passion for storytelling, Heather brings a little history, a little philosophy, some behind-the-scenes know-how, and her whole life to the movies she watches. From Wild Strawberries to The Wiz, Terminator 2 to Tree of Life, we’re finding the films that moved us when we least expected it—golden age classics, recent blockbusters, and even the tiny indie film that barely anyone noticed. While Cosmo Brown might just want to Make ‘em Laugh, we’re interested in the films that make you cry, too. Movies that revealed something about ourselves. Mentored us when we needed mentorship. Maybe even illuminated the Divine. Join us for Voiceover: Movies that Move Us for cinematic epiphanies, reel recommends, and maybe some self-revelations. Don’t miss a moment. Subscribe to us now on BYUradio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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    2 mins
  • Rom Coms Ruined Me

    Rom Coms Ruined Me
    Feb 9 2026
    Shane Seggar joins Heather to talk about feeling shut out from the rom com experience in the 1990s. Today they tackle Sleepless in Seattle, While You Were Sleeping, and Notting Hill, some of the biggest romcoms of the decade. They also compare to the 2025 films Eternity and Materialists. Shane Seggar once worked in the film industry as an assistant director and location manager. Now he works with the State of Hawaii in wildfire recovery, with a focus on housing, infrastructure, workforce, and long-term community stability.
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    30 mins
  • Bonus — Testament of Ann Lee

    Bonus — Testament of Ann Lee
    Feb 2 2026
    The Testament of Ann Lee is up for discussion on our first episode of season 2. Directed by Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist), the movie tells the story of Ann Lee, the leader of a Shaker group that journeyed to the American colonies in the 18th century. Heather talks to Caroline Johnson, whose research on the Shakers reveals what's historically accurate and what's not. More importantly, they discuss what this film has to say about female religious experience and the body. Caroline Johnson is the author of the scholarly article “The Reinterpretation of the Round Shaker Barn How Patriarchal Values Changed the Doctrine, History, and Architecture of a Religion," published by the journal AWE. She teaches in the Comparative Arts & Letters department at BYU and is also the co-director of JKR Gallery in Provo.
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    34 mins
  • Extra — 2026 Movies

    Extra — 2026 Movies
    Jan 16 2026
    Here is what has caught Heather's eye, coming to a theater near you in 2026. Plus, movies turning 25 this year.
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    10 mins
  • Extra — Movies are Better Than Books

    Extra — Movies are Better Than Books
    Jan 6 2026
    Heather wades into the debate about whether movies are better than books. Check out our YouTube channel for the full video experience.
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    8 mins
  • Extra — James: Casting a Book

    Extra — James: Casting a Book
    Dec 26 2025
    Heather discusses the 2024 Novel "James" by Percival Everett and its potential cast for the upcoming film rumored to be directed by Taika Waititi. Added bonus: Heather talks about key things to consider when casting a movie. The book "James" is a rework of the American classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the perspective of Jim and won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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    12 mins
  • Bonus — Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out 3 Review

    Bonus — Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out 3 Review
    Dec 17 2025
    Heather heard there was a sincere discussion of religiosity in the satiric Wake Up Dead Man [Knives Out 3]. So she made the sacrifice for a 10am ticket at her local theater and watched the film to help prep you for the Netflix drop. What do you think? Is the film arguing for the benefits of religion, even if there have been so many problems created by religious institution and religious people (see Benoit Blanc's passionate speech)?
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    10 mins