Where in the world should you go? The movies might have the answer for you!

In this episode of MOVIES HAVE THE ANSWERS, Trish sits down with entertainment industry veteran turned luxury travel advisor, Hilarie Hildebrandt, to explore the best travel films and where you should travel to next.

Hilarie spent years as a senior marketing and sales executive working in top studios like 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures before trading movie premieres for client itineraries. She now curates bucket-list travel through her own company Hi² Global Travel.

She and Trish dig into the movies that made them fall in love with a place before they ever set foot in it. You may think of the golden light of Tuscany in Under the Tuscan Sun, the sweeping romance of Paris in Amélie and Midnight in Paris, the wanderlust of Eat Pray Love, the sun-soaked island escapism of Mamma Mia!, the wine country charm of Sideways, and the magic that turned The Sound of Music into a permanent travel bucket-list item for generations of viewers.

Together, they talk about how the movies we love don't just tell a story — they plant a flag on a map, quietly building the itinerary we didn't know we were making. And with Hilarie's insider knowledge of both the industry and the destinations themselves, this episode is part film discussion, part travel guide, and part permission slip to finally book the trip.

In this episode:

• How film settings turn into real-life travel bucket lists
• The movies that first made Hilarie and Trish want to pack a bag
• Behind-the-scenes stories from Hilarie's career at 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures
• What luxury travel advising actually looks like and why the right advisor changes everything

Whether you're planning your next trip or just daydreaming through your watchlist, this episode is your reminder that the movies have been telling you where to go all along.

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In this episode of Movies Have the Answers, host Trish is joined by Federico Devito to dig into why laughter helps us through life's toughest moments. The two of them discuss storytelling's most powerful tools: the blend of comedy and drama — and why that combination helps us process real life.

They start with the series finale of Hacks, breaking down how it manages to be devastating and hilarious in the same breath, then trace that same formula through some of their favorite films: Life Is Beautiful, Muriel's Wedding, and Jojo Rabbit. Each one uses humor not to escape hard truths, but to make them bearable.

Trischa and Federico unpack why the movies that stick with us aren't always the ones that let us forget our problems, but the ones that help us carry them differently.

In this episode:

• Why the Hacks series finale works as both a comedy and drama
• How Life Is Beautiful uses humor to survive the unimaginable
• The duality of light and dark in Jojo Rabbit and Muriel's Wedding

Whether you're processing something hard right now or just love a movie that makes you laugh and cry in the same scene, this episode breaks down why that combination works — and why we need it.

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In this episode of Movies Have the Answers, Trish sits down with Erin Relford - a privacy engineer at Google - for a conversation that is equal parts thrilling and thought-provoking.

Erin's career spans some of the biggest names in entertainment and tech, including Disney, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., and KPMG, before landing at Google where she works to ensure that privacy and human dignity are built into the technology we use every day. She is someone who thinks deeply about what it means to be human in a digital world.

Together, Trish and Erin explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: what happens when science fiction becomes reality? From the embodied AI of BLADE RUNNER and EX MACHINA to the cautionary warnings of TERMINATOR and LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, the movies have been predicting this moment for decades. Now that we're living it, what do we do with that?

This episode covers the ethics of AI and robotics, why humans instinctively fear new technology, what films like WALL-E, THE WILD ROBOT, and RON'S GONE WRONG reveal about our relationship with machines, and why the real threat may not be AI at all, but how humans choose to use it.

If you've ever looked at the world around you and thought wait, I've seen this movie before, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Rasheea shares how movies that showed kindness have helped her through her own life. For example, movies like PADDINGTON remind us that whenever we go through situations we don't understand or are having a rough time, we should "be kind and the world will be alright."

Trish and Rasheea explore how kindness transforms lives and discuss how acceptance, empathy, and compassion create ripples of change through movies such as THE COLOR PURPLE, BEACHES, MASK, and RENT.

Diving into these cinematic stories often mirrors real-life experiences, exploring themes of sacrifice, empathy, and how understanding someone's background helps us show greater compassion.

These seeds of kindness, no matter how small, can create transformative change in our lives and communities.

What if the magic we're searching for has been within us all along? In this episode of MOVIES HAVE THE ANSWERS, Trish sits down with Avrah, to explore how we create the magic in our lives.

Trish and Avrah dive into films that remind us the power of magic was always within us. From the childhood wonder and belief in The Polar Express to the self-discovery in The Wizard of Oz, the leap of faith in Field of Dreams, and the responsibility of creating magic in our favorite holiday movies - these stories show us that as adults, we don't lose the magic; we become the ones who create it.

As Glinda tells Dorothy, "You've always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself."

In this episode of MOVIES HAVE THE ANSWERS, Trish sits down with Amy, a former LA-based professional who recently made the bold decision to move back home to Australia to start a new chapter and be closer to family.

Trish and Amy first worked together during the pandemic when they were navigating the unprecedented challenge of releasing theatrical movies when cinemas were shut down. That experience of adapting to unexpected circumstances became a preview for the discussion topic of this episode: learning to make bold decisions and trusting that things will work out.

Drawing inspiration from the iconic film Dirty Dancing and Eleanor Bergstein's wisdom about being the hero of your own life story, this conversation explores what it means to make courageous choices, embrace change, and write your own narrative. Amy shares her journey of how we can all step into the starring role of our own stories.

Some of the most unexpected friendships happen when you least expect them…and sometimes they happen across decades. In this episode of MOVIES HAVE THE ANSWERS, Trish explores the beautiful messiness of intergenerational relationships with her friend Lissette, a television industry veteran who proves that great connections aren't about shared birth years.

From the unlikely workplace bond in The Intern to the comedy gold of Hacks, where a seasoned performer and young writer find common ground, these stories show us how different generations can challenge, inspire, and ultimately complete each other. Whether it's the lovely connections in Ted Lasso, the coming-of-age lessons in The Karate Kid, or the unexpected friendship in Uptown Girls, cinema reminds us that age gaps can become bridges instead of barriers.

With Lissette’s insider perspective on television storytelling and their own cross-generational friendship as proof, she and Trish unpack how the entertainment industry – and life itself – gets richer when different generations start learning from one another.

What if the relationships we're avoiding conflict in are the very ones we should keep? In this episode of MOVIES HAVE THE ANSWERS, Trish sits down with dear friend and fellow entertainment exec, Marina, to explore how pain and conflict are okay - and sometimes, necessary - when it comes to love.

Trish and Marina Kosten dive into films that don't shy away from love's messiest moments. From the raw vulnerability in Untamed Heart to the explosive fights in The Notebook, the friendship fractures in Steel Magnolias, family tensions in Big Daddy, the brutal honesty of The Breakup, and the heartbreaking love story in The Fault in Our Stars (a film Marina actually worked on) - these stories show us that the relationships worth having are the ones worth fighting for.

As psychotherapist Matthias J Barker said, "Conflict dealt with correctly breeds intimacy and the good relationship you long for is in the conflict you're avoiding." Through cinema's lens, we discover why we shouldn't run from the hard conversations and instead embrace them.