I Love This, You Should Too
269 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsI Love This, You Should Too is a podcast about sharing the things you like with the people you love, regardless of how terrible you think their taste may be. Hosts Indy Randhawa and Samantha Randhawa take turns introducing the other to beloved movies and other pieces of pop culture, and try to convince them that they should love it too. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they argue, but either way, they still have to live together.
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214 Oldboy (올드보이, 2003)
May 29, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThis week we are discussing the first Korean film many western audiences saw, Oldboy (올드보이, 2003), including its roots in film noir, Shakespeare, and Greek tragedy, the visceral violence, the consuming nature of revenge, teeth, mirrors, hammers, octopuses, the ending, and much more! Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이; RR: Oldeuboi; MR: Oldŭboi) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir psychological action thriller film[4][5] directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga of th...
213 Derry Girls, The Girl In The Castle, & Oldboy Preview
May 22, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIndy goes back to the 90s with the heartwarming Irish comedy series Derry Girls, Samantha goes even farther back with the time travelling mystery The Girl In The Castle by James Patterson and Emily Raymond, and we get ready for some more revenge with a preview of next week’s big watch, the Korean neo-noir thriller Oldboy! Derry Girls is a teen sitcom, created and written by Lisa McGee, that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4[4] and ran for three series. The channel's most successfu...
212 John Wick (2014)
May 15, 2023 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBAfter a bit too much time spent on our potential elderly drug use and cookie consumption, we discuss the Keanu Reeves action blockbuster John Wick! We talk about Keanu’s acting, the film’s style, efficient storytelling, action sequences, world building, puppy cuteness, and more! John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. The film follows John Wick (Keanu Reeves), a legendary hitman who is forced out of retirement to seek rev...
211 A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham, Rumble In The Bronx and Jackie Chan, & John Wick Preview
May 08, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBIt’s a short one today! Samantha recommends the crime thriller A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham, Indy rewatches Rumble in the Bronx and recounts Jackie Chan mania, and we get ready to watch the Keanu Reeves action thriller John Wick! Rumble in the Bronx (Chinese title: 紅番區, Hong Faan Kui (transl. Red Turn District)[6] is a 1995 American-Hong Kong martial arts film starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and Françoise Yip. It was directed by Stanley Tong, with action choreographed by Ch...
210 Porco Rosso (紅の豚, 1992)
May 01, 2023 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBWe are discussing Hayao Miyazaki's 1992 anti-war love letter to aviation and flying pigs: Porco Rosso! Including; gender roles, the effects of war, curses, rising fascism, romance, cute kids, ambiguous endings, and much more. Remember, it's better to be a pig than a fascist. Porco Rosso (Japanese: 紅の豚, Hepburn: Kurenai no Buta, lit. 'Crimson Pig') is a 1992 Japanese animated adventure-fantasy film[1] written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is based on Hikōtei Jidai ("The Age of the Flyi...
209 Meow The Jewels, The Mitten, & Porco Rosso Preview
April 24, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIndy introduces Run The Jewels’ cat based album Meow The Jewels, Samantha revisits the picture book The Mitten, & we preview our next foray into the Miyazaki universe; Porco Rosso! Run The Jewels Meowpurrdy Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzkkm_m3mVE&ab_channel=AdultSwim Meow The Jewels: A Short Paw-cumentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxk9WzHB81g&ab_channel=MassAppeal The Mitten by Jan Brett: https://janbrett.com/bookstores/mitten_book.htm I Love This You Shoul...
208 Babe (1995)
April 17, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBWe are talking about the 1995 hit starring everybody's favorite sheep-pig Babe! Plus, industrialization, waveforms of sorrow, animal segregation, & more. Remember: Christmas is carnage, babe is progress. Babe (also known as Babe the Sheep-Pig in the working title) is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Chris Noonan, produced by George Miller and written by both. It is an adaptation of Dick King-Smith's 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, which tells the story of a farm pig who wants to do the work o...
207 Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Indy’s Animal Show Updates & Babe Preview
April 10, 2023 18:42 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn what Indy calls “the worst episode in a while” Samantha recommends The Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which explores the animals and people behind the attraction. It may or may not feature kittens wearing scrubs delivering water buffalo babies. Indy has updates on some of his favourite animal starring Netflix series like; Aggretsuko, Rilakuma and Kaoru, Bee and Puppycat, and the all lemur reboot of Frasier. Then we preview next week’s big watch starring everyone's favourite sheep-dog B...
206 Ex Machina (2014)
April 03, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBThis week we are discussing Alex Garland's understated sci-fi thriller Ex Machina; the implications of AI, the beautiful use of sound and set design, slippers with feelings, manipulation, power struggles, chainsaw hands, the nature of god, and more! Ex Machina is a 2014 science fiction film written and directed by Alex Garland in his directorial debut. There are four significant characters, played by Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno, and Oscar Isaac. In the film, programm...
205 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Upload, & Ex Machina Preview
March 27, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBWe’re talking Sci-Fi today! Indy recommends a very human show about aliens; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Samantha has Upload, which posits a digital afterlife, and we preview next week’s watch, the 2014 techno-thriller Ex Machina! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the Star Trek media franchise, it originally aired in...
204 M3gan (2022)
March 20, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBWe’re reviewing the Sci-Fi / horror M3gan, which attempts to fill a hole in modern horror. It combines The Terminator and Child’s Play, and makes us question the implications of AI: will it be the end of humanity, or just give us robot pals? M3GAN (pronounced "Megan") is a 2022 American science fiction horror film directed by Gerard Johnstone, written by Akela Cooper from a story by Cooper and James Wan (who also produced with Jason Blum), and starring Allison Williams and Violet McGraw...
203 Ginny & Georgia, Tobe Nwigwe, & M3gan Preview
March 13, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBSamantha reviews the Mother/Daughter drama of Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia, Indy finally gets out of the 90’s and listens to some modern hip-hop with Tobe Nwigwe, and we preview next week's big watch the sci-fi/horror M3gan! Ginny & Georgia is an American comedy-drama television series created by Sarah Lampert that was released on Netflix on February 24, 2021. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 5, 2023. Tobechukwu Dubem "Tobe" Nwigwe (born Ma...
202 RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt, 2022)
March 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBBecause you demanded it, we’re talking about the Indian historical fiction musical action thriller RRR! Well maybe not demanded, but at least 3 people mentioned it. Either way, it’s all here. We dissect the amazing friendship, action sequences, sincerity, dances, references, and all-out joy of this epic. RRR Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1c2uN3XbKk&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesTrailers RRR is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-w...
201 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, People Like Her, & RRR Preview
February 27, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIt’s 2020’s month on I love This You Should Too, so we’re actually covering new things! Indy suggests a great show about the worst people with It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Samantha reviews a twisty-turny thriller: People Like Her by Ellory Lloyd, and we get ready to take on the Indian epic- action- historical drama- musical RRR (Rise Roar, Revolt)! Also, how can we live in a world where Cheech and Ice-T are TV cops? It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American sitcom created by Ro...
200 The 200th Episode Anniversary Award Show Spectacular!
February 20, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBIt’s our 200th episode! To celebrate we are giving out awards to the movies covered in the last 50 episodes, like; The Toto Memorial Award for best animal friend, The Magneto Award for the villain who was right, The Dawn Of The Dead Award for movie we’d like to see remade, The Jimmy Fallon Award for Worst performance, The Rhett & Scarlett Award for the worst couple, and more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa. We are Members of the Alberta Podcast Network.
199 Top Gun (1986)
February 13, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBWe’re discussing the 80’s classic Top Gun and asking all the important questions; Could Tom Cruise be underrated? Is Maverick cocky or overcompensating? Where exactly is the Danger Zone? Who are they fighting? Is this movie good? Is Iceman the hero? Who was the best couple in this movie? Could it be any more 80s? Plus we’ll have a short mini review of the sequel Top Gun: Maverick! Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruck...
198 The House Across The Lake, The Farewell, & Top Gun Preview
February 06, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBSamantha’s audiobook of the fortnight is The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager, Indy reviews A24’s bittersweet family drama The Farewell, and we prepare to take that highway to the danger zone with next week’s watch Top Gun! The House Across The Lake by Riley Sager: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_Across_the_Lake_(novel) The Farewell (Chinese: 别告诉她; pinyin: Bié Gàosù Tā; lit. 'Don't Tell Her') is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lulu Wang. It stars Aw...
197 Nosferatu (1922)
January 30, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBJourney with us into the land of thieves and phantoms as we discuss the landmark horror film Nosferatu, including if and how we would want to be a vampire, plagues, werewolves, hyenas, regret, independent women, maps, the lore and lawsuits behind the movie, anti-semetism, expressionism, inflation, & more! #Fortnight Watch Nosferatu here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCT1YUtNOA8&ab_channel=BestClassics Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (German: Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens) is a...
196 Fresh Off The Boat, The Club by Ellery Lloyd, & Nosferatu Preview
January 23, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBIndy relives the 90’s with the sitcom Fresh Off The Boat, Samantha reviews the murder-mystery The Club by Ellery Lloyd, and we preview the 1922 classic of the silent cinema, Nosferatu! There are 197ish countries. Watch Nosferatu here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCT1YUtNOA8&ab_channel=BestClassics Fresh Off the Boat is an American sitcom television series created by Nahnatchka Khan and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. It is loosely inspired by the life of chef and f...
195 Where The Crawdads Sing (2022)
January 16, 2023 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThis week we discuss the 2022 film adaptation of the best-selling novel Where The Crawdads sing; stylish marsh girls, the novel, nonsensical endings, undoing your own work, parallels to reality, plus a game of Log vs. Potato! Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery and drama film based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens. It was directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar, and was produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. Daisy Edgar-Jon...
194 Dance Moms, Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人), & Where The Crawdads Sing Preview
January 09, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBSamantha gives us a dose of trashy reality TV with Dance Moms, Indy reflects on the epic run of the Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人) manga, and we preview next week’s big watch: Where The Crawdads Sing. Attack on Titan (Japanese: 進撃の巨人, Hepburn: Shingeki no Kyojin, lit. 'The Advancing Giant') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eati...
193 2022 Things Of The Year!
December 30, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWe take a look back at 2022 and discuss our favourite books, shows, albums, and movies of the year like; Everything sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover, RRR, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, Midnights by Taylor Swift, El Bueno Y El Malo by Hermanos Gutierrez, Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, beading, The Miami Dolphins, and a few more surprises! Stop murder, everyone. I Love This You Sh...
192 A Christmas Story (1983)
December 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBIt’s the most wonderful season of all, so grab some eggnog and join us as we discuss the 1983 holiday classic A Christmas Story! We talk about the movie and reminisce about Christmases past, bullies, frozen tongues, gifts, double-dog dares, and general nostalgia. #blessed A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, with some elements from his 1971 book Wan...
191 The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Holiday Swap, & A Christmas Story Preview
December 16, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBIndy reviews The Star Wars Holiday Special, the only movie to feature Boba Fett, Bea Arthur, soft-core pornography, and 10 minutes of uninterrupted Wookie howls. Samantha reads the light, fluffy, not that long novel by Maggie Knox, The Holiday Swap. Then we preview the holiday classic we’ll be discussing next week, A Christmas Story! Plus, when do clothes become creepy? Watch The Star Wars Holiday Special here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxtSX1lg8rE&ab_channel=StarWarsHolidaySpecial ...
190 Falling For Christmas (2022)
December 09, 2022 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBWe watched the Netflix Christmas movie Falling For Christmas and asked all the important questions; Is being formulaic bad? Is everything a historical landmark? Is Lindsay Lohan in an infomercial? Have we seen this movie before? Is Tad in the same movie? Is there a back garden? Did we love this movie? Falling for Christmas is a 2022 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Janeen Damian, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Jeff Bonnett and Ron Oliver. The film star...
189 A Few Favourite Christmas Songs & Falling For Christmas Preview
December 02, 2022 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIt’s that time of year! We kick off our holiday episodes with a few Christmas song recommendations from Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Judy Garland, and Bright Eyes. Then Samantha previews next week’s big watch; Falling For Christmas starring Lindsay Lohan (available on Netflix)! Classic. Plus, what gets to be a ghost? Overboard Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH6OuDYKWNE&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesClassicTrailers Falling For Christmas Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsNIJd4...
188 Seven Samurai (七人の侍, 1954)
November 28, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBThis week we dive into the world of Akira Kurosawa with his masterpiece Seven Samurai 七人の侍! We talk about masterful scene composition, Shakespeare, parallels with modern Japan, honor, the Avengers, samurai stuff, lenses, and more! Seven Samurai (Japanese: 七人の侍, Hepburn: Shichinin no Samurai), released in the United States initially as The Magnificent Seven, is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during ...
187 Ghost of Tsushima, November 9 by Colleen Hoover, & Seven Samurai Preview
November 21, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIndy recommends our first ever video game with the Playstation samurai epic Ghost of Tsushima, Samantha continues her Colleen Hoover reads with November 9, and we get ready for our first foray into the works of Akira Kurosawa with the historical masterpiece Seven Samurai! Ghost of Tsushima is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The player controls Jin Sakai, a samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island du...
186 Bring It On: Cheer or Die (2022)
November 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBWe bring it on with the latest installment of everyone’s favourite cheerleading franchise; Bring It On: Cheer or Die! We talk going for air, multi-weapon kills, freening your mind from the self-imposed limitations of pizza crusts, sales on ropes and chains, wasted opportunities, ghost cheerleaders, and we pitch our ideas for the next Bring It On movie! Hopefully Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku are listening.
185 A Nightmare on Elm Street Series Wrap-Up & Bring It On: Cheer or Die Preview
November 07, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBWe wrap-up our A Nightmare On Elm Street series and discuss our favourite characters, kills, Freddies, & rank the films. Then we prepare to bring it on with the latest installment of the cheerleading franchise, Bring It On: Cheer or Die! Listen if you are in need of discussion on demon babies, boogie men, bangs in place of character development, Dashboard Confessional, wild dogs, horror snobbery, the new Predator movie, space cheerleaders, & more! Standard Lines by Dashboard Confessional
184 A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 remake)
October 31, 2022 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOur series finally concludes with the 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street remake. We discuss millennial names, sleepy acting (even when it shouldn’t be), vengeful ghosts, jump scares, lip melting, prescription drugs, micro naps, & more! A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American supernatural slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. Produ...
183 Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (A Nightmare on Elm Street 7, 1994)
October 27, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWe conclude (but not really) our A Nightmare on Elm Street series with the metatextual Wes Craven’s New Nightmare! We talk earthquakes, traumatized children, Christmas movies, buff Freddy Krueger, child actors, a writer's greatest revenge, & more! The Changeling (1980) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Wes Craven's New Nightmare - Original Theatrical Trailer Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known simply as New Nightmare) is a 1994 American meta slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, c...
182 Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (A Nightmare on Elm Street 6, 1991)
October 24, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBPut on your 3D glasses because we are talking about A Nightmare on Elm Street 6, AKA Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare! Freddy Krueger enters the 90’s and we talk pseudonyms, Peter Jackson, defenestration, video games, the devil’s cabbage, disappointment, daughters killing their fathers, Rosanne, and more! Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: The Final Nightmare) is a 1991 American slasher film[4] and the sixth film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street...
181 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
October 20, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBLet’s keep going down Elm Street with 1989’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child! We discuss teen pregnancy, annoying friends, the many better movies it ripped off, how to feed a baby souls, self-birth, and why we just don’t like this one. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 American gothic slasher film[2] directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Leslie Bohem. It is the fifth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, and stars Lisa Wilcox, and...
180 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
October 17, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBWe continue our journey to Elm Street with 1988’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master! We discuss Freddy mania, merchandise, quicksand, 80s fashion, toilet cheerleaders, Alice being a super villain, Jason the dog, bean burritos, Ohio school curriculum, the afterlife, & more! A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American fantasy slasher film[5] and the fourth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and star...
179 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
October 13, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn this week’s Spooktober episode, we are discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, including; dream powers, imaginative kills, elaborate sets, puns, sassy Freddy Krueger, Thai food, funeral plans, Dokken, ghost dads, Kitten CPR and more! Is there a Des Moines in Florida? A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American fantasy slasher film[4] directed by Chuck Russell. The story was developed by Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner and is the third installment in the Ni...
178 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
October 10, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBWe are continuing our Elm Street series with A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge! We discuss Freddy’s powers, bullies, homophobia, dreams, pool parties, being gay in Hollywood, jerk directors, & more! Plus, In Dubious Battle, Hamsters, Selena Gomez, Jesus, whales… A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American supernatural slasher film[3] directed by Jack Sholder and written by David Chaskin. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, ...
177 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
October 03, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBWe kick off our Elm Street series with the classic horror that started it all; 1984’s A Nightmare On Elm Street! We discuss its real life inspiration, Freddy Kruger, the end of childhood, the birth of horror movie tropes, what a slasher is, safe spaces, ghost marriage, Bring It On: Cheer or Die, & more! Pablo Picasso died in 1973, before Star Wars came out. Salvador Dali died in 1989. It is unclear if he watched Star Wars. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American supernatural slash...
176 His House, The Boy, & A Nightmare on Elm Street Preview
September 26, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBWe usher in the start of spooky season with horror movie recommendations His House and The Boy, then we preview what October has in store: the entire A Nightmare on Elm Street series! Plus badmouthing Stephen King, loving The Orphan, general Halloweening, & more! A Nightmare on Elm Street trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCVh4lBfW-c&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesClassicTrailers His House trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYY0QJhlXjc&ab_channel=Netflix The Boy trailer: https://ww...
175 My Fair Lady (1964)
September 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBOur feature this week is the Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison classic musical My Fair Lady. We talk dubbing controversies, feminism, Henry Higgins being a dick, employment opportunities, ambiguous endings, new wave music videos, bigfoot, Spooktember, and more! #FlowerShopForEliza We don’t actually talk about bigfoot, but I don’t think anyone reads these. Corrections: Audrey Hepburn did do another musical Indy loved: Funny Face! My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical drama film adapted fro...
174 RRR (Rise Roar Revolt), We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu & My Fair Lady Preview
September 12, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBIndy gleefully recommends the Indian epic action/comedy/musical/historical drama film RRR (Rise Roar Revolt), Samantha reads Simu Liu’s memoir We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story, and we prepare for everyone’s favourite cockney flower girl with My Fair Lady! Plus Wendy Walker shirts, Resting Bikeface, Nightmare Island, Shark tweets, linguistics class, Indian history, Marvel movies, jacked Asian dudes, & more! RRR is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film dir...
173 Pretty Woman (1990)
September 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBToday we are discussing the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman! We debate whether this movie is a step forward or backward for feminism, its class systems, meaningful apologies, retail revenge, happy endings, charm, & more! Plus, Seinfeld, the Mandela Effect, The Little Mermaid, The Princess Diaries, & Audrey Hepburn! Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features ...
172 Emma in the Night, The Fifth Element, & Pretty Woman Preview
August 29, 2022 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBSamantha reviews her latest Wendy Walker read, Emma in the Night, Indy recommends the pitch perfect sci-fi ridiculousness of Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element, & we preview next week's big watch, the 90’s romantic comedy Pretty Woman! Plus, the insane baby-marrying of Music From Another Room, physical media, John Steinbeck, & more! Music From Another Room Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq-5oXPgqVU&ab_channel=VideoDetective The Fifth Element Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch...
171 Jaws (1975)
August 22, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBIn this episode, we’re dissecting the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, including how it benefited from mistakes, its painful similarities to our modern lives, the creation of the summer blockbuster, masculinity, economical character development, bell-bottoms, sharks, & more! Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss)...
170 Superfly by Curtis Mayfield, Don’t Look For Me by Wendy Walker, & Jaws Preview
August 15, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBIndy listens to the landmark soul soundtrack Superfly by Curtis Mayfield, Samantha goes on a twisty journey with Wendy Walker’s Don’t Look For Me, and we preview the original summer blockbuster, Jaws! Plus the politics of Y2K, multiple narrators, germaphobia, waterparks, and more!
169 Crossroads (2002)
August 08, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIt’s not a series of road trip vignettes, but not quite a movie, this week we are watching the Britney Spears film Crossroads! We discuss smokey eyes, Roadhouse, man-tantrums, casting, and we pitch our ideas for Crossroads 2! Crossroads is a 2002 American teen drama road film directed by Tamra Davis, from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes. It stars Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldaña, Taryn Manning, Kim Cattrall and Dan Aykroyd. Set in Georgia, it centers on three teenage girls on a cross-...
168 It Ends With Us, the Graphic Novels of Mariko Tamaki, & Crossroads Preview
August 01, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBSamantha reads It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover, Indy looks back fondly at the graphic novels of Mariko Tamaki, and we preview the Britney Spears film Crossroads! Plus booktok, beach reads, 2000s fashion, & #GirlGangFunTimeGalPals. Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels Skim, Emiko Superstar, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, and This One Summer, and for several prose works of fiction and non-fiction.[1] In 2016 she began writing ...
167 Citizen Kane (1941)
July 25, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBThis week we tackle one of the greatest films ever created: Citizen Kane! We discuss auteur theory, Orson Welles, camera trickery, cavernous cinematography, Donald Trump, William Randolph Hearst, corruption of idealists, capitalist machinery, semiotics, old age make-up, & more! Does it deserve the hype? Are some parts actually underrated? Let's see what 2 people born in the 80s have to say! Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. H...
166 Mulatu Astatke, With You All The Way, & Citizen Kane Preview
July 18, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIndy talks about Ethiopian Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, Samantha’s latest beach read is With You All the Way by Cynthia Hand, and then we prepare to watch the (maybe) greatest film of all time: Citizen Kane! Plus; Scarface, books for 16 year olds, The Sixth Sense spoilers, bunk, Ed Wood, and more! Mulatu Astatke (ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ, born 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger considered as the father of "Ethio-jazz". Born in Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York C...
165 Step Up: Year of the Dance (Step Up China, 2019)
July 11, 2022 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBWe are finally finishing our journey into the Step Up universe with the 2019 Chinese film Step Up: Year of the Dance (AKA Step Up China)! Dance battles, prison stints, glass smashing, a villain named Chipmunk, crews, wine throwing, warehouses… does this movie have it all? Step Up: Year of the Dance is a 2019 Chinese film directed by Ron Yuan. Youth from different social classes in Beijing come together to form China's best dance crew and learn what it really means to be family. It was r...