I Love This, You Should Too

In the first episode of what turned into a mini Zhang Yimou film festival, we discuss the beautiful period drama Raise The Red Lantern (大红灯笼高高挂). We get into its themes of oppressive patriarchy, gorgeous cinematography, common enemies, impactful silences, unintentionally perpetuating your own subjugation, and y’know, pretty lanterns and stuff.   I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Saman...

Indy talks about a 90s hip-hop classic: E. 1999 Eternal by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Samantha ends an era with the docuseries Taylor Swift: The End of an Era, then we preview next week’s big watch, the Zhang Yimou period drama Raise the Red Lantern. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa 1999 Eternal is the second album by American hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, releas...

We are recapping the best of the year by going over our favourite movies, books, music, and TV shows of 2025! We recommend KPop Demon Hunters, Sinners, Wicked, work by Bria Salmena, Clipse, Ken Pomeroy, Taylor Swift, Ocean Vuong, and more!

This episode was originally released on Dec. 7, 2020. Is A Christmas Prince a Christmas classic? A derivative mess written by an algorithm? A media savvy self-aware gem? A truly nihilistic work of emptiness? Just silly fun? We discuss, you decide! Plus: secret messages, interdimensional time travel, nonsense songs, terrible journalists, and more!   I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha...

This episode we are breaking down a duet of Hallmark Christmas movies: Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday & Sister Swap: Christmas in the City (AKA Christmas at the Madison), two movies that star real life sisters (who don’t share any screentime), take place in different worlds (that look the same), separated by a great distance (sometimes), revolve around a dead uncle (who we know nothing about)...

We have some quick reviews of a few holiday movies like the disappointing A Merry Little Ex-Mas, the mediocre I Believe in Santa, the surprisingly charming A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, the disturbing animated special The Christmas Tree, & more! Then Samantha pitches her 2Hallmark Sister Swap movies for next week.   I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa The Christm...

Finally the episode you’ve been waiting for, podcast-wise. We are covering the 1960 classic The Apartment. Join us for a chat about the fantastic performances of Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine, what it means to be a mensch, dramatic irony, unobtrusive direction, Christmas parties, & more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa Watch The Apartment on Hoopla: http...

We are getting an early start on the holidays as we recommend some favourite Indie (and Indy) Christmas songs from artists like; Jack Johnson, She & Him, & Low, and we preview our first lightly Christmassy big watch: the classic dark comedy The Apartment. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa Watch The Apartment on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/movie/th...

Gasp! We’re doing an episode on the smash hit musical Wicked! At least the first part. We discuss the friendship between our 2 leads, the move from stage to screen, hidden references, world-building, & more!   I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa   Wicked (Part I) is a 2024 American musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana...

Indy reviews all of Michael Crichton's novels including; Jurassic park, Sphere, The Andromeda Strain… and the rest. It takes a while. Then Samantha previews her favourite movie in recent memory: Wicked, just in time for the sequel's release.  I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa

We’re bringing back an epic discussion as we attempt to break down all the facets of the 1980 masterpiece The Shining, including; Stanley Kubrick’s perfectionism, seizure acting, if Jack Nicholson can ever play “normal,” conspiracy theories, what Instagram teaches us about Hallmark movies, what’s going on in Room 237, and so much more! Turn down the lights and check into the Overlook Hotel in this...

We keep things spooky with our discussion of the cult classic An American Werewolf in London, including; werewolves on film, the fantastic makeup effects, cultural clashes, the move of horror from rural to urban, survivors guilt, Little Red Riding Hood, & more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 supernatural comedy horror...

We are keeping things spooky as Indy recounts his deep dive into indigenous horror books like; The Only Good Indians, Bad Cree, Never Whistle at Night, and others, Samantha has her own spooky book with Marcus Kliewer’s We Used to Live Here, and we preview next week’s film: the 1981 horror/comedy An American Werewolf in London. Plus: plus Blake Lively, Twilight, Master Chef, llamas, alpacas, tomato...

This week we are talking about the 90s teen thriller: The Craft! We discuss sleepovers, bullies, goth tendencies, love spells, third act issues, witchcraft, and more… but not nearly as much about the outfits as you’d might expect.   I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa The Craft is a 1996 American teen supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming from a screenp...

First we discuss a Halloween staple with The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror III, then we preview next week’s spooktober feature, the 1996 teen horror The Craft! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa "Treehouse of Horror III" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States...

We are kicking off this Spooktober with a re-release of our episode on The Witch: A New-England Folktale. We discuss religious extremism, divisive pacing, the scapegoating of women, regular goating, puritan clothing, and of course… witches! This episode was first released Friday Oct 27, 2023 I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa The Witch (stylized as The VVitch, and s...

Indy actually picked something popular and contemporary: Kpop Demon Hunters! We explore the phenomenon and get into; the world of K-pop, ideas of shame and acceptance, the amazing songs, friendship over romance, Korean folklore and culture, & more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical urban fantasy film direct...

Indy recommends the underappreciated comedy The Other Two, Samantha reads Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant: How Nannying for the 1% Taught Me about the Myths of Equality, Motherhood, and Upward Mobility in America by Stephanie Kiser, and we preview next week’s surprisingly popular and current movie: KPop Demon Hunters! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa     The...

We are wrapping up our Meg Ryan / Tom Hanks trilogy with the one that started it all: Joe Versus The Volcano! We’re divided on this one, but we still chat about haircuts, Carl Jung, multiple roles, the soul (sole) destroying nature of capitalism, introducing expressionism to children, brain clouds, & more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa   Joe Versus the Volc...

We continue our Meg Ryan / Tom Hanks trilogy with the 1998 romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail! If only we could go back to a time when the evil capitalist was just Tom Hanks opening a big bookstore… I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa

After a bit of Buffy talk and slayer influencers, Samantha is on to a new series with Jennifer Graeser Dornbush’s The Coroner: A Coroner's Daughter Mystery, Indy praises the animated musical K-Pop Demon Hunters, and we reset to continue our Meg Ryan / Tom Hanks suite with You’ve Got Mail and Joe Versus The Volcano. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa

As is becoming a tradition, we recorded this episode at the 2025 Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Join us again as we give out some folk fest tips, recount our daily highlights, try to stay awake through afterparties, and feature some live music from The Roots, Aysanabee, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Ken Pomeroy, Julianna Riolino, Monophonics, Serena Ryder, & many more! I Love This You Should Too is...

We recorded this episode at the 2025 Calgary Folk Music Festival! We’re recording on location, reviewing music, interviewing artists, and we have live performances from; The Heavy Heavy, Cymande, Bria Salmena, Dengue Fever, Los Lobos, LA LOM, & more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa The Calgary Folk Fest returns July 24-27 2026 The Calgary Folk Music Festival...

It’s almost time for the 2025 Edmonton Folk Music Festival! Not ready? No problem! We suggest some of our favourites for you to check out, including; The Roots, Aysanabee, BALTHVS, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Monophonics, Ken Pomeroy, Julianna Riolino, & more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa The Edmonton Folk Music Festival (often called Edmonton Folk Fest) is o...

This episode was originally released on Aug. 19 2024 We’re out of the studio (kitchen) and taking our show to the 2024 Edmonton Folk Music Festival! We’re recording on location, reviewing music, sharing some Folkfest tips, and we have excerpts of live performances from Black Pumas, Orchestra Gold, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Black Umfolosi, Blue Rodeo, La Misa Negra, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and m...