You Gotta Love It

Inspired by the release of Coyote vs. Acme, Kohji and Andrew explore the world of live-action animation hybrids. First, the hidden gem Hundreds of Beavers (2022) — a $150K black-and-white silent film that plays like a feature-length Looney Tunes episode meets a survival video game. Then, the "Love It" pick: Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021), where Warner Bros. casts itself as the villain while stuffi...

This week on You Gotta Love It, Kohji and Andrew go prehistoric. Themed around the upcoming film The End of Oak Street — where a suburban family crisis turns into prehistoric survival — the guys dig into two movies that blend family, creatures, and the fight to stay alive. First up is the hidden gem Love and Monsters (2020), a Netflix release that quietly earned an Academy Award nomination for its...

Brand New Day: The Heroic Trio vs. Madame Web Koji and Andrew host the podcast You Gotta Love It with a “brand new day” theme, pairing spider/superhero films: hidden gem The Heroic Trio (1993, dir. Johnny To) and “Lovett” Madame Web (2024, dir. S.J. Clarkson). They summarize The Heroic Trio’s plot—babies stolen for an underworld master, three heroines (Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung) ulti...

In this episode, Kohji and Andrew dive into the cinematic reinterpretation of Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. They explore the artistic choices, casting decisions, and thematic updates Nolan infused to make the story resonate with today’s audience, and debate the authenticity of such adaptations. Key topics discussed: The shift from traditional storytelling to a modernize...

You Gotta Love It: The Fall (Hidden Gem) and Clash of the Titans (2010) Koji and Andrew Patterson introduce You Gotta Love It while discussing poor Toronto air quality from forest fire runoff, then preview an episode themed around Christopher Nolan’s upcoming The Odyssey, which they have tickets to see in 70mm IMAX. Their hidden gem is Tarsem Singh’s The Fall (festival 2006; wider US 2008), set in...

This week's episode is all about dystopian babes with questionable superpowers. Kohji and Andrew dig into two gloriously unhinged '90s/2000s guilty pleasures: the grimy, Heavy Metal-inspired cult classic Barb Wire, starring Pamela Anderson as a mercenary nightclub owner who really doesn't want to be called "babe," and the notoriously maligned Catwoman (2004), starring Halle Berry as a resurrected,...

Disclosure Day Theme: The Vast of Night (Hidden Gem) and Knowing (You Gotta Respect It) Koji and Andrew Patterson return to You Gotta Love It and announce a new themed-episode format tied to Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” pairing the hidden gem The Vast of Night with the “you gotta love it” pick Knowing. They catch up on life (Andrew finishing an MFA and moving back from New York; Koji watching mov...

In this episode we talk about Joker: Folie à Deux and Strange Darling

In this episode we talk about Everything Everywhere All at Once and Morbius

The hidden gem for the week is The Suicide Squad (2021) and the You Gotta Love It is Thunder Force

This weeks hidden gem is Vivarium and the You Gotta Love It is Mortal Kombat 2021

In this episode we discuss Bo Burnham's Inside and the pandemic so far

In this episode we look at the gem Primal and try and love Mulan (the new one)

Hidden Gem I'm Thinking of Ending Things Love it The Tax Collector

We back baby. In this episode we run down our top 5 favorite media we've consumed since the world changed. We missed you guys

In this episode we discuss the hidden gem Poco’s Legacy and the you gotta love it Black Duck - Wiggle in Line We are joined by special guests Shawn and Katie Recommendations are the album Floating Points: Crush the comic Invincible the movie Boyhood and the streaming service Kanopy

In this episode we discuss the hidden gem House of X and Powers of X and the you gotta love it Detective Pikachu Recommendations are Watchmen (TV series) and Dark (TV series)

In this episode we discuss the hidden gem Long Day's Journey into Night and the you gotta love it Hobbs and Shaw Recommendations are the book Snow Crash and the Bon Iver album i,i

In this episode we discuss the NOT SO hidden gem Avengers: Endgame and the you gotta love it Game of Thrones New Segment Alert Tunes from the toilet: Honey Beard Follow us on twitter and instagram at @loveitpod

In this episode we discuss the hidden gem Billy Jack and the you gotta love it Frogs Suggestions are the group Injury Reserve and the show Barry Follow us on twitter and instagram at @loveitpod

We’re back from an EXTENDED break with some suggestions for y’all Hanna - Season 1 Formula 1: Drive to Survive Aquaman First Man Ocean's 8 Widows Tag The Lightbringer Series

In this episode we discuss the hidden gem BlacKkKlansman and the you gotta love it Venom Suggestions are Friends From College season 2, the movie Aquaman , and the Netflix original Final Space Follow us on twitter and instagram at @loveitpod

In this episode we discuss the hidden gem Shit and Piss by Tyler Landry and the you gotta love it All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder Suggestions are the show Titans , the comic The Magic Order Follow us on twitter and instagram at @loveitpod

Toronto Downtown Record Show Over 50 tables in 2 rooms, all filled with the best slabs of wax

In this episode we discuss the hidden gem Kicks and the you gotta love it The Meg Suggestions are the book Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville, the comic God Country and the music of Dilly Dally Follow us on twitter and instagram at @loveitpod