I Love This, You Should Too

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 on October 29, 1992. The third annual Treehouse of Horror episode, it features segments in which Homer buys Bart an evil talking doll, Homer is a giant ape who is captured by Mr. Burns in a parody of the 1933 version of King Kong, and Bart and Lisa inadvertently cause zombies to attack Springfield. The Craft is a 1996 American teen supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming from a screenplay by Peter Filardi and Fleming and a story by Filardi. The film stars Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True as four outcast teenage girls at a Los Angeles parochial high school who pursue witchcraft for their own gain and experience negative repercussions. The Craft was theatrically released in the United States on May 3, 1996 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received mixed reviews from critics but was a surprise hit nonetheless, earning $6.7 million in its opening weekend and $55.6 million worldwide, against a budget of $15 million.

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 subtitled A New-England Folktale) is a 2015 folk horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers in his feature directorial debut. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her film debut, alongside Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. Set in 1630s New England, its plot follows a Puritan family who encounter forces of evil in the woods beyond their farm. An international co-production of the United States and Canada, the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2015, and was widely released by A24 on February 19, 2016. It was a critical and financial success, grossing $40 million against a $4 million budget, and is considered by some to be one of the best horror films of the 2010s.   The Witch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXmlf3Sefg&ab_channel=A24

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 directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans from a screenplay they co-wrote with the writing team of Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan, based on a story conceived by Kang. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix, the film stars the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun. It follows a K-pop girl group, Huntr/x, who lead double lives as demon hunters; they face off against a rival boy band, the Saja Boys, whose members are secretly demons.

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 Other Two is an American sitcom created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider. The story follows two floundering millennial siblings who must grapple with their 13-year-old brother's overnight fame. The series premiered on Comedy Central on January 24, 2019, and was renewed for a second season shortly after, on February 11, 2019. The second season premiered on August 26, 2021, on HBO Max. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a third and final season, which premiered on May 4, 2023 and ended on June 29, 2023. KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical urban fantasy film[8][9][10] directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans from a screenplay they co-wrote with the writing team of Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan, based on a story conceived by Kang. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix, the film stars the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun. It follows a K-pop girl group, Huntr/x,[a] who lead double lives as demon hunters; they face off against a rival boy band, the Saja Boys, whose members are secretly demons.

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 Volcano is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall of Amblin Entertainment, Joe Versus the Volcano follows the titular Joe Banks (Hanks), who, after being told he is dying of a rare disease, accepts a financial offer to travel to a South Pacific island and throw himself into a volcano on behalf of the superstitious natives. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with Patricia (Ryan), the woman tasked with taking him there.

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 hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa The Edmonton Folk Music Festival (often called Edmonton Folk Fest) is one of Canada’s most celebrated music festivals, held every August in Edmonton, Alberta. Founded in 1980, it takes place in Gallagher Park, a scenic hillside venue overlooking the city’s downtown skyline.

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 is one of Canada’s flagship, trailblazing music festivals. It's been held annually since 1980 at the beautiful Prince’s Island Park in Calgary, Alberta. Our broad, cutting-edge programming boasts 70+ artists from near and far playing on seven stages in concerts and collaborative sessions featuring everything from folk to funk to global sounds and fresh hip hop.

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 one of Canada’s most celebrated music festivals, held every August in Edmonton, Alberta. Founded in 1980, it takes place in Gallagher Park, a scenic hillside venue overlooking the city’s downtown skyline.

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 more!   https://edmontonfolkfest.org/ Held every year in August in Edmonton, the EFMF is one of the leading folk festivals in the world. From August 8 – 11, 2024, join us for four days of incredible music, community, and celebration in beautiful Gallagher Park this summer. This year’s headliners include Black Pumas, Blue Rodeo, La Misa Negra, Fantastic Negrito, and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. In all, 64 acts will hit the stages during the four-day festival. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa

We are getting ready for our second Calgary Folk Music Festival! So, we are previewing the artists we are most excited to see, like; Dengue Fever, Los Lobos, Cymande, LA LOM, Michael Kiwakua, The Heavy Heavy, El Balcón, & 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 is one of Canada’s flagship, trailblazing music festivals. It's been held annually since 1980 at the beautiful Prince’s Island Park in Calgary, Alberta. Our broad, cutting-edge programming boasts 70+ artists from near and far playing on seven stages in concerts and collaborative sessions featuring everything from folk to funk to global sounds and fresh hip hop.

This episode was originally released on August 5, 2024 We visited the 2024 Calgary Folk Music Festival and have so much to share with you! We have some interviews with artists from The Mariachi Ghost, Nicolette & The Nobodies, & Ginger Beef, plus reviews and live performances from The Roots, Cowboy Junkies, TEKE::TEKE, Fantastic Negrito, & more. Outfit reviews, dance reports, we didn’t do any food recommendations though. Maybe next year! Calgary Folk Music Festival: calgaryfolkfest.com The Calgary Folk Music Festival is one of Canada’s flagship, trailblazing music festivals. It's been held annually since 1980 at the beautiful Prince’s Island Park in Calgary, Alberta. Our broad, cutting-edge programming boasts 70+ artists from near and far playing on seven stages in concerts and collaborative sessions featuring everything from folk to funk to global sounds and fresh hip hop. #CFMF2024 I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa

We’re going to cover the 3 Meg Ryan / Tom Hanks movies, starting with Sleepless in Seattle! Romance, unaccompanied minors, stalkers, allergies, ghosts, talk radio… this movie has it all! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa

Samantha’s audiobook of the week is The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine, Indy finally saw a movie in theatres and loved the latest Ryan Coogler / Michael B Jordan movie Sinners, and we prepare to watch Sleepless in Seattle next week! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa

In our discussion of Being John Malkovich we get into 1999 being the greatest year for American cinema, the rise and fall of the DVD, and our quarantine tips. Then things get weird; the absurdity of consciousness, nihilism, fluidity of identity, the power of art as expressed through dance… We attempt to get to the bottom of it all, only to discover it’s Malkovichs all the way down. Whoa, man. This episode was originally released on Monday Apr 6, 2020 I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich as a satirical version of himself. Cusack plays a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind.

This week we’re looking at the surprisingly successful, but oft forgotten film Lost in Translation. We talk about the careers of Sofia Coppola, Bill Murray, and Scarlett Johansson, the themes of alienation and disassociation, liminal spaces, Tokyo, selling out, whiskey, and more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Bill Murray stars as Bob Harris, a fading American movie star who is having a midlife crisis when he travels to Tokyo to promote Suntory whisky. There, he befriends another disillusioned American named Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), a young woman and recent college graduate. Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, and Fumihiro Hayashi are also featured. The film explores themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan. It defies mainstream narrative conventions and is atypical in its depiction of romance.

Indy recounts the musical madness of the perplexing Voyage of the Rock Aliens, Samantha continues reading Karin Slaughter with Pretty Girls, and we preview next week’s deep dive: Lost In Translation. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa   Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Bill Murray stars as Bob Harris, a fading American movie star who is having a midlife crisis when he travels to Tokyo to promote Suntory whisky. There, he befriends another disillusioned American named Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), a young woman and recent college graduate. Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, and Fumihiro Hayashi are also featured. The film explores themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan. It defies mainstream narrative conventions and is atypical in its depiction of romance.

We’re talking all about the dance classic Center Stage, including; bad turnout, dance movie cliches, stage motorcycles, magical costume changes,& more! I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa Center Stage is a 2000 American teen drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner about a group of young ballet dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City. The film explores the issues and difficulties in the world of professional dance, and how each individual copes with the stresses. It also served as the film debut for actresses Zoe Saldaña and Amanda Schull. 

This week Samantha recommends Karin Slaughter’s novel The Good Daughter, Indy talks about Asian women in Hip-Hop like; Ruby Ibarra, XG, & Wild Wild Women, and we preview the dance classic Center Stage. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa Ruby Ibarra Us video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUfNeCozJBw&ab_channel=RubyIbarra XG Howling video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGqEuk8Om-4&ab_channel=XG Wild Wild Women video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlqIzxi2UHQ&ab_channel=WildWildWomen   Center Stage is a 2000 American teen drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner about a group of young ballet dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City. The film explores the issues and difficulties in the world of professional dance, and how each individual copes with the stresses. It also served as the film debut for actresses Zoe Saldaña and Amanda Schull. The film was released theatrically in the United States on May 12, 2000.