I Love This, You Should Too Samantha & Indy Randhawa

This week we are talking new music! Samantha has been listening to the diary style country pop of Kelsea Ballerini, Indy features the soulful harmonies of the sibling band Infinity Song, and we preview next week’s artist, and Samantha’s favourite human: Taylor Swift!
I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa
 
Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer and songwriter. A four-time Grammy Awards nominee, she has gained success since the 2010s, being honored with the Gene Weed Milestone Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Rising Star Award at the Billboard Women in Music.
Infinity Song is an American soft rock/R&B band composed of siblings Abraham, Angel, Israel and Momo Boyd. Based in New York City, the group has released three albums under record label Roc Nation.

This episode was originally released May 17, 2021
This week we discuss the Wong Kar-Wai classic Chungking Express, the changing face of Hong Kong, stillness and transience, quirkiness and metaphor, and what a romantic comedy should be.
 
Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong romantic crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman. The first story stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as a cop obsessed with his breakup with a woman named May, and his encounter with a mysterious drug smuggler (Brigitte Lin). The second stars Tony Leung as a police officer roused from his gloom over the loss of his flight attendant girlfriend (Valerie Chow) by the attentions of a quirky snack bar worker (Faye Wong).
"Chungking" in the title refers to Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, where Wong grew up in the 1960s. "Express" refers to the food stand Midnight Express, located in Lan Kwai Fong, an area in Central, Hong Kong.
 
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We are continuing on the Wong Kar-wai train, next stop 2046! We break down the characters, symbolism, & romance of this avant garde film. Did we love it? Did we get it? Will we even be able to sleep with all of this running around in our heads? Listen and find out!
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2046 is a 2004 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai. An international co-production between Hong Kong, France, Italy, China and Germany, it is a loose sequel to Wong's films Days of Being Wild (1990) and In the Mood for Love (2000). It follows the aftermath of Chow Mo-wan's unconsummated affair with Su Li-zhen in 1960s Hong Kong and includes elements of science fiction.
 
《2046》是王家卫导演的一部电影，普遍被認為是王家卫的电影前作《花樣年華》及《阿飛正傳》的續集。故事讲述住在東方酒店2047号房间的作家周慕雲（梁朝偉飾）遇到了住在2046号房间的幾個女人，包括白玲（章子怡飾）及王靖雯（王菲飾），而使周慕雲以“《2046》”和“《2047》”为名写下兩个充满幻想的故事。本片入選第57屆坎城影展競賽片。
此電影的部分情節靈感來自劉以鬯的小說《酒徒》

We are on a journey through the world of Wong, Kar-wai. Our first stop is his 2000 romantic Masterpiece (at least according to Indy) In the Mood For Love.  We discuss the romance of these forbidden lovers, the politics of Hong Kong, the effect of memory on film, the music, frames Within frames, the beautiful dreamlike look, and more!
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In the Mood for Love (Chinese: 花樣年華; lit. 'Flowery Years') is a 2000 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, it portrays a man (Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) in 1962 whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other. It forms the second part of an informal trilogy, alongside Days of Being Wild and 2046.
（英語：In the Mood for Love）是一部於2000年上映的愛情浪漫電影，為王家衛導演的第七部電影，靈感來自劉以鬯的小說《對倒》。電影由香港與法國合拍，梁朝偉、張曼玉共同主演。

Samantha reviews her favourite biblical western lovestory Redeeming Love, while Indy gets back into the world of Wong KarWai with a review of Days of Being Wild, and we get ready for In The Mood For Love and 2046.  
 
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Redeeming Love is a 2022 American Christian Western romance film directed by D.J. Caruso, who co-wrote the screenplay with Francine Rivers. The film is based on Rivers' 1991 novel of the same name, which was based on the Biblical story of Hosea, and is set in the American Old West during the California Gold Rush. It stars Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis and Logan Marshall-Green.
 
Days of Being Wild is a 1990 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Starring some of the best-known actors and actresses in Hong Kong, including Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung and Tony Leung, the film marks the first collaboration between Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, with whom he has since made six more films.
 
In the Mood for Love (Chinese: 花樣年華; lit. 'Flowery Years') is a 2000 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, it portrays a man (Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) in 1962 whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other. It forms the second part of an informal trilogy, alongside Days of Being Wild[6] and 2046.
 
2046 is a 2004 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai. An international co-production between Hong Kong, France, Italy, China and Germany, it is a loose sequel to Wong's films Days of Being Wild (1990) and In the Mood for Love (2000). It follows the aftermath of Chow Mo-wan's unconsummated affair with Su Li-zhen in 1960s Hong Kong and includes elements of science fiction.

In this episode we are covering the 2023 film One True Loves based on the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We discuss the uneven pacing, expositional sister, yogurt commercial lighting, charming performances, product placement, and of course the romance of this adaptation. 
 
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One True Loves is a 2023 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Andy Fickman as an adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The film stars Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey.
One True Loves was released in the United States on April 7, 2023.