The Handmaiden

Some movies have healthy relationships. Some movies have unhealthy relationships. Park Chan-wook's 2016 film The Handmaiden has a pretty sweet romance between two women in Japanese-occupied Korea, but they're also making some pretty nasty schemes about one another. Join in as we discuss the opening of Japan, poison cigarettes, the British novel on which the movie is based, and pooping in the Bible. Plus: How do all of these schemes basically work out? How has the rollout of the Max app been so bad? Do octopuses know about fire? And, most importantly, when were lollipops invented? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Annie (2014) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message