{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Funspooled-7548672b.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fchungking-express-DhZiSs8q","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Chungking Express","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2a5b2793-8836-4839-a6db-63f4ba9ac5e7/57bec580-fa25-41bc-865e-2ce087f88227/d733908fbbfb62e80c97fcbf70f48be4.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/c8d5464c-a08c-436a-a574-3a70fa5b900e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Chungking Express\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Paul & Amy dream of 1994's Wong Kar-wai romantic diptych Chungking Express! They look at Wong's influence on modern auteurs like Quentin Tarantino and Barry Jenkins, trace a metaphor through the film for a Hong Kong in transition, and ask why it was considered \"too MTV\" by some contemporary critics. Plus: What does this film have in common with Final Fantasy VIII?\n \nThis is the second episode in our Couple Goals series; next week’s film is Groundhog Day! Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. You can also listen to our Stitcher Premium game show Screen Test right now at https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test, and apply to be a contestant at unspooledpod@gmail.com! Photo credit: Kim Troxall"}