This week on Someone Else’s Movie, I welcome Travis Wood and Alex Mallis, the directors and co-writers of the indie charmer The Travel Companion, which is currently rolling through US theaters after a stint on the festival circuit. And, incredibly enough, the film they’ve chosen is aligned perfectly with Bretten Hannam’s pick in Friday’s episode.

It’s The Day He Arrives, a meditation on work-life balance — or on happiness in general — from Hong Sang-soo, the Korean master of slow cinema. Following a filmmaker as he wanders around the city of Bukchon, encountering the same people over and over, it’s got a gentle, beguiling Groundhog Day vibe that echoes what Apitchatpong Weerasethakul did in Tropical Malady, though it uses that vibe to very different ends. And Travis and Alex, in turn, find their own way to tell a story about stasis without being static themselves. Watch it all, is what I’m saying!

But first, listen to the podcast. Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice, or download the episode directly from the web and listen while you sit alone at the bar, sipping soju and waiting to see who comes through the door.

And after that, Shiny Things! My next dispatch should land tomorrow, featuring “Wuthering Heights” and OBEX, and there’s more to come after that, as well as Friday’s What’s Worth Watching for paid subscribers. You can be one of them! The newsletter marks its fourth anniversary this week, no better time to upgrade yourself and catch up on all the stuff you missed.

So much stuff! So much!