Hit Factory
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Gattaca feat. Emma Berquist *TEASER*
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Lost Highway feat. Jonah Koslofsky
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by film writer and filmmaker Jonah Koslofsky to go long on the 1997 neo-noir mindbender Lost Highway, a turning point in the career of Da...
The Pelican Brief feat. Jesse Hawken *TEASER*
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Bottle Rocket
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're guestless first the first time in a while to discuss Wes Anderson's feature directorial debut, 'Bottle Rocket'. We detail the film's turbulent o...
True Lies feat. Jacob Bacharach *TEASER*
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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SCREAM feat. Lindsay Lee Wallace
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's your favorite scary movie? Culture writer Lindsay Lee Wallace joins us to revisit Wes Craven's slasher-reinvention "SCREAM" as it nears its 25t...
BONUS: Movie Night Extravaganza - Blair Witch Factory
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We recently joined our friends Forrest Miller and J. Andrew World on their livestream podcast Movie Night Extravaganza to revisit the 'The Blair Witch...
The Exorcist III feat. Bill Ryan *TEASER*
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Event Horizon feat. Mattie Lewis
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mattie Lewis is a St. Louis-based writer and co-host of The PodHand - a podcast delving into Kentaro Miura's Berserk, dark fantasy, horror and all thi...
DOUBLE FEATURE: PEOPLE ARE STRANGE (The Addams Family & Addams Family Values) feat. Karlo Yeager Rodríguez *TEASER*
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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SCOTTEMBER VOL. V - Crimson Tide feat. Zach Vasquez
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SCOTTEMBER concludes with Tony's brilliant naval submarine action thriller 'Crimson Tide' featuring near-best performances from two titanic actors: Ge...
SCOTTEMBER VOL. IV - The Last Boy Scout feat. We Need to Talk About Kevin *TEASER*
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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SCOTTEMBER VOL. III - Enemy of the State feat. Gus Lanzetta
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and podcaster Gus Lanzetta joins us to discuss Tony Scott's prophetic surveillance technothriller 'Enemy of the State', starring Will Smith and...
SCOTTEMBER VOL. II - The Fan feat. Valerie Faye *TEASER*
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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SCOTTEMBER VOL. I - Days of Thunder feat. Taylor Grimes
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off SCOTTEMBER with "the 'Chinatown' of racecar movies," and one of Tony's first films of the 1990s, 'Days of Thunder'. Taylor Grimes returns ...
Hit Factory Presents: SCOTTEMBER!
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stargate feat. Owen Morawitz
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Culture writer Owen Morawitz joins us to discuss Roland Emmerich's galaxy-hopping 1994 sci-fi action blockbuster 'Stargate'. With the help of the well...
UNLOCKED: Reality Bites feat. Sarah Jaffe
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Jaffe is a reporting fellow at Type Media Center and the author of 'Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhau...
Heavenly Creatures feat. Kyle Turner
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Film writer Kyle Turner joins us to discuss Peter Jackson's horror-fantasy thriller 'Heavenly Creatures', the movie that introduced the world to Kate ...
RocketMan *TEASER*
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Slacker feat. Robert Raymond
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Who's ever written the great work about the immense effort required not to create?"Robert Raymond of Upstream Podcast joins us to discuss Richard Lin...
The Last Seduction *TEASER*
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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UNLOCKED: The Edge feat. Zach Vasquez
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Film writer Zach Vasquez joins Hit Factory to discuss the David Mamet-penned wilderness survival thriller 'The Edge' starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec...
L.A. Confidential feat. Jesse Hawken
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Toronto-based writer, filmmaker, and host of Junk Filter podcast Jesse Hawken joins us to discuss Curtis Hanson's thrilling 1997 crime epic "L.A. Conf...
Sandlerverse Vol. 1: The Wedding Singer & The Waterboy *TEASER*
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Close-Up feat. Roxana Hadadi
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pop culture critic Roxana Hadadi returns to discuss the landmark 1990 Iranian masterpiece 'Close-Up', directed by Abbas Kiarostami. We explore the fil...
UNLOCKED: The Matrix feat. Della Duncan
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Renegade economist and host of Upstream Podcast Della Duncan joins us to discuss the Wachowskis' groundbreaking sci-fi action benchmark 'The Matrix'. ...
Get Shorty feat. Rich Pierceall
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Industry insider and returning guest Rich Pierceall joins us to discuss the pulpy Hollywood send-up 'Get Shorty'. We talk the resurgent success of Elm...
Encino Man feat. Parents Just Don't Understand *TEASER*
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Ravenous feat. Matthew Monagle
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Film writer and co-founder of Certified Forgotten Matthew Monagle enters the Hit Factory to discuss the cannibal horror 'Ravenous'. We discuss the fi...
BONUS: Clifford Symposium
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We assembled an emergency panel of friends Chris Clayman, Brianna Zigler, and Chris Woodward to discuss one of our favorite films starring the late Ch...
The Edge feat. Zach Vasquez *TEASER*
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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eXistenZ feat. Brianna Zigler
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Freelance film writer Brianna Zigler joins us to discuss David Cronenberg's 1999 VR body-horror extravaganza 'eXistenZ'. We talk the film's position i...
Princess Mononoke feat. Rasheed Allahar *TEASER*
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Mortal Kombat feat. Leslie Lee III
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We test our might with Leslie Lee III, host of Struggle Session, and revisit the original (still the best) Mortal Kombat directed by Paul W. S. Anders...
BONUS: Carlee & Aaron Interview SF Supervisor Dean Preston
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston is the first Democratic Socialist elected to local office in over 40 years. He joins Hit Factory to d...
Spawn feat. Podside Picnic
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts of the premier sci-fi & fantasy podcast Podside Picnic, Karlo & Pete, joined us to watch the 1997 cinematic adaptation of Todd McFarl...
Jerry Maguire *TEASER*
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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SAFE feat. Catherine Liu
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Liu is the author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class. She joins us to discuss Todd Hayne's 1995 masterpi...
UNLOCKED: Good Burger feat. Taylor Grimes & Travis Snyder
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our April Fool's Day episode. Friends of the pod Taylor Grimes and Travis Snyder join Hit Factory to discuss Good Burger starring the consummate Nicke...
Cop Land feat. Trevor Drinkwater
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Co-host of the We Need to Talk About Kevin podcast and contributor at Blood Knife digital magazine Trevor Drinkwater joins us to discuss James Mangold...
Wayne's World *TEASER*
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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One False Move
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron & Carlee enter the Hit Factory to discuss Carl Franklin's riveting neo-noir crime saga 'One False Move'. Along the way we discuss the corpor...
Cool Runnings *TEASER*
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Pump Up the Volume feat. Roxana Hadadi
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pop culture critic Roxana Hadadi joins the Hit Factory crew to discuss the unsung masterpiece of the teen movie genre, 'Pump Up the Volume'. We talk h...
UNLOCKED: Deep Blue Sea feat. Ryan Cartwright
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Cartwright, formerly of the Ded Air podcast (RIP), joined us in the Hit Factory to take on the gleeful, smart-shark insanity of 1999's 'Deep Blue...
Se7en
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day, we watched the most romantic film we could think of - David Fincher's grisly neo-noir thriller 'Se7en'. Aaron & Carl...
Face/Off *TEASER*
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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There's Something About Mary
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's officially Joe Biden's America™ and the resumption of The End of History. We took a look at one of the biggest comedies of the 90's, 'There's S...
True Romance feat. Rich Pierceall *TEASER*
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Evita feat. Sydney Urbanek
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Culture writer and premiere authority on all things concerning pop divas Sydney Urbanek joins Aaron & Carlee to discuss the 1996 adaptation of the...
Introduction to Hotels Not Hospitals feat. Edna Kozikaro
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we are donating all of our Patreon proceeds to Hotels Not Hospitals, a project of organizers and activists working for the rights of unhou...
Men In Black *TEASER*
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Dark City
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We close out 2020 with the cult favorite 'Dark City' - a film that definitely didn't influence The Wachowski's 'Matrix' films in any way whatsoever. A...
The Muppet Christmas Carol *TEASER*
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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UNLOCKED: Jumanji
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Into the jungle we both wade // Another film from a bygone decade // First - Dr. discourse of a sort // is granted some undue import // For movie talk...
Metropolitan feat. Evan MacDonald
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Evan MacDonald from the Kino Lefter Podcast joins Aaron in the Hit Factory to discuss Whit Stillman's 1990 directorial debut 'Metropolitan'. We discus...
DOUBLE FEATURE: HOT ROCKS (Armageddon v. Deep Impact)
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the summer of 1998, and a celestial rock is on a collision course for planet Earth. Our first ever double-feature episode explores the right-wing...
The Ice Storm
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thanksgiving. 1973. Or 1997. Or 2020. We revisit one of the unsung masterpieces of the decade: Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm". Aaron & Carlee discuss t...
Terminator 2: Judgement Day feat. Brendan Fay *TEASER*
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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You've Got Mail feat. Meagan Day
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meagan Day is a staff writer at Jacobin and the coauthor of 'Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism'. Meagan ...
UNLOCKED: Bulworth
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Election Day is nigh. To commiserate, we revisit Warren Beatty's overlooked, all-too-salient political comedy 'Bulworth'. Aaron & Carlee discuss t...
The Blair Witch Project
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We kept all the lights on and watched the scariest film of the 1990's, "The Blair Witch Project". Aaron & Carlee discuss the film's legacy as a va...
Sleepy Hollow *TEASER*
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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The Craft
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's officially Spooky Season! We kick it off (and go a little long) with the rebellious-older-sister of 90's Witch Cinema™: 'The Craft'. Aaron &...
The Net *TEASER*
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Demolition Man
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while...Sandrapalooza continues into September with Marco Brambilla's dystopian action banger 'Demolition Man'. We talk the film's fetishi...
Speed feat. Taylor Grimes *TEASER*
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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While You Were Sleeping
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sandrapalooza kicks off with John Turteltaub's 1995 romantic comedy "While You Were Sleeping". We talk the film's underlying classism, Sandra Bullock...
Starship Troopers *TEASER*
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Jurassic Park
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss Steven Spielberg's thrilling, technologically groundbreaking, sort-of-narratively-static "Jurassic Park", the underappreciated Bob Peck, an...
Falling Down
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We break down Joel Schumacher's critically misunderstood "Falling Down", talk Michael Douglas's hot 90's bod, and get a tad socialist in the process. ...
The Firm
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode. Aaron & Carlee break down Sydney Pollack's adaptation of the John Grisham thriller "The Firm" starring Tom Cruise. Rob Jarv...