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• 06.24.2024

  Breaking the Waves feat. Liam Billingham *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Producer and co-host of Die Hard On A Blank Podcast and recovering Lars Von...

  
• 06.14.2024

  Black Robe feat. Scout Tafoya

  Filmmaker, critic, video essayist and author Scout Tafoya joins the show to discuss the work of undersung journeyman Bruce Beresford and his brilliant 1991 film 'Black Robe', a story of faith, the frontier, and the church as a pernicious vestige...

  
• 06.06.2024

  Forrest Gump feat. Jared Bailey

  Filmmaker, producer, writer, and podcast guest extraordinaire Jared Bailey joins to discuss one of the iconic texts of 90s popular cinema, 'Forrest Gump' directed by Robert Zemeckis and winner of the 1994 Academy Award for Best Picture (among many others)....

  
• 05.28.2024

  Babe: Pig in the City (+ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) feat. Phil Iscove *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Mad Max maestro George Miller has a new film in theaters, so writer/producer/co-creator of...

  
• 05.22.2024

  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace feat. Neil Bahadur *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Filmmaker, writer, and dude with an insanely high midi-chlorian count Neil Bahadur joins to...

  
• 05.11.2024

  Center Stage feat. Jason Miller

  Writer, critic, and Hit Factory Discord all-star Jason Miller returns to the show to discuss Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan's 'Center Stage', an experimental biopic exploring the life and work of Chinese silent film star Ruan Lingyu who achieved an...

  
• 04.26.2024

  To Die For feat. Daniella Mazzio

  Writer, comedian, and Lydia Tár's former publicist Daniella Mazzio joins to discuss Gus Van Sant's sharp, pitch-black satire of media, true crime, and a patently American brand of late 20th Century celebrity, 'To Die For'. The film is based on...

  
• 04.24.2024

  UNLOCKED: Summer of Sam feat. Matt Belenky

  In honor of its upcoming 25th anniversary (as well as a chance meeting between the director and guest Matt Belenky), we're unlocking our episode on Spike Lee's 'Summer of Sam'.  Here's what we had to say about this monumental work...

  
• 04.21.2024

  Little Odessa feat. Eamon Tracy *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Writer and critic Eamon Tracy joins to discuss the brilliant James Gray and his...

  
• 04.10.2024

  DOUBLE FEATURE: Serpent's Path v. Eyes of the Spider feat. Amber T.

  Leeds-based film journalist and podcaster Amber T. (@hornbloodfire) joins for a double feature discussion of bad vibes connoisseur Kiyoshi Kurosawa's V-Cinema revenge thrillers 'Serpent's Path' and 'Eyes of the Spider'. Written in collaboration with 'Ringu' screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi and directed...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Henry Fool feat. David Weigel *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Political reporter David Weigel joins to discuss the work of director Hal Hartley and...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Red Rock West feat. Jake Tropila

  Writer and podcaster Jake Tropila returns for a dive into the dusty, hard-nosed pleasures of John Dahl's 1993 neo-noir western 'Red Rock West'. The film has been newly restored and released on blu-ray in a great edition courtesy of Cinématographe,...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Household Saints feat. Kate Hagen

  Writer and Senior Vice President at The Black List Kate Hagen joins to discuss Nancy Savoca's 'Household Saints', a generational tale of Italian women in New York and the shifting influences of faith, divinity, and family in their day to...

  
• 03.14.2024

  12 Monkeys feat. Aaron Thorpe *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Unofficial Hit Factory Sci-Fi Correspondent Aaron Thorpe is back to discuss the time traveling...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Topsy-Turvy feat. Julia Sirmons

  Writer and resident Gilbert & Sullivan expert Julia Sirmons joins to discuss Mike Leigh's 'Topsy-Turvy', a story of the aforementioned musical duo and the production of one of their most popular shows, 'The Mikado'. It's a film that feels at...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery feat. Pod Casty For Me *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Jake Serwin & Ian Rhine, hosts of the preeminent Clint Eastwood podcast Pod Casty...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Ed Wood feat. Chadd Harbold

  New York-based filmmaker and producer Chadd Harbold joins to discuss the 1994 Tim Burton biopic 'Ed Wood', a sincere, loving portrait of the titular filmmaker and his band of Hollywood misfits coming together to make oddball, outsider B-movies that remain...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Total Recall feat. Matt Bors & Ben Clarkson *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Matt Bors & Ben Clarkson, creators of the excellent sci-fi/action satire graphic novel 'Justice...

  
• 01.23.2024

  Poison

  Just in time for Sundance festivities and a whole new cycle of 'May December' discourse, we're back to discuss Todd Hayne's 1991 debut feature 'Poison'. Both the winner of the Best Feature Award at the aforementioned Park City festival and...

  
• 01.12.2024

  A Simple Plan feat. To The White Sea *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Aaron is joined by Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori of the preeminent Coen Bros....

  
• 01.05.2024

  Hit Factory's 2023 in Review

  It's officially 2024...Happy New Year? We're not getting our hopes up! While everyone nursed their hangovers and tried desperately to get back to "normal" everyday life, we decided to take a look back at all the things we watched in...

  
• 12.31.2023

  DENZEMBER VOL. V - Mississippi Masala feat. Roxana Hadadi *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode, the entire Denzember catalog, and all of our premium episodes by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Universally beloved Vulture critic and Hit Factory all-star Roxana Hadadi returns to close out Denzember...

  
• 12.23.2023

  DENZEMBER VOL. IV - The Preacher's Wife feat. Ashley Reese

  New York-based writer Ashley Reese joins us for our a very special Christmas installment of Denzember as we discuss Penny Marshall's 1996 romantic comedy 'The Preachers Wife'. We discuss the film as a metatextual exploration of Denzel Washington's celebrity...

  
• 12.16.2023

  DENZEMBER VOL. III - Philadelphia feat. Frazier Tharpe *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode, the entire Denzember catalog, and all of our premium episodes by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Denzember continues with GQ Senior Editor Frazier Tharpe II joining us to discuss Jonathan Demme's...

  
• 12.08.2023

  DENZEMBER VOL. II - Devil in a Blue Dress feat. Will Menaker

  Chapo Trap House and Movie Mindset's very own Will Menaker stops by to help celebrate Denzember and discuss Carl Franklin's 'Devil in a Blue Dress', based on the inaugural Easy Rawlins mystery novel of the same name by author Walter...

  
• 12.01.2023

  DENZEMBER VOL. I - Malcolm X feat. Edward Ongweso Jr.

  Writer, editor and podcaster Edward Ongweso Jr. returns to the show to kick off Denzember, a monthlong celebration of our greatest living actor, with a conversation about Spike Lee's seminal 1992 biopic 'Malcolm X'. It stands as one of Lee's...

  
• 12.01.2023

  Introducing...DENZEMBER!

  An introduction to our monthlong celebration of our greatest living actor, Denzel Washington. Get access to all forthcoming Denzember episodes as well as our entire back catalog and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. . . . . Our Denzember...

  
• 11.29.2023

  Porco Rosso feat. Adam Sullivan *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Creator of the "eventually, forever" newsletter and film twitter heavy Adam Sullivan joins us...

  
• 11.24.2023

  DOUBLE FEATURE: The Replacement Killers (1998) v. The Killer (2023) feat. Jake Serwin *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. We contracted the services of Jake Serwin, co-host of America's premier Clint Eastwood podcast...

  
• 11.10.2023

  Casino feat. Séamus Malekafzali

  Journalist and writer Séamus Malekafzali returns to the program for a lengthy conversation about Martin Scorsese's 1995 crime epic 'Casino'. Initially viewed by critics and audiences as a retread of Scorsese's masterful crime saga 'Goodfellas', the film has since been...

  
• 10.31.2023

  The Relic feat. Peter Raleigh

  Chicago-based academic and horror obsessive Peter Raleigh joins to discuss reliable journeyman director Peter Hyams and his 1997 creature feature, 'The Relic'. Maligned critically and a failure at the box office upon its initial release, the film has endured as...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Freaked feat. Nicole Veneto *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Loose film critic and host of Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema podcast Nicole...

  
• 10.23.2023

  Street Fighter: The Movie feat. Devan Scott

  Vancouver-based filmmaker, educator, and podcaster Devan Scott joins to discuss Street Fighter: The Movie, based on the hugely popular Capcom video game franchise. Dismissed by both critics and fans of the game at the time of its release as a...

  
• 10.13.2023

  Wild At Heart feat. Kayte Terry *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Artist and podcaster Kayte Terry joins from Philadelphia to discuss David Lynch's 1990 Palme...

  
• 10.06.2023

  Caro Diario feat. Pod Casty For Me

  This week we're joined by our good friends Ian Rhine and Jake Serwin of the teriffic Clint Eastwood podcast Pod Casty For Me to discuss the Italian director Nanni Moretti and his 1993 personal essay/anthology film 'Caro Diario', awarded Best...

  
• 10.03.2023

  The Insider *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Another solo episode this week as we discuss Michael Mann's thriller 'The Insider', based...

  
• 09.23.2023

  10 Things I Hate About You *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. We're solo for the first time in a while to talk about the romantic...

  
• 09.15.2023

  Exotica feat. Soraya Sebghati

  Musician and film writer Soraya Sebghati joins from Los Angeles to venture into the lurid, strange world of...Toronto, ON, Canada and its mesmerizing underbelly of desire, longing, and grief in Atom Egoyan's 1994 breakout feature, 'Exotica'. We discuss Atom Egoyan...

  
• 09.08.2023

  That Thing You Do! (Extended Cut) feat. Nick Miller

  New York-based musician and America's Sweetheart Nick Miller joins to discuss the underseen 150-minute Extended Cut of Tom Hanks's directorial debut, 'That Thing You Do!'. It's a meandering, expansive version of the film that takes the original cut's effervescent (if...

  
• 09.01.2023

  Escape From L.A. feat. Comrade Yui *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Friend of show Comrade Yui returns to discuss John Carpenter's 'Escape From L.A.', his...

  
• 08.25.2023

  I Shot Andy Warhol feat. A.A. de Levine

  Fiction writer and editor A.A. de Levine joins to discuss Mary Harron's debut feature, 'I Shot Andy Warhol', featuring a seismic performace from Lili Taylor as the infamous feminist writer Valerie Solanas as well as Jared Harris as the late...

  
• 08.18.2023

  The Big Lebowski feat. Jake Tropila

  Film writer, editor, and podcaster Jake Tropila joins from Los Angeles to discuss the Coen Brothers' 1998 comedy 'The Big Lebowski', starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Though middlingly received both critically and commercially upon...

  
• 08.13.2023

  Quiz Show feat. Jarrod Murray *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Los Angeles-based literary manager Jarrod Murray returns to the show to discuss Robert Redford's...

  
• 08.04.2023

  Equinox feat. Jason Miller

  New York-based film writer Jason Miller joins to discuss the strange, beautiful cinematic worlds of the unsung Alan Rudolph and his 1992 film 'Equinox' starring Matthew Modine as identical twin brothers separated at birth. We begin with a discussion...

  
• 07.28.2023

  Green Snake feat. Nadine Smith *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Writer and professional shit-talker Nadine Smith joins to discuss the mesmerizing wuxia masterpiece 'Green...

  
• 07.20.2023

  Primal Fear feat. Jesse Hawken

  Jesse Hawken, host of Junk Filter Podcast, returns to the show to discuss 'Primal Fear'. The film is a taut piece of middlebrow entertainment which offers maximum reward as a cable classic. We discuss the film's two standout performances...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Dick Tracy feat. Jake Isgar *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. San Francisco-based Drafthouse programmer Jake Isgar stops by to discuss 'Dick Tracy', Warren Beatty's...

  
• 07.04.2023

  Hit Factory's Third Birthday Bash

  It's Hit Factory's third birthday, and you're invited to celebrate along with us! Join us as we count down our baker's Top Ten films from past episodes. Links To Episodes Mentioned Here: The Blair With Project Ravenous feat. Matt...

  
• 07.02.2023

  Snake Eyes feat. Taylor Grimes & Hard Mike *TEASER*

  Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month. Returning Hit Factory favorites and fellow Neptune High Class on 1980 Sea Dogs Taylor...

  
• 06.23.2023

  So I Married An Axe Murderer feat. Maggie Serota

  Writer Maggie Serota joins to discuss the 1993 comedy 'So I Married An Axe Murderer', a movie that takes inspiration from classic screwball comedies, Hitchcock thrillers, and SNL-style sketch comedy in equal measure. We discuss the rise of the...