Hit Factory

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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. Anderson. We discuss the distinctive charm of a pitch-perfect video game adaptation, reflect on the property's cultural ubiquity in the 1990s, and bemoan the severe lack of tournament-based action in the franchise's live-action follow-ups.....Support Hit Factory by becoming a patron www.patreon.com/hitfactorypod | Our them song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish

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 discuss national and local developments within the labor movement as well as some noteworthy San Francisco political projects like free public transit and a first-of-its-kind public banking institution. Learn more about Dean and the initiatives he is supporting in San Francisco here.....Support Hit Factory by subscribing at www.patreon.com/hitfactorypod

Co-hosts of the premier sci-fi & fantasy podcast Podside Picnic, Karlo & Pete, joined us to watch the 1997 cinematic adaptation of Todd McFarlane's signature comic creation, 'Spawn' - A film that reminds us that in the battle between the ultimate forces of Good and Evil, the real arbiters of justice are CNN, the intelligence community, and the police. The gang also reflect on the film's intrinsic atomization of societal woes and its potential links to the Satanic Panic. Check out our recent guest appearance on Podside Picnic here. ....Our them song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish

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Catherine Liu is the author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class. She joins us to discuss Todd Hayne's 1995 masterpiece 'SAFE'. Topics include the director's razor-sharp indictment of PMC ambivalence, the dogmatic substitution of collective progress with personalized healing in New Age practices, and the indelible grotesquerie of peach and teal.....Our them song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish

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 Nickelodeon comedic duo Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell (not The Shawshank Redemption). We discuss the inherent exploitation of service industry culture, the minimum wage, and expound the eternal wisdom of Kel's mythic character creation, Ed. Read Jaya Saxena's Eater article 'Fast Food's Retro Glow-Up' and 'Fast Food Giant Claims Credit for Killing $15 Minimum Wage' in The Daily Poster. ....Our theme song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish

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's 1997 police thriller 'Cop Land'. We discuss Sylvester Stallone's rutted career as a performer, the film's nearly-there indictment of policing, and place our bets on the upcoming bout between lizard and ape in 'Godzilla vs. Kong'......Our them song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish.

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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 corporatization of sexual wellness, the awards season's bleak reflection of the zeitgeist, and the film's refreshingly complex portrayal of law enforcement, racial tensions and the cultural divide between urban sprawl and small-town America. ....Our theme song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish.