Hit Factory

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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. 

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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 hard about Christian Slater's indelible charm, the triumphs and follies of 90's "fight-the-system" narratives, and posit Hard Harry as the prototype for the leftist podcaster. Read Roxana's piece for Crooked Marquee: "Pump Up The Volume at 30: A Middle Finger to America's Suburban Monotony"......Our them song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish

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 Sea'. We discuss some recent Joe Biden comments, attempt to queer Michael Rapaport roles, and make a case for the return of the movie/music video tie-in. .....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish

To celebrate Valentine's Day, we watched the most romantic film we could think of - David Fincher's grisly neo-noir thriller 'Se7en'. Aaron & Carlee discuss the false promise of 'The Middle' from last weekend's Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl ad, the immaculate precision of David Fincher's directorial approach, and the reactionary core at the center of the film's subversive aesthetics. Reminder that we are donating all of our Patreon proceeds for the month of February to the amazing organization Hotels Not Hospitals. Please consider subscribing or donating directly to help support our unhoused neighbors in San Francisco......Our new intro tune is 'Mirror' by our good friend Chris Fish. Outro tune is 'Brightest Sunrise' by Patricia Taxxon.