Hit Factory

We assembled an emergency panel of friends Chris Clayman, Brianna Zigler, and Chris Woodward to discuss one of our favorite films starring the late Charles Grodin (RIP), 'Clifford', also starring Martin Short as a miscreant 10-year-old boy who may or may not also be a terrorist. We offer some novel readings of the film's subtext, share our favorite Grodin moments, and make the case for bringing back little kid hatred in entertainment. Listen Chris Woodward's podcast, Parents Just Don't Understand and be sure to check out Blood Knife. Subscribe to Brianna's newsletter, That's Weird. Listen to the Catch Prichard album, I Still Miss Theresa Benoit.....Our theme song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish

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Freelance film writer Brianna Zigler joins us to discuss David Cronenberg's 1999 VR body-horror extravaganza 'eXistenZ'. We talk the film's position in the cinematic landscape of the late nineties, its prescient sexual, social and technological anxieties, and briefly make the case for Comrade Cronenberg. Read and subscribe to Brianna's newsletter That's Weird.....Our theme song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish

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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