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As we announced earlier this month on Twitter, and in solidarity with the campus protests across the nation and the world, we have committed all of April’s Patreon funds in full to the ongoing ef...

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Little Odessa feat. Eamon Tracy

Writer and critic Eamon Tracy joins to discuss the brilliant James Gray and his debut feature 'Little Odessa' starring Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, and Vanessa Redgrave. Made when Gray was just 23 yea...

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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...

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Henry Fool feat. David Weigel

Political reporter David Weigel joins to discuss the work of director Hal Hartley and his 1997 feature, 'Henry Fool'. The film, written and directed by one of the great undersung auteurs of America...

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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 fai...

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12 Monkeys feat. Aaron Thorpe

Unofficial Hit Factory Sci-Fi Correspondent Aaron Thorpe is back to discuss the time traveling eccentricities of Terry Gilliam's '12 Monkeys' - a sort of quasi-remake of Chris Marker's 'La Jatée' ...

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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 popula...

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

Jake Serwin & Ian Rhine, hosts of the preeminent Clint Eastwood podcast Pod Casty For Me return to discuss one of the finest studio comedies of the 90s, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mys...

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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 comi...

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Total Recall feat. Matt Bors & Ben Clarkson

Matt Bors & Ben Clarkson, creators of the excellent sci-fi/action satire graphic novel 'Justice Warriors' join to talk about one of our main guys - Paul Verhoeven (aka Pauly V) and his landmark...

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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...

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A Simple Plan feat. To The White Sea

Aaron is joined by Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori of the preeminent Coen Bros. podcast, To The White Sea, to discuss the chilly, snow-capped neo-noir 'A Simple Plan', directed with uncharacteristic re...

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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 b...

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DENZEMBER VOL. V - Mississippi Masala feat. Roxana Hadadi

Universally beloved Vulture critic and Hit Factory all-star Roxana Hadadi returns to close out Denzember with a hefty chat about Mira Nair's 1991 romantic drama 'Mississippi Masala', a story of ide...

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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...

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DENZEMBER VOL. III - Philadelphia feat. Frazier Tharpe II

Denzember continues with GQ Senior Editor Frazier Tharpe II joining us to discuss Jonathan Demme's 'Philadelphia', one of the first major Hollywood films to take on the AIDS crisis. Far from a simp...

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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 nove...

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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 b...

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Introducing...DENZEMBER!

An introduction to our monthlong celebration of our greatest living actor, Denzel Washington.

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Porco Rosso feat. Adam Sullivan

Creator of the "eventually, forever" newsletter and film twitter heavy Adam Sullivan joins us to discuss the brilliant Hayao Miyazaki and his 1992 film 'Porco Rosso'. Initially conceived as a short...

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

We contracted the services of Jake Serwin, co-host of America's premier Clint Eastwood podcast Pod Casty For Me, to take on a pair of films about a professional assassin having a crisis of conscien...

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BONUS: Sharon Stone in Casino (Uncut)

There were a lot of things left on the cutting room floor for our latest episode on Casino with Séamus Malekafzali. This is our full, unedited segment on Sharon Stone for your listening pleasure.&...

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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 ...

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Freaked feat. Nicole Veneto

Loose film critic and host of Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema podcast Nicole Veneto joins fr...

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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 fan...

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Wild At Heart feat. Kayte Terry

Artist and podcaster Kayte Terry joins from Philadelphia to discuss David Lynch's 1990 Palme d'Or winner 'Wild at Heart' starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as starcrossed lovers on the run in an ...

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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 essa...

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The Insider

Another solo episode this week as we discuss Michael Mann's thriller 'The Insider', based on the true story of whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand and his explosive 1996 interview with 60 Minutes that exp...

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10 Things I Hate About You

We're solo for the first time in a while to talk about the romantic comedy '10 Things I Hate About You', a take on William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew' updated for the 1990s and set at a...

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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 Ato...

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