Hit Factory
A podcast about the films of the 1990s, their politics, and how they inform today's film landscape. Exploring the output of a seemingly bottomless decade. America's first and only movie podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 248
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Sonatine *TEASER*
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Under Siege feat. Jarrod Murray
Los Angeles-based literary manager and producer Jarrod Murray joins the crew of the USS Hit Factory to discuss 'Under Siege', the 1992 action thriller starring Steven Seagal.
We discuss the exemplary…
Serial Mom feat. Nora MacIntyre
Critic, writer, and film historian Nora MacIntyre joins Aaron to discuss John Waters's 1994 satire 'Serial Mom' starring Kathleen Turner as the titular murderous matriarch.
Topics include Waters's ex…
Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm feat. Evan MacDonald *TEASER*
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The Rock feat. Seamus Turner Glennon *TEASER*
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American Movie feat. Arlin Golden
Director/Programmer of Drunken Film Fest Oakland and co-host of Wiseman Podcast Arlin Golden joins Aaron to discuss Chris Smith's 1999 documentary 'American Movie', a story of artistic determination,…
The Bridges of Madison County feat. Comrade Yui
Film writer, YouTuber, and quality poster Comrade Yui joins Aaron to discuss 'The Bridges of Madison County', Clint Eastwood's astonishing romantic drama that showcases the actor/director at his most…
Blade feat. Jamell Moses
Writer, actor, and fellow vampire hunter Jamell Moses joins us to discuss 1998's 'Blade', a Marvel adaptation that succeeds where others have failed due to its vision, ingenuity, and an immaculate le…
From Dusk Till Dawn feat. Roxana Hadadi
Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi returns to Hit Factory for her hat trick to discuss Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn', a rambunctious genre hybrid that blends elements of crime pictures, westerns…
Cronos
We're back after a brief hiatus with a very special Spooky Season™ pick: Guillermo del Toro's debut feature 'Cronos', a magnificent modern vampire fable as indebted to Universal monster stories as it…
Braveheart feat. Hard Mike
Film Twitter personality and fellow Mel Gibson stalwart Hard Mike joins Aaron to discuss Mel's 1995 Best Picture winner 'Braveheart' a sweeping epic about the legendary Scottish freedom fighter Willi…
BONUS: Natural Born Killers (Hit Factory x Nostalgia Trap)
David Parsons from Nostalgia Trap Podcast joins us for a deep dive int Oliver Stone's maximalist 1994 thriller 'Natural Born Killers' starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis. We discuss the movie…
Pretty Woman feat. Molly Lambert
Molly Lambert, creator of HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story, joins us to talk the 1990 romantic comedy 'Pretty Woman'. We discuss the film's origins as a gritty tale of sex and drugs on the streets …
Drunken Master II *TEASER*
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Trainspotting feat. Veronica Phillips
Film writer Veronica Phillips joins Aaron to discuss 'Trainspotting' Danny Boyle's restless adaptation of Irvine Welsh's tale of heroin addiction, reluctant camaraderie, and a generation's failure to…
The Hunt For Red October *TEASER*
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Bringing Out The Dead feat. Donald Borenstein
It's our 100th episode of Hit Factory! To celebrate, we recruit New York-based filmmaker Donald Borenstein to discuss one of the undersung greatest films of the 1990s, Martin Scorsese's 'Bringing Out…
Summer Of Sam feat. Matt Belenky *TEASER*
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Predator 2
There's a new Predator movie getting dumped straight to Hulu this weekend. In anticipation of the franchise's dimishing returns, we revisit the overlooked sequel to the 1987 action classic, 'Predator…
The Talented Mr. Ripley *TEASER*
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