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Slacker feat. Robert Raymond Jul 23, 2021

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"Who's ever written the great work about the immense effort required not to create?"

Robert Raymond of Upstream Podcast joins us to discuss Richard Linklater's breakout indie hit 'Slacker'. We go long on the film's radically impressionistic narrative form, the tepid nature of modern political cinema, and slacker culture's demise at the hands of the neoliberal project.

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Our theme song is "Mirror" Chris Fish

The Last Seduction *TEASER* Jul 16, 2021

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UNLOCKED: The Edge feat. Zach Vasquez Jul 11, 2021

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Film writer Zach Vasquez joins Hit Factory to discuss the David Mamet-penned wilderness survival thriller 'The Edge' starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. Topics include the film's relationship to classic mythology, the frustrating politics of one of America's great storytellers, and praise for the exemplary performance of Bart the Bear.

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Read Zach's piece for Bright Wall/Dark Room, "What One Man Can Do, Another Can Do"
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Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish

L.A. Confidential feat. Jesse Hawken Jul 08, 2021

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Toronto-based writer, filmmaker, and host of Junk Filter podcast Jesse Hawken joins us to discuss Curtis Hanson's thrilling 1997 crime epic "L.A. Confidential". We go long on the near-flawless narrative and aesthetic choices of the film's creators, its complex indictment of modern policing, and the complicated politics of the story's original architect, novelist James Ellroy. We also make the case for the film as a seminal "Dudes Rock" text.

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Our theme song is "Mirror" Chris Fish

Sandlerverse Vol. 1: The Wedding Singer & The Waterboy *TEASER* Jul 03, 2021

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Close-Up feat. Roxana Hadadi Jun 24, 2021

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Pop culture critic Roxana Hadadi returns to discuss the landmark 1990 Iranian masterpiece 'Close-Up', directed by Abbas Kiarostami. We explore the film's multiple layers of artifice, the fundamental truths those layers reveal, and reflect on finding joy in Kiarostami's cinema of absence. Read Roxana's piece on 'Through the Olive Trees' at Bright Wall/Dark Room.
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Our theme song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish.

UNLOCKED: The Matrix feat. Della Duncan Jun 17, 2021

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Renegade economist and host of Upstream Podcast Della Duncan joins us to discuss the Wachowskis' groundbreaking sci-fi action benchmark 'The Matrix'. We illuminate the film's bracing anti-capitalist critique, explore its undertheorized collectivist leanings, and reclaim the Red Pill as an emblem of left political action.
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Our them song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish

Get Shorty feat. Rich Pierceall Jun 11, 2021

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Industry insider and returning guest Rich Pierceall joins us to discuss the pulpy Hollywood send-up 'Get Shorty'. We talk the resurgent success of Elmore Leonard adaptations in the 90s, Hollywood's enduring ties to the mob, and briefly touch upon the shape of cinema in the not-so-distant future.
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Our theme song is 'Mirror' by Chris Fish

Encino Man feat. Parents Just Don't Understand *TEASER* Jun 03, 2021

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Ravenous feat. Matthew Monagle May 27, 2021

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Film writer and co-founder of Certified Forgotten Matthew Monagle enters the Hit Factory to discuss the cannibal horror 'Ravenous'. We discuss the film's onerous origins, its breathtakingly subversive score, and the wonders of an outsider's perspective on American colonialism.
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Our theme song is 'Mirror; by Chris Fish

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