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Mortal Kombat II Mashes the Buttons of the Cinephile Hissy Fit

KARL URBAN as Johnny Cage in New Line Cinema’s “Mortal Kombat II,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Last week on the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast episode that covered 2026’s Masters of the Universe, the hosts welcomed back a guest who matched their drug addiction for certain eras of nostalgia. Well, as they say, “birds of a feather flock together.” They’ve brought back another former guest this week to enter into the same blissful fog of entertainment memories. This week, their addictive habit of choice is the button-mashing violence of the Mortal Kombat game series, recently celebrated with the summer sequel, Mortal Kombat II.

The cover photo of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast

For their 244th episode, two button-mashing film critics, two fatality-delivering dads, and two very mortal school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, welcome back former guest Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions and The Spoiler Room Podcast for a two-episode stint. Our first conversation covers Mortal Kombat II, the reboot sequel that’s tearing up bodies and streaming couches with its arrival on HBO Max. We enjoy where the movie came from and where it looks like it has room to keep going. Come learn more and stay for the mutual love and respect that fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, the guest for the Mortal Kombat II episode of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast.
Image courtesy of Mark Krawczyk

Mark Krawczyk is the Wisconsin-based creator of Special Mark Productions. From vinyl reviews, interviews, one-minute movie reactions, podcast content, and a wide range of YouTube film discussions, Mark does it all across any genre of film under the sun. His content is everywhere on social media, including the best and fastest film reviews on TikTok you’re going to find.

Cinephile Hissy Fit is an Astra Award-losing Film Obsessive media podcast, brought to you by the Ruminations Radio Network, and a member of the Critics Choice Podcast Network. Please visit, rate, review, and subscribe. If you enjoyed this show, we have more where that came from, with interesting hosts and wonderful guests. All are available on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere you find your favorite shows. Follow the show on Twitter at @CinephileFit and on Facebook. Also, find both Will Johnson and Don Shanahan on Letterboxd as they accumulate their viewings and build their ranks and lists. Lastly, check out their TeePublic store for merchandise options from stickers to t-shirts!

Written by Don Shanahan

DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director and one of the founders of the Chicago Indie Critics and a voting member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Creative Alliance, Online Film Critics Society, North American Film Critics Association, International Film Society Critics Association, Internet Film Critics Society, Online Film and TV Association, and the Celebrity Movie Awards.

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