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Ben Verschoor & Steven Santana
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Each episode Ben Verschoor and Steven Santana will talk about a contemporary release and then two related repertory screenings. The relation can be as thin as possible or explicitly obvious.

  1. Sep 30

    Primetime Review & Discussion

    Primetime is a 2026 psychological thriller film directed by documentarian Lance Oppenheim and based on the 2007 Esquire article "Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die" by Luke Dittrich. Robert Pattinson stars as Chris Hansen, the host of To Catch a Predator as he sets out to make television history with his program. Costarring Merritt Wever as Hansen's producer at Dateline NBC Andie Bender, Skyler Gisondo as Dan Plumb, an aspiring actor hired to be a decoy "teenager," Matthew Marre as Xavier Von Erck, the founder of perverted justice who do most of the online chats with potential predators, Phoebe Bridgers as Del Harvey, a veteran decoy, Jeff Zucker as himself, overseer of programming for NBCUniversal, and Aw-nah Farris as Mary Joan Hansen, Hansen's wife. Timestamps: (0:02:33) Howard the Duck (Willard Huyck, 1986) (0:19:37) Out of Reach (Leong Po-Chih, 2004) (0:38:05) Predators (David Osit, 2025) (0:59:08) Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy, 2014) (1:11:57) Primetime (Lance Oppenheim, 2026) (1:56:16) Spoilers for Primetime (2:08:14) Next time: Digger (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2026) Works Cited: American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973) American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000) Even the film grain feels filthy in Robert Pattinson's skin-crawling 'Primetime'  (Amy Nicholson, 2026) From 'Primetime' to 'Company,' 39 Cinematographers Talk the Looks of Their Venice Films (Sarah Shachat, 2026) Howard the Duck (Willard Huyck, 1986) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg, 1984) Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy, 2014) ‎'Out of Reach' review by GrumpyMustard • Letterboxd  Out of Reach (Leong Po-Chih, 2004) Predators (David Osit, 2025) Primetime (Lance Oppenheim, 2026) Predators review: Chris Hansen has a seat in true-crime reckoning (Brent Simon, 2025) Primetime review: An ethics drama with a horror movie heart (Matt Zoller Seitz, 2026) 'Primetime' Review: Robert Pattinson Is Even Creepier Than IRL Chris Hansen in a Bleakly Invigorating 'To Catch a Predator' Thriller (Ryan Latanzio, 2026) 'Primetime': What's Real and What's Not in Robert Pattinson's 'To Catch a Predator' (Samantha Bergeson, 2026) 'Primetime': 'To Catch a Predator' In the Hot Seat (Matt Singer, 2026) Revisiting the calamitous Howard the Duck at 35 | The Spool (Peter Sobczynski, 2021) Strange Bedfellows (John Cook, 2006) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

  2. Sep 24

    Resident Evil (2026) Review & Discussion

    Resident Evil is the latest reboot and entry in the Resident Evil film franchise. Directed by Zach Cregger and co-written by Cregger and Shay Hatten, this film follows Austin Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier making a delivery to Raccoon City General Hospital that is waylaid by an encounter with a flesh-eating zombie (Andrea Miltnerová), forcing him into a fight for survival. Costarring Zach Cherry as Dave, Kali Reis as Pauline, Paul Walter Hauser as Carl, and Johnno Wilson as Arklay County sheriff Max. Timestamps: (0:02:34) Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) (0:32:13) One Cut of the Dead (2017) (0:49:27) Sweet Home (1989) (1:07:30) Resident Evil (2026) (1:45:18) Spoilers (2:08:14) Next time: Primetime & Out of Reach & Howard the Duck Works Cited: A Few Thoughts on Vulgar Auteurism | The New Yorker (Richard Brody, 2013) The 1989 Japanese B-Movie That Inspired Survival Horror Gaming on Notebook | MUBI (James Balmont, 2020) Alice in wasteland: A play-through of the 5 Resident Evil movies (Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, 2014) One Cut of the Dead (Shin'ichirō Ueda, 2018) 'Resident Evil' Movie Review: Zach Cregger's Relentless Adaptation (David Ehrlich, 2026) 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' review by STinG • Letterboxd Resident Evil: Afterlife (Paul W.S. Andereson, 2010) Resident Evil (Zach Cregger, 2026) Resident Evil (2026) Review: One of the Best Video Game Movies Ever (Elijah Gonzalez, 2026)  'Sweet Home' review by Geoffrey Broomer • Letterboxd Sweet Home (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1989) first time watching ALL 6 RESIDENT EVIL MOVIES (Pretty Much It, 2026) Half in the Bag Episode 38: Resident Evil series Part 1 (RedLetterMedia, 2012) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

  3. Sep 17

    Hope (2026) Review & Discussion

    Hope is a 2026 South Korean science fiction thriller written, directed, and co-produced by Na Hong-jin. A police chief, a policewoman and a group of hunters try to track down and kill a mysterious creature that's laying waste to the South Korean village of Hope. This stars Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender. Timestamps: (0:02:05) Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (0:22:08) Predator (0:53:10) From Beyond (1:10:58) Hope (2026) (1:45:08) Spoilers (2:16:25) Next time: Resident Evil (2026) & Resident Evil: Afterlife Works Cited: From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986) Hope (Na Hong-jin, 2026) 'Hope' Is a Confoundingly Off-the-Rails Sci-Fi Spectacle Destined for Cult Classic Status (Isaiah Colbert, 2026) Hope Review: Na Hong-jin's Creature Feature Is Undone by Terrible CGI (David Ehrlich, 2026) I Can't Tell If Hope Is a Good-Bad Movie or a Bad-Good One - Reactor (Reuben Baron, 2026) John McTiernan, director of 'Die Hard': 'My movies were quite patriotic, but being in prison changed my attitude' | Culture (Jaime Lorite Chinchón, 2025) Predator (John McTiernan, 1987) Predator movie review & film summary (Roger Ebert, 1987) Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Nicholas Webster, 1964) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

  4. Sep 10

    Onslaught Review & Discussion

    Our main feature is Onslaught, in which Adria Arjona is Celeste, a single mother and former Army sniper who unleashes her lethal skills to protect her young daughter Daisy from a rogue squad of genetically engineered super-soldiers created by third generation Nazi scientist Dr. Hans Kammler, played by Dan Stevens. The film is directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett, taking place in the same continuity as their 2014 film The Guest, and capping off a trilogy that also includes their 2011 film You're Next. The supporting cast includes Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Alex Pareira, Michael Biehn, Drew Starkey, and Rebecca Hall. Timestamps: (0:3:05) The Guest  (0:24:33) Legend of the White Dragon (0:55:21) Onslaught (1:47:56) Spoilers (2:11:48) Next time: Hope (2026) Works Cited: All Sam Raimi's Trademarks from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (yo chill bruh, 2022) Bug (William Friedkin, 2006) Downton's Cousin Matthew Is Great at Lying in The Guest (Bilge Ebiri, 2014) Godzilla (Gareth Edwards, 2014) 'Godzilla' review by Tim Brayton • Letterboxd Godzilla vs. Kong (Adam Wingard, 2021) The Guest (Adam Wingard, 2014) Legend of the White Dragon (Sean and Aaron Schoenke, 2026) Legend of the White Dragon Review (Chase Hutchinson, 2026) 'Legend of the White Dragon' review by Drake Mitchell • Letterboxd 'Legend of the White Dragon' review by Staid • Letterboxd Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Hideo Kojima, 2008) No Country For Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007) REVIEW: Onslaught (2026) dir. Adam Wingard // BOSTON HASSLE (Oscar Goff, 2026) Onslaught (Adam Windgard, 2026) Onslaught Review: Gory Action Throwback Peaks Too Soon (Meagan Navarro, 2026) Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez, 2007) The Terminator (James Cameron, 1980) The WEIRD World of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (ConnerTheWaffle, 2023) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

  5. Sep 3

    Coyote vs. Acme Review & Discussion

    Coyote vs. Acme is a 2026 live action and animated hybrid comedy film based on a 1990 New Yorker article of the same name by Ian Frazier. Directed by Dave Green and screenplay by Samy Burch, this film stars Will Forte as a billboard attorney hired by Wile E. Coyote to sue Acme corporation for their faulty products that he has purchased in his chase after the Roadrunner. Costarring Lana Condor, John Cena, Tone Bell, Martha Kelly, P.J. Byrne, Luis Guzman, and Kenneth Choi, with the voice talents of Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, and Jim Cummings. Timestamps: (0:4:33) Song of the South  (0:29:37) Cool World (0:53:40) Coyote vs. Acme (1:19:34) Spoilers (1:38:33) Next time: Onslaught Works Cited: A Comprehensive Breakdown of the 1939 Academy Awards by All Talking Pictures (Best Supporting Actress chapter talks about Hattie McDaniel) Cool World (Ralph Bakshi, 1992) Coonskin (Ralph Bakshi, 1975) Coyote V. Acme (Ian Frazer, 1990) Coyote vs. Acme (Dave Green, 2026) Dumbo (Ben Sharpsteen, 1941) Keep Chasing That Bird: The Oral History of 'Coyote vs. Acme' - The Ringer (Alan Siegel, 2026) The Lonely Death of a Child Star (Florence Epstein for Movie Digest, July 1972) Mickey's Mellerdrammer (Wilfred Jackson, 1933) Saludos Amigos (Norm Ferguson, 1942) THE SCREEN; 'Song of the South,' Disney Film Combining Cartoons and Life, Opens of Palace--Abbott and Costello of Loew's Criterion - The New York Times (Bosley Crowther, 1946) Song of the South (Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson, 1946) Song of the South (1946) - Notes - TCM.com There's More to Learn From Wile E. Coyote's Never-Ending Pursuit of the Road Runner - The Ringer (Adam Nayman, 2026) The Three Caballeros (Norm Ferguson, 1944) Warner Bros. CEO Found Dead on Street Under Anvil With "That's All, Folks!" Written on It (Michael Irving, 2024) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

  6. Aug 27

    Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma and Tony Reviews & Discussion

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a 2026 horror metatext written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. Hannah Einbinder plays Kris, a trans horror director developing a legacy sequel for the mothballed slasher series Camp Miasma. She goes to the mountain home of the reclusive actress who as a teenager portrayed the Final Girl in the series' first installment, Billy Presley, played by Gillian Anderson. Kris hopes to convince Billy to be in her movie, but comes to learn that her relationship to the movies, and to Billy, is much more than she knew. Jack Haven and Patrick Fischler co-star. & Tony is a 2026 biographical coming of age drama starring Dominic Sessa as a young Anthony Bourdain, going by 'Tony,' who finds himself in Provincetown, Massachusetts, chasing after old crush Nancy, played by Emilia Jones. Broke with nowhere to stay, he finds himself working for Antonio Banderas' "Chef" while trying to keep up the appearance of working on a writing fellowship with Nancy. Co-stars playing co-workers include Leo Woodall's Sal, Stavros Halkias' Stavros, Michael Jibrin as Tyrone and Monica Raymund as Mary. The film is directed, partly written and partly produced by Matt Johnson and based on Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. Timestamps: (0:02:20) Gotti  (0:25:34) Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma (1:24:23) Tony (2:24:49) Next time: Coyote vs. Acme Works Cited: "Critic" is a four-letter word (Roger Ebert, 2012) Gotti (2018) - Movie Review : Alternate Ending (Tim Brayton, 2018) ‎'Gotti' review by bybowes • Letterboxd MoviePass invested in the awful "Gotti," and then paid for it at the box office (Ashley Rodriguez, 2018) New 'Gotti' Ad Hits Back At Critics, Calls Them 'Trolls Behind A Keyboard' (Anthony D'Alessandro, 2018) REVIEW: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) dir. Jane Schoenbrun // BOSTON HASSLE (Osacar Goff, 2026) Sleepaway Camp (Robert Hiltzik, 1983) 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' dissects fear and desire in disreputable cinema | WBUR News (Sean Burns, 2026) 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' review by A.N. Milne • Letterboxd ‎'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' review by Ashley • Letterboxd  'Tony' Isn't a Biopic. It's Superhero Coming-of-Age Fan Fiction. (David Fear, 2026) 'Tony' Review (Sonny Bunch, 2026) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

  7. Aug 20

    The End of Oak Street Review & Discussion

    The End of Oak Street is a sci-fi adventure film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Ann Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as Denise and Greg Platt, a seemingly idyllic 1980s suburban couple whose marriage behind the scenes is falling apart and beginning to affect their children, thirteen year-old Brian and seventeen year-old Audrey, played by Christian Convery and Maisy Stella, respectively. When their neighborhood is suddenly transplanted into prehistoric times they are forced to come together and survive, lest they be eaten by the period's carnivorous megafauna. Timestamps: (0:05:49) Under the Silver Lake  (0:30:09) Primitive War (0:53:08) The End of Oak Street (1:48:40) Spoilers (2:32:36) Next time: Tony & Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma & Gotti (2018) Works Cited: The Budget For The Dinosaur Movie Primitive War Is Shockingly Low [Exclusive] - SlashFilm (Ryan Scott, 2025) The End of Oak Street (David Robert Mitchell, 2026) The End of Oak Street | Dinopedia The End of Oak Street review (Zachary Lee, 2026) Ewan McGregor spills on 'The End of Oak Street' ending you didn't see (Brian Truitt, 2026) A Farewell Preserved on Film: Late Teen Actor Hudson Meek Makes His Final On-Screen Appearance in 'The End of Oak Street' Nearly Two Years After Tragic Death (Sylvia Aderonke, 2026) Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014) It Follows (David Robert Mitchell, 2014) Jupiter Ascending Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Michael Giacchino, 2016) Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993) Jurassic Park III (Joe Johnston, 2003) Interview: 'Primitive War' Director Luke Sparke Talks Behind the Scenes - Kaiju United (Jacob Lyngle, 2024) The Myth of the American Sleepover (David Robert Mitchell, 2010) Primitive War (Luke Sparke, 2025) Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, 1998) Southland Tales (Richard Kelly, 2006) Under the Silver Lake (David Robert Mitchell, 2018) Warner Bros. Stirs Controversy After Posting 'Embarrassing' AI Dog Podcast for The End of Oak Street (Michael Cripe, 2026) The Year's Best Family Film Is About Bloodthirsty Dinosaurs (Anthony Breznican, 2026) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

  8. Aug 13

    Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie Review & Discussion

    Nirvanna the Band The Show the Movie is a 2025 comedy film directed by Matt Johnson, written by Johnson and Jay McCarrol, and starring Johnson and McCarrol as fictionalized versions as themselves as they continue to try and finagle at playing a gig at The Rivoli. McCarrol becomes tired of Johnson's constantly ludicrous plots and failures and attempts to go solo, but a bottle of Orbitz powering Johnson's recreation of the flux capacitor sends them back to 2008 with great consequences for their timeline. Timestamps: (0:02:51) Curse of the Puppet Master (0:25:42) Tenet (0:50:01) Obsession (1:03:22) Nirvanna the Band The Show the Movie (1:28:49) Spoilers (1:52:32) Next time: The End of Oak Street Works Cited: Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985) "Bob" (Weird Al Yankovic, 2012) Calvin & Hobbes (Bill Watterson, 1985-1995) Curse of the Puppet Master (David DeCoteau, 1998) Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Matt Johnson, 2025) Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: a gloriously silly time-travel comedy about friendship and creative ambition (Will Sloan, 2026) Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Archival Experience – Animal Archaeology (Alex Fitzpatrick, 2026) Obsession (Curry Barker, 2026) 'Our characters like to be naughty': the makers of the Nirvanna mockumentary on illegal skydiving, taboo-breaking and time travel | Movies | The Guardian (Ryan Gilbey, 2026) Tenet (Christopher Nolan, 2020) 'Tenet' Is a Backward Movie for an Upside-Down World (Bilge Elbiri, 2024) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social https://swvadcta.org/  Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/  @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict

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Each episode Ben Verschoor and Steven Santana will talk about a contemporary release and then two related repertory screenings. The relation can be as thin as possible or explicitly obvious.

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  • Creator
    Ben Verschoor & Steven Santana
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    66
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    Explicit
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