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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. 2d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Aug 6

    The Invite Review & Discussion

    The Invite is a 2026 dramedy directed by Olivia Wilde, written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, remaking the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs or, Sentimental, in Spanish by Cesc Gay, which was in turn an adaptation of his play Els veïns de dalt / Los vecinos de arriba. The film stars Seth Rogan as Joe and Olivia Wilde as Angela, a couple whose marriage is on thin ice. When their upstairs neighbors Pina and Hawk, played by Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, visit for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down? Timestamps: (0:02:58) 365 Days (0:36:33) My Dinner with Andre (0:58:58) Teorema (1:14:58) The Invite (1:40:17) Spoilers (2:01:39) Next time: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie & Curse of the Puppet Master Works Cited: 365 Days (Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes, 2020) '365 Days': Film Review (Jessica Kiang, 2020) Catholic Film Unit Withdraws Award Given to 'Teorama' - The New York Times Dialectical Smut-erialism (Ben Verschoor, 2025) Don't Worry Darling (Olivia Wilde, 2022) Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny - Blood Knife (RS Benedict, 2021) Fifty Shades of Grey (Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2015) Five films Gaspar Noé hates (Ros Tibbs, 2023) The Invite (Olivia Wilde, 2026) "The Invite" Movie Review | The New Yorker (Justin Chang, 2026) 'The Invite' review by Vincent Prince • Letterboxd 'The Invite' Review: Olivia Wilde's Group Sex Comedy Is a Surprising Oscar Contender | Them (Samantha Allen, 2026) ‎The Invite review: Olivia Wilde dramedy finds itself (Matt Zoller Seitz, 2026) My Dinner With Andre (Louis Malle, 1981) My Dinner With Andre movie review (Roger Ebert, 1981) Movies: Teorema (Paul Schrader, 2021) Seth Rogen on How Rich People Get Weird About Money | The Interview Teorema (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968) Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols, 1966) WHY IS THIS DRACULA PORN SO POPULAR??? (18+ ONLY) 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. Jul 31

    Her Private Hell Review & Discussion

    Her Private Hell is the latest feature film from Nicolas Winding Refn, who wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay with Esti Giordani. In the future a strange mist descends on a metropolis. Sophie Thatcher plays Elle, daughter to Dougray Scott's Johnny Thunders, who has recently married Elle's best friend Dominique, played by Havana Rose Liu. New in town is Kristine Froseth as Hunter, who joins Elle's sci-fi film's cast and becomes obsessed with the myth of the leatherman, a diamond gloved father who pursues his lost daughter and kills everyone who crosses his path. Alongside Elle's story is Private K, played by Chalres Melton, who also lost his daughter and battles Yakuza during his search for her. The pair each drift their way through the mist-covered city to obtain what they desire. Timestamps: (0:06:12) The End of Evangelion (0:41:08) Possessor (1:03:21) Her Private Hell (1:54:45) Next time: The Invite & 365 Days Works Cited: Drive (Nicholas Winding Refn, 2011) The End of Evangelion (Hideaki Anno, 1997) Evangelion 3+1: Thrice Upon a Time (Hideaki Anno, 2021) Formalities, Personalities, and Cultural Entropy (Ario Elami, 2024) Her Private Hell (Nicholas Winding Refn, 2026) ‎'Her Private Hell' review by HIGH PLAINS DANIEL • Letterboxd  'Her Private Hell' review by Srirachachau • Letterboxd   'Her Private Hell' Review: When Style Is Substance - WSJ (Kyle Smith, 2026) How Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno grappled with depression in anime (Aaron Stewart-Ahn, 2019) 【公式】『エヴァンゲリオン放送30周年記念特別興行』 The Neon Demon (Nicholas Winding Refn, 2016) One of the Most Controversial Anime Ever Comes to Streaming for the First Time (David Schindell, 2019) Only God Forgives (Nicholas Winding Refn, 2013) Only God Forgives - Movie Review : Alternate Ending (Tim Brayton, 2013) Possessor (Brandon Cronenberg, 2020) Review: Hot faces fill the erotic thriller 'Her Private Hell,' but the plot is never in focus (Amy Nicholson, 2026) ✨See You in New York✨ @Prada With @Kojima_Hideo @kuhlandhan @camsugarmusic Too Old to Die Young (2019) (Andrew Milne, 2026) Wes Anderson est dans le Vidéo Club de légende pour parler cinéma 🔥 William Friedkin destroys Nicolas Winding Refn 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
    64
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    Explicit
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