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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

    The Bride! Review & Discussion

    The Bride! is a 2026 gothic romance film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal adapting the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein directed by James Whale and written by William Hurlbut. The Bride! stars Jessie Buckley as the titular bride: the reanimated corpse of Ida, a woman in 1936 Chicago who was killed after becoming possessed by the author Mary Shelley, who desires to share the second half of the story that began with Frankenstein and that she wasn't able to finish due to brain cancer killing her. Christian Bale stars as Frankenstein's monster, who shows up to Chicago to plead with Dr. Cornelia Euphronius (Annette Bening) to save him from a life of loneliness by reanimating a woman's corpse. Frank and the revived but amnesiatic Ida travel across the Northeastern United States on the run from not only Detective Jake Wiles (Peter Sarsgaard) and his secretary Myrna Malloy (Penelope Cruz) but also mob boss Lupino (Zlatko Buric) and his underling Clyde (John Magaro). Time Stamps: (1:17) Frankenstein '80 (21:39) Father Mother Sister Brother (49:57) Bride of the Monster (1:01:13) Poolman (1:15:41) Lisa Frankenstein (1:24:26) The Bride! (1:57:24) Spoilers  (2:22:57) Next Time: The 98th Academy Awards Works Cited: Anti-Masterpieces (Willa Harlow Ross, 2019) The Bride! (Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2026) "The Bride!" Exclaims but Never Explains (Richard Brody, 2026) Bride of the Monster (Ed Wood, 1955) 'Bride of the Monster' Letterboxd review by Will Sloan Chris Pine on How Directorial Debut 'Poolman' Came Together (Sydney Odman, 2022) Christian Bale leads daily group screams for 'The Bride!' role transformation Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams Talk 'Lisa Frankenstein' and the R-Rated Cut of Its Boldest Scene (Brian Davids, 2024) Father Mother Sister Brother (Jim Jarmusch, 2025) Father Mother Sister Brother movie review (Matt Zoller Seitz, 2025) Frankenstein '80 (Mario Mancini, 1972) Frankenstein '80 (Standard Edition Blu-ray) (Cauldron Films) Harry Styles spitting on Chris Pine #HarryStyles #ChrisPine - YouTube 'The Interview': Maggie Gyllenhaal on 'The Bride,' and Reaching Out to Her Brother - The New York Times (Lulu Garcia-Navarro, 2026) Lisa Frankenstein (Zelda Williams, 2024) ‎'Lisa Frankenstein' Letterboxd review by Framesofnick "Penelope" (Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2020) Poolman (Chris Pine, 2023)  'Poolman' Letterboxd review by Amanda the Jedi ‎'Poolman' Letterboxd review by Jaime Rebanal 'Poolman' Review: Chris Pine's Disastrous Directorial Debut (Siddhant Adlakha, 2023) TIFF 2023 | Poolman (Chris Pine, US) (Josh Lewis, 2023) Top 5 Movie Titles (Alternate Ending, 2023) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social 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

    2h 26m

  2. MAR 5

    EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Review & Discussion

    EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a 2026 concert film from director Baz Luhrmann that is sourced from previous Elvis film That's the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour, as well as film reels discovered during Luhrmann's production of 2022's Elvis with new footage of Elvis' residency in Vegas and rare interview audio of Elvis reflecting on his career. Time Stamps: (03:40) Bubba Ho-Tep (19:45) Gimme Shelter (43:26) EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (1:39:52) Next Time: The Bride! Works Cited: Australia (Baz Luhrmann, 2008) Baz Luhrmann on Finding Rare Footage for 'Epic: Elvis in Concert' (Today Show, 2026) Beyond Pirandello (Pauline Kael, 1970) Bruce Campbell Won't Do 'Bubba Nosferatu' (Monika Bartyzel, 2007) Bubba Ho-Tep (Don Coscarelli Jr., 2002) Bubba Ho-Tep movie review & film summary review (Roger Ebert, 2003) The Demonic Charisma of Gimme Shelter (Godfrey Cheshire, 2009) Elvis (Baz Luhrmann, 2022) Elvis: That's the Way It Is (Denis Sanders, 1970) Elvis on Tour (Pierre Adidge & Robert Abel, 1972) EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Baz Luhrmann, 2026) EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert review: Baz Luhrmann blends the King's self and image (Sheila O'Malley, 2026) Gimme Shelter (David & Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, 1970) "Gimme Shelter": The true story (Michael Srago, 2000) The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, 2013) Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit" (1967) Jim Carrey - Somebody to Love (Cable Guy Karaoke Scene) The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, 1978) Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001) Phantasm (Don Coscarelli Jr., 1979) Phantasm II (Don Coscarelli Jr., 1988) Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (Don Coscarelli Jr., 1994) The Rolling Stones, Hell's Angels and Altamont: A New View | Timeless (Neely Tucker, 2022) Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996) Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann, 1992) Travis Scott 'Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy' Documentary Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It? (Johnny Loftus, 2025) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social 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

    1h 43m

  3. FEB 26

    "Wuthering Heights" Review & Discussion

    "Wuthering Heights" is a 2026 period romance written and directed by Emerald Fennell, adapted from the 1847 novel by Emily Bronte. Stars Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw, who develops a tempestuous relationship with her foundling childhood friend and adopted brother Heathcliff, played by Jacob Elordi. When she marries into the higher society family of Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), Heathcliff leaves and returns years later to marry Edgar's ward Isabella (Alison Oliver) to torment Catherine, while both of them are manipulated by Catherine's paid companion Nelly, played by Hong Chau. Time Stamps: (01:52) Freddy Got Fingered (32:37) Pink Flamingos (57:57) When Harry Met Sally... (1:12:27) Wuthering Heights (1:57:47) Spoilers/Book Differences (2:08:03) Next Time: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Works Cited: Emerald Fennell's Cinema For Dummies (Maia Wyman, 2026) Finally, a Smooth-Brained Wuthering Heights (Allison Wilmore, 2026) Freddie Got Fingered (Tom Green, 2001) Freddy Got Fingered - American Humane Society 'Freddy Got Fingered' review by Dean Scott To Freddy on His 20th Birthday (Will Sloan, 2021) The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrman, 2013) John Waters on 'Pink Flamingos,' Divine, and 50 Years of Filth(Keaton Bell, 2022) Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrman, 2001) Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Movie Review (Tim Brayton, 2012) Pink Flamingos (John Waters, 1972) Pink Flamingos movie review & film summary (Roger Ebert, 1997) Shocking? Sure, if You Keep Your Eyes Open (A.O. Scott, 2001) Wuthering Heights (novel by Emile Bronte, 1847; film by Emerald Fennell, 2026) ‎'Wuthering Heights' review by Nicole Veneto • Letterboxd What's Up with Those Gin Bottle Mountains in 'Wuthering Heights'? The Film's Production Designer Explains (Sarah Shachat, 2026) When Harry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989) Why Did I Even See "Wuthering Heights"? (Sam Bodrojan, 2026) ‎'Wuthering Heights' review by bk ‎'Wuthering Heights' review by Dark Kermit Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social 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

    2h 11m

  4. FEB 19

    The Secret Agent Review & Discussion

    The Secret Agent is a 2025 thriller written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, with Cinematography by Evgenia Alexandrova and music by Tomaz Alves Souza and Mateus Alves. Stars Wagner Moura as Marcelo, who arrives at and hides out in the coastal city of Recife to see his young son Fernando (Enzo Nunes), who is in the care of his maternal grandparents, with grandfather Sr. Alexandre played by Carlos Francisco. While laying low he tries to avoid raising the suspicion of local police chief Euclides (Robério Diógenes), while unbeknownst to him he is pursued by two hitmen, played by Rodney Villela and Gabriel Leone. Time Stamps: (01:27) 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (26:10) The Fifth Estate (46:08) Three Days of the Condor (58:37) Pictures of Ghosts (1:09:13) The Secret Agent (2:43:43) Spoilers (2:58:24) Next Time: Wuthering Heights Works Cited: 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (Josh Weseley, 2021) ‎'2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus' review by Jiheishou • Letterboxd The Fifth Estate (Bill Condon, 2013) The Imitation Game (Morten Tyldum, 2014) Kinsey (Bill Condon, 2004) Kleber Mendonça Filho Instagram post (February 14, 2026) Kleber Mendonça Filho on Recife's Cinema São Luiz, his hometown picture palace (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2020) Matthew 25:31-46 NIV - The Sheep and the Goats - Bible Gateway Pictures of Ghosts (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2023) The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021) The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2025) Three Days of the Condor (Sydney Pollack, 1974) On Location: How 'The Secret Agent' Captured the Spirit of 1977 Brazil (Megan Spurrell, 2026) 'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, Yet Violent Brazil (Bill Desowitz, 2025) Die Weseleys (Dokumentieren gegen Rechts, 2022) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/  @benverschoor.bsky.social 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

    2h 2m

  5. FEB 6

    Send Help and Iron Lung Review & Discussion

    Send Help is the latest film directed by Sam Raimi. It's from a script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, and stars Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle, and her new boss Bradley Preston, played by Dylan O'Brien. Linda, a faithful and diligent financial strategist, is also a Survivor enthusiast. When she and Bradley find themselves the only survivors of a plane crash on a Pacific island, the two forge a new life and new power dynamics while awaiting rescue. Iron Lung is a 2026 horror film directed, written, starring, edited, and produced by Mark Fischbach aka Markiplier and is an adaptation of the videogame Iron Lung developed by David Szymanski. Mark plays Simon, a convict in a future in which an event known as the Quiet Rapture has caused all stars and planets to vanish. Simon is placed inside an "iron lung," a rudimentary submarine vessel, and dumped into an ocean of blood on a moon to conduct research that may help the struggling remnants of humanity and earn him his freedom. Time Stamps: (01:33) Send Help (29:26) Spoilers (47:33) Iron Lung (1:15:52) Spoilers (1:36:28) Next Time: The Secret Agent on February 19 Works Cited: Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (James Rolfe, 2014) Eight Grade (Bo Burnham, 2018) The Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987) Darkman (7/11) Movie CLIP - The Pink Elephant (1990) HD  Darkman (Sam Raimi, 1990) Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (Sam Raimi, 2022) Drag Me to Hell (Sam Raimi, 2009) Dusk (David Szymanski, 2018) Fred: The Movie (Clay Weiner, 2009) Iron Lung (David Szymanski, 2021) Iron Lung (Mark Fischbach, 2026) Locke (Steven Knight, 2013) Oz the Great and Powerful (Sam Raimi, 2013) The Quick and the Dead (Sam Raimi, 1995) Resident Evil (Zach Cregger, 2026) Return to Silent Hill (Christophe Gans, 2026) Send Help (Sam Raimi, 2026) Shelby Oaks (Chris Stuckmann, 2025) Speak No Evil (Christian Tafdrup, 2022) Speak No Evil (James Watkins, 2024) Talk to Me (Danny and Michael Philippou, 2022) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ @benverschoor.bsky.social Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.substack.com/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Reginald P. Turtledove III can be found working at the Idaho Department of Correct Citations 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

    1h 40m

  6. JAN 30

    2025 Wrap Up and 1st Annual Miseys

    This week we have a special episode for you. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the nominees for the upcoming 98th Academy Awards, and we have some opinions on them. We then wrap up 2025 with both Ben and Steven listing out their top 5 films of 2025 with special (and not so special) Miseys awarded intermittently. They also go over the best and worst punishment films that were doled out and the bottom five films of 2025. Time Stamps: (01:15) The 98th Academy Award nominations (35:29) Top 5 of 2025 & 1st Annual Miseys (1:49:00) Best & Worst Punishments (1:54:27) Bottom 5 of 2025 (2:02:39) Next time: Double Feature: Send Help & Iron Lung Works Cited: "35mm" (John Malkovich in Opus, 2025) "The 50 Best Films of 2025," by Walter Chaw - FILM FREAK CENTRAL THE ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH YOUTUBE FOR EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL RIGHTS TO THE OSCARS® AND OTHER ACADEMY CONTENT STARTING IN 2029 | Academy Press Office Cymbeline (Michael Almereyda, 2014) David Ehrlich's  THE 25 BEST FILMS OF 2025: A Video Countdown [not mentioned but 100% worth watching]  "Designer: all right Mr. Del Toro here's those Frankenstein's monster designs…" if i embarrassed myself like this i would make sure the video never goes public Oscars: Full List of Nominations (Hilary Lewis, Kimberly Nordyke, 2026) "Play Me" (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue, 2025) "Trunks" (A$AP Rocky, 2025) The Year's First Oscars Villain Has Arrived (Joe Reid, 2025) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ @benverschoor.bsky.social Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.substack.com/ 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 Miseys Best of 2025 music is "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" by Primus Miseys Punishments and Worst of 2025 music is "Lady Sniff" by Butthole Surfers 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

    2h 6m

  7. JAN 29

    Hamnet Review & Discussion

    Hamnet - a 2025 biographical drama directed by Chloe Zhao, written by Zhao with Maggie O'Farrell, based as stated on the 2020 novel of the same title by Farrell. It stars Jessie Buckley as Agnes Hathaway and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare, who after a courtship and shotgun wedding give birth to and raise a daughter Susanna (Bodhi Rae Breathnach) and twins Judith and Hamnet (Olivia Lynes and Jacobi Jupe). The death of one of their children sends them both into a spiral of grief, which may only be arrested by William's work on the Globe Theater in London. Time Stamps: (01:49) Hamnet (57:50) Spoilers (1:35:57) Next Time: Our 2025 Wrap Up and The 1st Annual Miseys Works Cited: All is True (Kenneth Branagh, 2018) Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare (Isaac Asimov, 1970) Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles, 1966) Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes, 2011) Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978) The Death of Hamnet and the Making of Hamlet (Stephen Greenblatt, 2004) The Eternals (Chloé Zhao, 2021) Ghostlight (Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson, 2024) Hamlet (William Shakespeare, c. 1598-1602) Hamlet (Laurence Olivier, 1948) Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh, 1996) Hamnet (Chloé Zhao, 2025) "Hamnet" Feels Elemental, but Is It Just Highly Effective Grief Porn? (Justin Chang, 2025) Hamnet Review: Paul Mescal & Jessie Buckley Rip Your Heart Out (David Ehrlich, 2025) Henry V (Laurence Olivier, 1944) Macbeth (Roman Polanski, 1971) Macbeth (Justin Kurzel, 2015) Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Bill Bryson, 2007) Shakespeare in Love (John Madden, 1998) Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa, 1957) Titus (Julie Taymor, 1999) The Tragedy of Macbeth (Joel Coen, 2021) Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Stephen Greenblatt, 2004) The Witch (Robert Eggers, 2015) The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ @benverschoor.bsky.social Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.substack.com/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Reginald P. Turtledove III can be found working at the Idaho Department of Correct Citations 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

    1h 41m

  8. JAN 22

    No Other Choice Review & Discussion

    No Other Choice is a 2025 dark comedy directed by Park Chan-wook, written by     Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Lee Ja-hye. It is adapted from 1997 novel The Axe by Donald Westlake. It stars Lee Byung-hun plays Yoo Man-su, who has lost his longstanding position at a paper mill and must search for work in a shrinking job market. To reduce the competition he enacts a plan to kill the better qualified individuals for a job opening he will create through more murder so that he may once again provide for his family. This family includes his wife Lee Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), son Si-one (Woo Seung Kim), daughter Ri-one (So Yul Choi), and dogs Si-two and Ri-two. Time Stamps: (01:00) Atlas Shrugged Part I & II (37:34) Full Time (47:48) Z (1:02:30) No Other Choice (1:47:58) Spoilers (2:20:40) Next Time: 2025 wrap up and Hamnet Works Cited: Atlas Shrugged: Part I (Paul Johannson, 2011) Atlas Shrugged: Part II (John Putch, 2012) Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who is John Galt? (J. James Manera, 2014) The Axe (Costa-Gavras, 2005) The Ax (Donald E. Westlake, 1997) Big Sister is Watching You (Whittaker Chambers, 1957) A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film (Tony Szhou, 2014) The Fountainhead (King Vidor, 1949) Full Time (Éric Gravel, 2021) No Other Choice (Park Chan-Wook, 2025) "No Other Choice" Eliminates the Competition with Style (Justin Chang, 2025) Taggart Trainwreck, Part 1 (Ben Verschoor, 2012) Z (Costa-Gavras, 1969) Z movie review & film summary (1969) | Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert, 1969) Z: Sounding the Alarm (Armond White, 2009) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ @benverschoor.bsky.social Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.substack.com/ 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

    2h 24m
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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
    38
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025
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