Mise en Screen

About Mise en Screen

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.

Publisher

Ben Verschoor & Steven Santana

Category

tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Jul 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

68 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Episode 64: The Social Reckoning

   The Social Reckoning is a 2026 legal thriller written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and is a sequel to the 2010 film The Social Network. We find Mark Zuckerberg twelve years later and now played by Jeremy Strong as his company experiences a whistleblower leak by data engineer Frances Haugen, played by Mikey Madison, who feeds information on Facebook's algorithmic changes, their consequences, and Facebook leadership's indifference of those consequences to Jeff Horwitz of the Wall Street Journal, played here by Jeremy Allen White. Costars include Bill Burr and Wunmi Mosaku as Zuck's advisors who are coaching him through a rehearsal of an impending Senate hearing, and Bill Magnussen as Facebook media fixer Teddy. Timestamps: (0:7:35) Pulse (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001) (0:31:57) Molly's Game (Aaron Sorkin, 2017) (0:47:36) The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) (1:10:38) The Social Reckoning (Aaron Sorkin, 2026) (1:49:53) Spoilers for The Social Reckoning (2:12:30) Next time: Street Fighter (Kitao Sakurai, 2026) (2:13:47) Punishment: Undefeatable (Godfrey Hall, 1993) Works Cited: 20 Years Later, Pulse Is Still the Creepiest Horror Movie About Internet Ghosts (Cheryl Eddy, 2020) A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner, 1992) Aaron Sorkin's Farce to Be Reckoned With (Adam Nayman, 2026) All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula, 1976) Being the Ricardos (Aaron Sorkin, 2021) Film of the Week: Molly's Game (Jonathan Romney, 2017) Molly's Game (Aaron Sorkin, 2017) Molly's Game | The New Yorker (Richard Brody, 2017) ‎'Molly's Game' review by Josh Lewis • Letterboxd Moneyball (Bennett Miller, 2011) Pulse (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001) Ringu (Hideo Nakata, 1998) Steve Jobs (Danny Boyle, 2015) Street Fighter (Kitao Sakurai, 2026) Sweet Home (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1989) The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) The Social Reckoning (Aaron Sorkin, 2026) "The Social Reckoning" Leaves Out the Human Element | The New Yorker (Richard Brody, 2026) The Social Reckoning review – a diluted version of a far better film (Hannah Strong, 2026) 'The Social Reckoning' Wants to Be 'All the Zuckerberg's Men' (David Fear, 2026) The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013) Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin, 2020) 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. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Episode 63: Digger

   Digger is a satirical black comedy film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu who co-wrote with Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone. Tom Cruise stars as oil tycoon Digger Rockwell who triggers a catastrophic global environmental disaster and scrambles to control the narrative in its wake. Costarring Riz Ahmed as Dr. Nirav Ganesh, Digger's head of environmental safety, John Goodman as President Compson, Sandra Huller as Emma Rockwell, Digger's half sister and business partner for a environmental friendly company, Michael Stuhlbarg as Vice President Eddie, Jesse Plemons as Kenny, and Emma D'Arcy as Lina, Digger's assistant. Timestamps: (0:03:03) Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone, 1989) (0:28:50) Risky Business (Paul Brickman, 1983) (0:48:06) Digger (Alejandro Iñárritu, 2026) (1:27:00) Spoilers for Digger (2:04:37) Next time: The Social Reckoning (Aaron Sorkin, 2026) Works Cited: Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023) Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone, 1989) Burn After Reading (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2008) Christian Bale's American Psycho Inspiration Was Tom Cruise (Ben Hardwick, 2021; the current version was updated June 21, 2025 with a conspicuously pro-Cruise disclaimer and counterpoint.) The Death of Stalin (Armando Ianucci, 2017) Digger (Alejandro Iñárritu, 2026) 'Digger' review: Tom Cruise swings big and misses in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's latest (Kristy Puchko, 2026) Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) Four Lions (Chris Morris, 2010) I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman, 2020) In the Loop (Armando Ianucci, 2009) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2001) Review: 'Digger' Is a Brazen Act of Self-Sabotage (Bilge Elbiri, 2026) Risky Business (Paul Brickman, 1983) "Risky Business" Remains One of the Most Daring Films of the '80s (Daniel Joyaux, 2024) Sorcerer (William Friedkin, 1977) Thief (Michael Mann, 1980) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Wes Anderson, 2023) Zoolander (Ben Stiller, 2001) 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. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Episode 62: Primetime

   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

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