Episode 46: I Love Boosters

Episode 46: I Love Boosters

I Love Boosters is a crime-comedy written, directed, and produced by Boots Riley and starring Keke Palmer as Corvette, leader of the Velvet Gang, which includes Naomi Ackie as Sade and Taylour Paige as Mariah, who boost from fashion stores throughout the Bay Area to resell themselves to low-income community members. Demi Moore plays Christie Smith, owner of the fashion stores being boosted from who is both the idol and villain of Corvette's life. Also starring is Poppy Liu as Jianhu, Eiza Gonzalez as Violeta, LaKeith Standfield as Pinky Ring Guy, Will Poulter as Grayson, Don Cheadle as Dr. Jack, and Kara Young as Crying Black Mother. Timestamps: * (0:01:17) Sex and the City 2 * (0:34:31) The Bling Ring * (0:53:46) Bullitt * (1:07:59) I Love Boosters * (1:49:32) Spoilers * (2:15:47) Next week: Backrooms Works Cited: * Action cinema begins with Bullitt [https://www.avclub.com/action-cinema-begins-with-steve-mcqueen-and-one-incredi-1798243707] (Tom Breihan, 2016) * Barbie (Greta Gerwig, 2023) * Boots Riley, Tommy Orange and the Summer of the Oakland Artist [https://www.kqed.org/news/11679230/boots-riley-tommy-orange-and-the-summer-of-the-oakland-artist] (Sandhya Dirks, 2018) * Boots Riley's Closet Picks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_66gXXfrbA&pp=ygUVYm9vdHMgcmlsZXkgY3JpdGVyaW9u] (The Criterion Collection, 2026) * Bullitt (Peter Yates, 1968) * Burkas and Birkins [https://www.thestranger.com/film/burkas-and-birkins-4132715/] (Lindy West, 2010) * Cannes: Teens Living Dangerously in Sofia Coppola's 'The Bling Ring' and Francois Ozon's 'Young and Beautiful' [https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/cannes-teens-living-dangerously-in-sofia-coppolas-the-bling-ring-and-francois-ozons-young-and-beautiful-38380/] (Erik Kohn, 2013) * Cruella (Craig Gillespie, 2021) * Election (Alexander Paye, 1999) * ENNIO MORRICONE -"Navajo Joe" (1966) [https://youtu.be/hN1bJqU50iA?si=EWB44L42EOXWQ42W] * God's Not Dead (Harold Cronk, 2014) * I Love Boosters (Boots Riley, 2026) * I Love Boosters (Original Motion Picture Score) - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_niJeOsV6M8-Xz19Si_XJRnp38_Do4isYE] * ‎I Love Boosters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP - Album by Keke Palmer - Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-love-boosters-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1895772607] * I Love Boosters Is Colorful, Gonzo, and an Absolute Mess [https://www.vulture.com/article/review-i-love-boosters-is-colorful-gonzo-and-a-total-mess.html] (Angelica Jade Bastien, 2026) * 'I Love Boosters' Is Fashionably Frustrated - The Ringer [https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/22/movies/i-love-boosters-review-boots-riley-keke-palmer-demi-moore] (Adam Nayman, 2026) * I'm a Virgo (Boots Riley, 2023) * On 'I Love Boosters' & Who Gets To Critique Capitalism [https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/05/11983642/i-love-boosters-review-keke-palmer-interview-capitalism] (Kathleen Newman-Bremang, 2026) * Sex and the City: Love at the End of History [https://youtu.be/mIbIcJHKnXM?si=CAkh2vzfUtb81sB0] (Broey Deschanel, 2021) * Sex and the City 2 (Michael Patrick King, 2010) * Sex and the City 2 is ugly on the inside [https://web.archive.org/web/20211210132647/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/sex-and-the-city-2-is-ugly-on-the-inside-7420066.html] (no author listed, no date given) * Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018) * The Bling Ring (Sofia Coppola, 2013) * The Coup - "I Love Boosters!" (Full Album Stream) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgjvjQNrInI&list=RDGgjvjQNrInI&start_radio=1] * The death of Sex and the City [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/may/23/sex-and-the-city-film-terrible] (Hadley Freeman, 2010) * The Suspects Wore Louboutins [https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2010/3/the-suspects-wore-louboutins] (Nancy Jo Sales, 2010) * Who's Afraid of Carrie Bradshaw? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKK-EvyPHfU&pp=ygUfYnJvZXkgZGVzY2hhbmVsIGNhcnJpZSBicmFkc2hhd9IHCQkECwGHKiGM7w%3D%3D] (Broey Deschanel, 2025) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com [Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com]! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor * https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ [https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ [https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/] * @benverschoor.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benverschoor.bsky.social] Steven Santana * https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ [https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ [https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/] * @number8axel.bsky.social‬ [https://bsky.app/profile/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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mise-en-screen/id1826357139] * Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2TjiH4IZLTxmqqRFRfn4sx] * Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast [https://player.fm/series/mise-en-screen] * Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/mise-en-screen/6018121]

Episode 45: Is God Is

Is God Is, is a thriller written, directed, and produced by Aleshea Harris based on her play of the same name. It stars Kara Young and Mallori Johnson as twins Racine and Anaia who are summoned by their long lost mother Ruby, Vivica A. Fox, to be sent on a quest to kill their father, Sterling K Brown, who set the fire that immolated the family, and left each with extensive burn scars. Timestamps: * (0:01:33) Cool Cat Saves the Kids: The Director's Cut * (0:29:32) Lady Snowblood * (0:50:01) Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. * (1:10:04) Is God Is * (1:37:14) Spoilers * (2:10:41) Next week: I Love Boosters Works Cited: * 'Honk for Jesus' provides an uncomfortable reflection of the Black church | National Catholic Reporter [https://www.ncronline.org/culture/honk-jesus-provides-uncomfortable-reflection-black-church] (Candice Marie Benbow, 2022) * 420 AWARDS (Derek Savage, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025) * Aleshea Harris Is the Ruler of Her World [https://www.thecut.com/article/aleshea-harris-is-god-is-writer-director-interview.html] (Maya S. Cade, 2026) * American Fiction (Cord Jefferson, 2023) * Bak Mei - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bak_Mei] * Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018) * Cool Cat Finds a Gun (Derek Savage, 2013) * Cool Cat in the Hollywood Christmas Parade (Derek Savage, 2012) * Cool Cat Loves You [https://www.coolcatlovesyou.com/] (Derek Savage) * Cool Cat Saves the Kids (Derek Savage, 2015) * Cool Cat Saves The Kids - The Search For The Worst - IHE [https://youtu.be/HoTZZYm2HZI?si=_Whv_ZtpXvMnVoKj] (I Hate Everything, 2015) * 'Cool Cat Saves the Kids' review by Devan Scott [https://boxd.it/iCoPb] * Cool Cat Stops Bullying (Derek Savage, 2012) * Cool Cat vs Dirty Dog: The Virus Wars (Derek Savage, 2023) * Dirty Dog Threatens to Shoot Up Cool Cat's School [https://youtu.be/5xWkg_kqoaA?si=d9LvdLMQQCVucAAd] (coolcatfunhouse, 2025) * Double Down (Neil Breen, 2005) * Eye for an Eye [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/eye-for-an-eye/36BD34F54D8482FA4E5A1EB20B1539B2] (William Ian Miller, 2009) * Film review: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul | National Post [https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/film-review-honk-for-jesus-save-your-soul] (Chris Knight, 2022) * Frozen II (Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck, 2019) * Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (Adamma Ebo, 2022) * How Aleshea Harris Combined Influences from Across History to Create Her Tragic, Absurd Debut 'Is God Is' [https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/is-god-is-director-aleshea-harris-interview-1235194401/] (Lovia Gyarkye, 2026) * Is God Is (Alesha Harris, 2026) * Jason Johnson: The Cat is Out of the Bag [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jason-johnson-the-cat-is-out-of-the-bag/id1163469320?i=1000446801253] (Super Media Bros Podcast, 2019) * Kill Bill Volume 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003) * Kill Bill Volume 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004) * Lady Snowblood (Toshiya Fujita, 1973) * Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma, 1996) * Prepare to be Horrified by the Tasteless Idiocy of Cool Cat Stops a School Shooting [https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/gun-control/prepare-to-be-offended-by-the-exploitative-idiocy] (Jim Vorel, 2018) * Theatre Review: 'Is God Is' Seeks the Divine [https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/theater-review-is-god-is-seeks-the-divine.html] (Sara Holdren, 2018) * The World's Worst Children's Movie Director [https://youtu.be/YIBobSWi8Yg?si=MUcMOn9AeOGWNo16] (Turkey Tom, 2022) * YMS: Cool Cat Saves the Kids (Part 1 of 2) [https://youtu.be/C67thOEtVNQ?si=x9DeDL7Ct9YRtNr6] (YMS, 2015) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com [Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com]! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor * https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ [https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ [https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/] * @benverschoor.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benverschoor.bsky.social] Steven Santana * https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ [https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ [https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/] * @number8axel.bsky.social‬ [https://bsky.app/profile/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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mise-en-screen/id1826357139] * Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2TjiH4IZLTxmqqRFRfn4sx] * Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast [https://player.fm/series/mise-en-screen] * Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/mise-en-screen/6018121]

Episode 44: Mortal Kombat II (2026)

Mortal Kombat II is the sequel to 2021's Mortal Kombat and directed by Simon McQuoid and written by Jeremy Slater, a reboot of a film series based on the long running fighting videogame series of the same name. New heroes introduced in this film are Kitana, played by Adeline Rudolph, adopted daughter of Shao Khan, played by Martyn Ford, ruler of Outworld, and Johnny Cage, played by Karl Urban, a washed up Hollywood actor unwillingly drafted into the eponymous Mortal Kombat tournament that will decide the fate of Earthrealm. Also appearing are newcomers Tati Gabrielle as Jade, Damon Herriman as Quan Chi, CJ Bloomfield as Baraka, and returning characters Sonya Blade, Jessica McNamee, Jax Briggs, Mehcad Brooks, Liu Kang, Ludi Lin, Kano, Josh Lawson, Lord Raiden, Tadanobu Asano, Shang Tsung, Chin Han, Bi-Han, Joe Taslim, Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kung Lao, Max Huang, Cole Young, Lewis Tan, and finally, a cameo by Ed Boon as a bartender. Timestamps: * (0:01:19) Mortal Kombat: Annihilation * (0:29:12) The Last Hurrah for Chivalry * (0:43:18) The Hidden Fortress * (0:58:11) Mortal Kombat (2021) * (1:14:08) Mortal Kombat II * (1:41:48) Next week: Is God Is Works Cited: * A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986) * Aquaman (James Wan, 2018) * Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen (Brian Raftery, 2019) * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000) * Dead Alive (Peter Jackson, 1992) * Dreams (Akira Kurosawa, 1990) * Furious 7 (James Wan, 2015) * Hard Boiled (John Woo, 1992) * Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002) * High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963) * Hostel (Eli Roth, 2005) * Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952) * Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy [https://youtu.be/Z1PCtIaM_GQ?si=6TZYjIQq13NPU9ea] (Every Frame a Painting, 2014) * Last Hurrah for Chivalry (John Woo, 1979) * Mile 22 (Peter Berg, 2018) * Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) - Movie Review: Alternate Ending [https://www.alternateending.com/2016/08/thou-art-mortal.html] (Tim Brayton, 2016) * Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) - Review - AllMovie [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106055452/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/mortal-kombat-annihilation-v158861/review] (Jason Gibner, date unknown, archived 2012) * Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (John R. Leonetti, 1997) * Mortal Kombat (Paul W. S. Anderson, 1995) * Mortal Kombat (Simon McQuoid, 2021) * Mortal Kombat II (Simon McQuoid, 2026) * Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) * Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) * Saw (James Wan, 2004) * Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) * Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949) * The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Chia-Liang Liu, 1978) * The Hidden Fortress (1958) [The Criterion Collection] [https://filmfreakcentral.net/2014/04/the-hidden-fortress/] – Dual-Format Edition (Walter Chaw, 2014) * The Hidden Fortress (Akira Kurosawa, 1958) * The Hidden Fortress | Current | The Criterion Collection [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/117-the-hidden-fortress] (Armond White, 2001) * The Killer (John Woo, 1989) * The Killer (John Woo, 2024) * Violence In Video Games - Highlights of the American Senate Committee Hearings in 1993 [https://youtu.be/lhwM3ZMTCR0?si=5BBv2T_sMUr2h52r] (NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive, 2019) * Wolf Creek (Greg McLean, 2005) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com [Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com]! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor * https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ [https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ [https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/] * @benverschoor.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benverschoor.bsky.social] Steven Santana * https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ [https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ [https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/] * @number8axel.bsky.social‬ [https://bsky.app/profile/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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mise-en-screen/id1826357139] * Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2TjiH4IZLTxmqqRFRfn4sx] * Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast [https://player.fm/series/mise-en-screen] * Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/mise-en-screen/6018121]

Episode 43: Deep Water

Deep Water is the latest film from director Renny Harlin and the work of somewhere between four and six credited writers, including Pete Bridges, Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause, and Damien Power, for a film about the survivors of a plane crash in the south pacific having to further contend with sharks that want to eat anyone and everyone who puts their leg, arm, or head over and in the open water. Aaron Eckhart is first officer Ben, not to be confused with Ben Kingsley who is the pilot Rich. The supporting cast includes Li Wenhan and Zhao Simei as Sam and Lilly, two esports stars, Kate Fitzpatrick as grandmother Becky, Richard Croughley as gamer Matt, Molly Belle Wright as Cora and Elijah Tamati as Finn, young new stepsiblings separate from their parents, Ryan Bown as Declan and Kelly Gale as Jaya, Lakota Johnson as volatile sportsman Hutch, and Angus Sampson as colossal asshole Dan. Timestamps: * (0:05:19) Mindhunters (and some The Bricklayer) * (0:23:58) Deep Blue Sea * (0:40:11) Deep Water * (1:41:50) Next week: Mortal Kombat II Works Cited: * A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (Renny Harlin, 1988) * Bodies at Rest (Renny Harlin, 2019) * Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin, 1993) * Deep Blue Sea (Renny Harlin, 1999) * Deep Water (Renny Harlin, 2026) * Deep Water 2026 Movie Review: Renny Harlin Back in Shark-Infested Seas [https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/deep-water-2026-movie-review-renny-harlin-1235190976/] (David Ehrlich, 2026) * Deep Water review: Aaron Eckhart fights off sharks in shallow plane crash thriller [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/deep-water-aaron-eckhart-shark-movie-review-2026] (Peter Sobczynski, 2026) * 'Deep Water' Review: Aaron Eckhart in Renny Harlin Disaster Movie [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/deep-water-review-aaron-eckhart-renny-harlin-ben-kingsley-1236578712/] (David Rooney, 2026) * 'Deep Water' Review: Renny Harlin's Double-Dip Disaster Movie [https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/deep-water-review-aaron-eckhart-ben-kingsley-1236728297/] (Owen Gleiberman, 2026) * Die Hard 2 (Renny Harlin, 1990) * Die Hard With a Vengeance (John McTiernan, 1995) * Driven (Renny Harlin, 2001) * Elementary (Rob Doherty, 2012-2019) * Episode #140 - Mindhunters - No Such Thing As A Bad Movie - Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-140-mindhunters/id1405976014?i=1000634404331] (2023) * Exorcist: The Beginning (Renny Harlin, 2004) * Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) * Forget Jaws. The Real Shark Movie to Beat Is Deep Blue Sea | WIRED [https://www.wired.com/2016/06/deep-blue-sea-celebration/] (Brian Raftery, 2016) * Hackers (Iain Softley, 1995) * ‎International Films Made by Disheartened Hollywood Blockbuster Directors, a list of films by Justin Decloux • Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/justindecloux/list/international-films-made-by-disheartened/] * Legend of the Ancient Sword (Renny Harlin, 2018) * Mindhunter (Joe Penhall, 2017-2019) * Mindhunters (Renny Harlin, 2004) * Samuel L Jackson on shark thriller Deep Blue Sea: 'I've had many deaths – but everyone remembers this one' | Movies | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/24/samuel-l-jackson-shark-deep-blue-sea-deaths-big-ass-waves] (Chris Boughton, 2025) * Saw (James Wan, 2004) * Skiptrace (Renny Harlin, 2016) * The Bricklayer (Renny Harlin, 2023) * The Long Kiss Goodnight (Renny Harlin, 1996) * The Strangers: Chapter 1-3 (Renny Harlin, 2024-2026) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com [Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com]! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor * https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ [https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ [https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/] * @benverschoor.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benverschoor.bsky.social] Steven Santana * https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ [https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ [https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/] * @number8axel.bsky.social‬ [https://bsky.app/profile/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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mise-en-screen/id1826357139] * Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2TjiH4IZLTxmqqRFRfn4sx] * Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast [https://player.fm/series/mise-en-screen] * Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/mise-en-screen/6018121]

Episode 42: Mother Mary

Mother Mary is a 2026 psychological drama from writer-director David Lowery. Anne Hathaway plays Mother Mary, a pop music star who suffered a recent accident and seeks out Sam Anselm, played by Michaela Coel, her former designer and friend (friend), in order to tailor an appropriate new dress. Sam utilizes the opportunity to settle the bad blood that exists between them as a result of their breakup, though they soon learn that they are bound by a mysterious, supernatural threat. Timestamps: * (0:00:59) Music * (0:28:39) The Green Knight * (0:52:07) Phantom Thread * (1:08:40) Mother Mary * (1:34:24) Spoilers * (1:55:51) Next week: Deep Water Works Cited: * A Ghost Story (David Lowery, 2017) * A pop star needs a makeover in 'Mother Mary' but one dress keeps getting in the way [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-04-17/mother-mary-review-anne-hathaway-michaela-coel-david-lowery-a24] (Katie Walsh, 2026) * Before you donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the facts [https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AutismSpeaksFlyer2020.pdf] (Autistic Advocacy, 2020) * Did you love or loathe 'The Green Knight'? Either way, you're not alone [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-08-07/the-green-knight-theories-dev-patel] (Mark Olsen, Justin Chang and Jen Yamato, 2026) * Maddie Ziegler: Mogul in Training [https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a29302754/maddie-ziegler/] (Danielle McNally, 2019) * Maddie Ziegler On Being Sia's "Muse" From Age 11 [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/maddie-ziegler-sia-muse-age-11-child-fame-pressure] (Leyla Mohammed, 2023) * Mother Mary (David Lowery, 2026) * "Mother Mary" and the Problem of Small Movies with Big Stars [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/mother-mary-and-the-problem-of-small-movies-with-big-stars] (Richard Brody, 2026) * 'Mother Mary' Is the Mother of All Modern-Pop Superstar Nightmares [https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/mother-mary-review-anne-hathaway-michaela-coel-1235540700/] (David Fear, 2026) * 'Mother Mary' Review: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel Make Beautiful Music Together in David Lowery's Divinely Strange Pop Psychodrama [https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/mother-mary-movie-review-anne-hathaway-a24-1235188817/] (David Ehrlich, 2026) * Music (Sia, 2021) * The Old Man & the Gun (David Lowery, 2017) * Paul Thomas Anderson on Phantom Thread | Sight and Sound [https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/paul-thomas-anderson-phantom-thread-1950s-london-haute-couture-gothic-romance-daniel-day-lewis-vicky-krieps] (James Bell, 2020) * Peanut Butter Falcon (Tyler Nilson &* MIchael Schwartz, 2019) * Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017) * Sweet-and-Sour Pop - Style Weekly [https://www.styleweekly.com/sweet-and-sour-pop/] (Chuck Bowen, 2026) * The A24 Movie in Which Anne Hathaway Plays a Ravishing, Haunted Facsimile of Taylor Swift [https://slate.com/culture/2026/04/taylor-swift-anne-hathaway-mother-mary-movie.html] (Dana Stevens, 2026) * The Green Knight (David Lowery, 2017) * Vox Lux (Brady Corbet, 2018) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com [Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com]! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor * https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ [https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ [https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/] * @benverschoor.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benverschoor.bsky.social] Steven Santana * https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ [https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/] * https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ [https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/] * @number8axel.bsky.social‬ [https://bsky.app/profile/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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mise-en-screen/id1826357139] * Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2TjiH4IZLTxmqqRFRfn4sx] * Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast [https://player.fm/series/mise-en-screen] * Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/mise-en-screen/6018121]