Episode 60: Hope (2026)

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