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Mixed Bag

A podcast looking at the mixed, muddled and meh movies throughout film history. Featuring Matt, Cassandra and Jimmy. Contact us at mixedbagcontact@gmail.com

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

01:48:53

62- Home Alone 3 with Lucas Neal

Mixed Bag ·

2021/12/26

It's (just after) the most wonderful time of the year! That's right, we're just finishing up the tail end of the silly season and so it's time for our yearly tradition of reviewing a Christmas film with friend of the pod, Lucas Neal. This year, he's chosen something a little controversial: Home Alone 3 which follows a new kid, eight-year-old Alex (played by Alex D. Linz). Our guest has thrown down the controversial gauntlet that this is the best Home Alone (!) Can this sacrilege be backed up? Who is

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01:25:45

61 - Anastasia

Mixed Bag ·

2021/12/13

Born from a real life tragedy, this 1997 faux-Disney musical is a wild ride of strong liberties to Russian history, complete with a magical Rasputin with a deranged Christopher Lloyd. Does the charm of Meg Ryan and John Cusack shine through the stilted rotoscoping or should we say do svidanya to Anastasia and her conmen buddies? The last of our personal picks, before we get to our Christmas tradition, some random guest we've never met...?

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01:29:13

60 - Basic Instinct

Mixed Bag ·

2021/11/29

A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved. It's the lurid, erotic neo-noir Basic Instinct. Dropped in 1922, this box office smash made Sharon Stone into a star and perpetuated some pretty tired and problematic gay and bisexual narratives. Likes are you've heard about THE scene but is the film itself any good? Join Matt, Cass and James for the second of their personal picks and see if this is sizzling or

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01:46:58

59 - The Phantom of the Opera

Mixed Bag ·

2021/11/12

Here's there... the Phantom of the Opera! (2004) 🌹🥀 When camp bat-nipple director Joel Schumacher joined forces with the exceedingly OTT Andrew Lloyd Webber, it should've been a match made in heaven. And yet, The 2004 version of Phantom of the Opera is in some camps despised and most definitely mixed. What about Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum didn't do it for audiences? And can the combined forces of Simon Callow, Ciaran Hinds and Minnie Driver lift this charisma vaccuum? Join us as we resume our

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01:44:13

58 - Hocus Pocus

Mixed Bag ·

2021/10/31

Whether you're wrapping up your Halloween and emerging from your candy slumber or set to celebrate it tonight, Halloween reaches far and wide and the spooky season has got to Mixed Bag. That's why we've popped on the 1993 children's classic Hocus Pocus, directed by Kenny Ortega, who joined the third-timers for directors on Mixed Bag. Not a great accomplishment but we love having you here, Kenny! After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween

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01:28:30

57 - A Dangerous Method

Mixed Bag ·

2021/10/17

Folks, we have reached our final night... with Knightley. The film that spawned this miniseries, the feature presentation that makes most use of Keira Knightley's... advantages. Namely, one. Her chin. David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method. You may have seen the infamous clip featuring body horror levels of chin acting (link here if you haven't) but how does the film stack up? Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina

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01:38:45

56 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Mixed Bag ·

2021/10/03

Hello Boys! It's time to get Sugar Plum Sweet and dive into the magical world of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018). Our penultimate night with Knightley and our most recent Keira flick, Nutcracker4Realms is adapted from the 1892 two-act ballet which has some of the sickest classical earworms you've ever come across. Will the trio find Keira's Sugar Plum Fairy sumptuous or sickly sweet and do chins still hold sway in these realms? Tune in to find out.

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01:31:12

55 - The Duchess

Mixed Bag ·

2021/09/19

Announcing the return of Mixed Bag! It's been quite some time since we last spoke but fear not listener, we are resuming our Five Nights with Knightley with our third entry, the epitome of Keira's period films, The Duchess! What's it about? A duchess of course! But other than that? God we had no clue. But little did we know that they film is covertly part of the glorious gay agenda! That's right, the best kept secret, bisexuality courses through this films veins, happy bisexuality awareness week

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01:43:40

54 - Pirates 2 - Dead Man’s Chest with Patrick Barnes

Mixed Bag ·

2021/08/22

ARRR!! You liver lilies didn't think we'd cover the canon of Keira without investigating her most famous franchise did you? This week we're joined by esteemed cat lover and fellow podcaster Patrick Barnes who, until now, has never seen a Pirates of the Caribbean film. Did we want to spend seven minutes in Heaven in Davy Jones' locker or is this just one terrible beastie as bad as the dreaded kraken?! Join Matt, Cass, James and Patrick as we head into the franchise that was building a Cinematic

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01:39:03

53 - Anna Karenina

Mixed Bag ·

2021/08/08

Our latest season 'Five Nights of Knightley' commences with the third and final Joe Wright and Keira Knightley reunion, Anna Karenina (2012). It's cold in Wellington but it's nothing compared to Russia, let's hope that Anna wraps up warm, dodges scandal and avoids those trains! But when handsome Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) stares at her from across the room, who can resist? He's certainly far more dashing from boring husband Karenin (Jude Law). Will Anna give herself to temptation and enjoy the

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01:29:14

52 - Clue w Mike Bryant

Mixed Bag ·

2021/07/25

Mike Bryant brings his new discovered classic, Clue back from 1985 for us all to revel in its exceeding foolishness. Based on the board game of the same name or Cluedo depending on where you're from, Clue follows a star studded cast who try to determine who killed Mr. Boddy and why. We have a tiny recorded issue with this episode with it being accidentally recorded from a laptop instead of a microphone. It doesn't sound awful but you might notice a bit more background noise. Thanks so much to Mike

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01:38:24

51 - Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron

Mixed Bag ·

2021/07/11

The hosts make a startling discovery. One of their own has a deep connection the titular equine and knows the Bryan Adams songs by heart. But is this 2002 tale too simplistic and boring or is it a little seen masterpiece? Join us for the iconic episode of Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron.

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01:30:30

50 - Jennifer’s Body

Mixed Bag ·

2021/06/28

It's our 50th episode of Mixed Bag! And for our 50th we thought, what the hell! Let's do another film that's been on our list for a while. Jennifer's Body (2009). Directed by Karyn Kusama, written by Diablo Cody and starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, this horror comedy was slammed on released and has since been reappraised. Is it the lesbian text we've all been craving or is this body dead on arrival? Join Matt, Cass and James for the autopsy on the very special 50th Mixed Bag.

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01:40:40

49 - Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont

Mixed Bag ·

2021/06/13

We're doing it. One of the OG Mixed Bags when the podcast was created, this is a big one folks. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont. The #1 hit of 2005, beating out the juggernaut Snakes on a Plane! (A different time, a simpler time) Dame Joan Plowright returns after her brief appearance in 101 Dalmatians and introducing Rupert Friend as Ludo. These two charmers may be divided by age but they're united by attraction. But how strong an attraction are we talking and why is this film weirdly... horny? It has

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01:28:06

48 - High School Musical ft Ed Blunden

Mixed Bag ·

2021/05/30

It's time to Get'cha Head in the Game, because we're Breaking Free. That's right, this is no time to Stick to the Status Quo, it's the Start of Something New and We're All In This Together. It certainly felt that way in 2006 where we were bound the collective passion for High School Musical. Chief among them was guest Ed Blunden who not only experienced the joy of High School Musical but played Troy Bolton in a school production! However, not everyone has seen the saga of Troy and Gabriella, listen

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01:33:13

47 - 101 Dalmatians

Mixed Bag ·

2021/05/16

It's the 90s, dog movies are all the craze and remaking Disney properties isn't yet an exercise in torture. But it needs a dash of something else, a rogue element, a little splash of GLENN. The iconic performance from beloved Mixed Bag star Glenn Close. Here she gets to revel in the cruelty and chaos of Cruella De Vil. But how well does the performance truly stack up and is the film around her up to snuff? Is watching dogs really all that entertaining or is it a black mark against the film

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01:59:55

Quick Mix

Mixed Bag ·

2021/04/04

Matt and James check in while Cass is away for a 2 hour long Pop Corner spectacular to chat Oscars, Grammys, Globes and sliding down a pole to see your Top, Satan.

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06:29

Short Hiatus & Mixed Bag Minis!

Mixed Bag ·

2021/03/22

Kia ora team! We're going on a mini hiatus because of supreme busyness so we thought we'd start up a fun little thing called Mixed Bag Minis and it can involve you! All you have to do is record an audio clip of you talking about a Mixed Bag you've seen or like and email it to mixedbagcontact@gmail.com and we'll likely air it on the show! To give you an example, here's Aimee Sullivan talking about Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit in its entirety. See you when we get back in the month of May!

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01:06:48

46 - I Care A Lot

Mixed Bag ·

2021/03/07

Featuring recent Golden Globe winner Rosamund Pike, this new Amazon Video release, I Care A Lot (2020) features elder abuse, the Russian Mob and a surprise wig. But did we care? Did we care... a lot?

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01:26:00

45 - Burlesque

Mixed Bag ·

2021/02/21

IT'S BURLESQUE It's the early 10's and Burlesque is having a moment. Pop culture sensations Cher and Christina Aguilera team up to bring this vital new story to the cinema. What could go wrong? Matt, Cass and James finally tackle Burlesque, one of the very first films considered when the concept of Mixed Bag was created. Will these air rights win out or is this show ready to shut up shop? Dig us? Tell people on social media! It's the best way for people to discover the podcast. You can also leave a

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