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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

01:39:45

44 - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement with...

Mixed Bag ·

2021/02/07

We're travelling to the generically European domain of Genovia with our guest and friend of the pod Aimée Sullivan! Appearing in a cameo in our Sister Act 2 episode, we've got 100% more Aimée with another sequel, this time the iconic Princess Diaries follow up starring superstars Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews! Also featuring Chris Pine at not peak hotness and way too much hair, Princess Mia has got to get married to secure the throne. Is this follow up to the smash-hit one to put in the diary or

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01:26:20

43 - The Paper ft Maxwell Apse

Mixed Bag ·

2021/01/24

The Paper (1994) is a family classic of our guest Maxwell Apse and has a star-studded cast including Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marissa Tomei, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Jason Alexander and the one and only Catherine O'Hara! Following 24 hours in the life of a hectic newsroom, this little seen film by director Ron Howard follows the murder of a couple of visiting businessmen and reporters trying to break the story of suspects' innocence. Check out if Maxwell can get the Mixed Bag trio to open The

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01:24:23

42 - National Treasure

Mixed Bag ·

2021/01/10

We're starting off this year big and what's bigger than stealing the Declaration of Independence? As we've seen from this wild week, that may be easier than it looks. (Weirdly, we picked this film in Dec 2020!) It's time to get nerdy and solve some puzzles with the one, the only... Nicolas Cage. Dig us? Tell people on social media! It's the best way for people to discover the podcast. You can also leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser and follow us @MixedBagPodcast (@MixedBagPod on Twitter)

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01:31:56

41 - La La Land

Mixed Bag ·

2020/12/27

"And the Oscar goes to..." The Best Picture Winner who wasn't, is this Oscar juggernaut the breezy refreshing romp through old Hollywood musicals that we were sold or have the lights of La La Los Angeles dimmed? Basically, the question is, is there any love in our heart for jazz bros? Directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, we ended 2019 with CATS and look how that turned out so here's hoping this predicts a far more lighthearted 2021. This is LA LA LAND. Dig us? Tell

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01:34:24

40 - Happiest Season ft Lucas Neal

Mixed Bag ·

2020/12/13

Kristen Stewart and MacKenzie Davis star in this queer holiday new release which puts the closet in Christmas. To continue our Christmas tradition, we're joined by Lucas Neal to see if this is coal in our stocking or if it managed to make the Nice list.

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01:20:50

39 - Hillbilly Elegy

Mixed Bag ·

2020/11/29

"Perch and Swivel!" "You might think algebra is jail. But it’s not!" "She wants my piss cause hers is dirty!" All these iconic lines from the film taking Netflix by storm. *Official viewing numbers unable to be released* Close Adams Howard That’s right it’s Hillbilly Elegy. Based on the J. D. Vance bestseller, this might not exactly be a mixed bag but it’s another special event like CATS (2019) nearly one whole year ago. Is it really as bad as everyone says it is or is there a lil sympathy for this

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01:33:03

38 - The Meg

Mixed Bag ·

2020/11/15

"You're gunna need a bigger shark" -Movie Producer The arrival of the major new talent on the Hollywood scene, the movie that introduced us to the megalodon, the marvel, THE MEG. Can Jason Statham compete against the inherent star power of this indelible leading lady performance? Have we seen such soulful acting of the eyes since Garbo, since Hepburn? The movie that made her, we can't stop talking about The Meg. But is the movie housing her up to par? Can Jason, Ruby Rose, Cliff Curtis, Rainn Wilson

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01:37:59

37 - Rebecca

Mixed Bag ·

2020/11/01

A remake of a Hitchcock's classic, will Ben Wheatley's separate the wheat from the chaff? Starring Armie Hammer and Lily James, check in and see if Matt, James and Cass are saying "damn Danvers!" for this flick. Follow us on socials, flick up a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser or just tweet about us to your friends! It really helps us get noticed.

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01:21:59

36 - The Greatest Showman

Mixed Bag ·

2020/10/18

Ladies and Gentlemen (and non-binary folk) this is the moment you've waited for. WOOO-AHHH-OOOH-OOUGH!! We finally did it. Cass, Matt and James had never seen The Greatest Showman. Until now. Don't forget to rate and write a review on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Twitter (@MixedBagPod), Facebook (MixedBagPod) and Instagram (@MixedBagPodcast) or email us at mixedbagcontact@gmail.com if you have a request.

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01:25:45

35 - Ghostbusters ft Ellie Stewart

Mixed Bag ·

2020/10/04

This week, we're joined by Ellie Stewart to discuss the 2016 Ghostbusters, starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon! When there's something mixed And it's a little bit meh. Who you gunna call?

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01:40:26

34 - Tenet

Mixed Bag ·

2020/09/20

All I have for you is an episode. TENET. Don't forget to rate and write a review on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Twitter (@MixedBagPod), Facebook (MixedBagPod) and Instagram (@MixedBagPodcast) or email us at mixedbagcontact@gmail.com if you have a request.

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01:24:31

33 - A Prairie Home Companion

Mixed Bag ·

2020/09/06

Well folks, we've reached the end of the road for the Streepson. And it's a fitting finale with the Robert Altman's final film, 2006's 'A Prairie Home Companion'. Gracefully accepting a role in the ensemble, Streep has deigned to be equal with the likes of Lily Tomlin, Woody Harrelson, John C Reilly, Kevin Kline and 00's Lindsay Lohan. Is this tribute to radio drama just white noise or a love letter to a dying form. (Thank god for podcasts!) With our rankings of the Streep's Mixed Bag entries, don't

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01:27:29

32 - The Laundromat

Mixed Bag ·

2020/08/24

The Laundromat. AKA My not-so-beautiful Laundrette. The penultimate of the Meryl Mixed season. Check it out on Netflix.

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01:43:41

31 - Julie and Julia with Lucas Neal

Mixed Bag ·

2020/08/24

This week we're looking at an iconic Meryl Streep performance and an iconic Mixed Bag Film.Julie and Julia.Meryl is Julia.Amy is Julie.You know the film.Don't forget to rate and write a review on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Twitter (@MixedBagPod), Facebook (MixedBagPod) and Instagram (@MixedBagPodcast) or email us at mixedbagcontact@gmail.com if you have a request.

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01:31:20

29 - The Manchurian Candidate

Mixed Bag ·

2020/08/24

We're back and we're bringing some conspiracy theories with us! That's right we're doing our second Jonathan Demme flick (purely unintentional) with the 2004 remake The Manchurian Candidate. Featuring Meryl Streep channelling her inner Clinton with a hairdo to match, is this political thriller a Candidate for a bag or will it put us to sleep(er agent). Don't Liev the question unanswered as we find out which Denzel Washington can't have a single proper scene with Streep and how Jeffrey Wright got

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01:19:35

30 - She-Devil

Mixed Bag ·

2020/07/26

It's 1989. A dingo has eaten Meryl's baby. She's made a choice, she's out of Africa and silk is now wood. So what's her next move? An adaptation of The Life and Loves of A She-Devil alongside Roseanne Barr who just started her hit TV show the year before. A black comedy, She-Devil tells the story of Ruth Patchett (Roseanne Barr), a dumpy, overweight housewife, who exacts devilish revenge after her philandering husband leaves her and their children for glamorous, best-selling romance novelist Mary

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34:05

Introducing Apocalypse Songs

Mixed Bag ·

2020/07/05

There's no Mixed Bag this week but instead, we're treating you to an audio drama that Cassandra and James have been working on: Apocalypse Songs. The five episode series follows a local radio station reporter Amy Louise Chen (Cassandra Tse) investigating the tapes of Clara Wilson (Catherine Gavigan-Binnie), an obscure 1960s musician whose cryptic lyrics seem to have predicted the future. Amy joins forces with Clara’s great-nephew Josh (Dryw McArthur) to investigate the mystery of Clara’s

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01:27:37

28 - Ricki and the Flash

Mixed Bag ·

2020/06/21

Meryl Streep Jonathan Demme Diablo Cody. Killer combo right? But things were a bit Ricki-ety for Ricki and the Flash (2015) when it first opened and the years haven't been kind. Despite a stacked cast of Meryl, Kevin Kline and Audra McDonald, it's certainly in the mixed area of Meryl oeuvre. The Mixed Bag team sought it out to see if it's the star Ricki always dreams of being of it's just a Flash in the pan. Make sure to check out Apocalypse Songs on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your

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01:30:02

27 - Mamma Mia

Mixed Bag ·

2020/06/07

It's the first of our Meryl Streep Season and we're kicking it off with a bang with Mamma Mia (2008) Please consider signing petitions and donating to the Black Lives Matter movement: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# And please visit ArmsDown.NZ so they can provide you with useful scripts to let the NZ Police and your local MP know that Aotearoa doesn't want Armed Police Patrols: https://armsdown.nz/ Pacific people are 3x more likely than Pākehā to be the victims of police violence. Māori are

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01:41:51

26 - The Village w Kevin Karn

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2020/05/24

Welcome to The Village. There are some rules for you to follow: 1. Let Kevin Karn on the podcast for he is good. 2. Do not get too mad at the twists though they annoy. 3. Bag it or biff it. There is no in-between. Misunderstood masterpiece or infuriating twaddle? M. Night Shyamalan's 2004 'period piece' is counted by some as the beginning of his 'bad patch'. But is The Village something to be avoided? Or can you walk freely through it without fear of monsterous storytelling? We're joined by our very

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