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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

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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

Mixed Bag ·

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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01:22:21

25 - Tommy

Mixed Bag ·

2020/05/17

"He's a pinball wizard There has got to be a twist A pinball wizard's Got such a supple wrist!" A boy that witnesses his father being murdered by his stepfather and mother goes deaf, dumb and blind before becoming a pinball wizard and founding a cult. Yeah, just your average 70s flick. Welcome to 'Tommy' (1975) directed by Ken Russell! Chosen because the Mixed Bag team were desperate to see Ann-Margret movie that actually utilizes her skills, does Ann-Margret make a meal of her performance or is

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01:18:06

24 - Sister Act 2 ft Aimée Sullivan

Mixed Bag ·

2020/05/10

"Your teacher says take off your robes" It's the final episode of our 1993 mini season and we're going out with a belt! That's right, it's Sister Act 2, Back in the Habit, starring Whoopi Goldberg and icon of the 90s Lauryn Hill. Despised by the critics on its release (7% on Rotten Tomatoes), dismissed by some fans and cherished by others, the debate on Sister Act 2 is well and truly mixed. Was Delores donning the robes and inspiring the students of St Francis the right move? Or did the public just

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01:19:00

23 - The Joy Luck Club

Mixed Bag ·

2020/05/03

Ahhh clubs. We've all been in one, but have you ever heard of one with such joy? Or luck? No, never. Welcome to The Joy Luck Club by returning director Wayne Wang (Maid in Manhattan) the second in our 1993 mini season. Starring the voice of Mulan herself, Ming-Na Wen, and Adapted from a bestseller by author Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club explores the relationship between Chinese-American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers. There's a lot of stories, there's a lot of trauma. Content warning for

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01:13:24

22 - Grumpy Old Men

Mixed Bag ·

2020/04/26

All this lockdown making you feel a little grumpy? Let your anxiety and frustration be expressed by two of the best grumps around, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau! The very first of our '93 picks, Grumpy Old Men was a childhood pick from host James, where John Gustovson (Lemmon) and Max Goldman's (Matthau) whole life is three actions: bicker, argue and fish. That is until a mysterious and zany new neighbour moves in, she zooms around on a snowmobile and has nude busts, it's the Manic Pixie Dream

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01:25:16

21 - Southland Tales w Johnny Crawford

Mixed Bag ·

2020/04/19

"This is how the world ends, not with a whimper but with a bang." What does The Rock, Sarah Michelle Gellar, two Sean William Scotts, Justin Timberlake and enough SNL cast members to be a full episode create? Richard Kelly's Southland Tales. We're joined by the delightful Johnny Crawford, Vice-President of the Film Society to guide us through this labyrinthine plot and immerse us in the then-future 2008 Venice Beach realness. A huge flop with it's premiere at Cannes in 2006, Southland Tales has

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01:17:04

20 - Interstellar

Mixed Bag ·

2020/04/12

We reached a landmark, 20 episodes! To celebrate we're going to go plant some American flags on planets and wish the legendary Bill Irwin a happy birthday. That's right, we're off to space! Christopher Nolan's 2014 epic Interstellar was a giant but how many people actually saw it? James certainly didn't and he was a big Nolan fan, why did the worm turn against ol' Chris and why are you calling James a worm? That's rude. Don't miss hearing the team chat Matt and Matt in this movie, as well as Anne

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01:13:32

19 - Newsies

Mixed Bag ·

2020/04/05

Yo! You want some papes? Welcome to the turn of the century, where we newsies gotta distributes these papes and we're gettin paid nuttin' for 'em! I'm getting angry, and I know my pal Jack Kelly (Christain Bale) is too! I sure hope he starts a revolt so we newsies can unionize, all while dancin our scruffy feet off an' singin' our little lungs out! A huge Box Office flop, this is the film Disney doesn't want you to see. Starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall and one of our podcast hosts, James

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01:34:27

18 - Murder Mystery

Mixed Bag ·

2020/03/29

Does your marriage need a little zhoosh? How about solving a murder together? That's what Audrey (Jennifer Aniston) and Nick (Adam Sandler) find themselves doing when Charles Cavendish (Luke Evans) invites them on a luxury cruise ship. The first of our weekly series starts with Netflix's Murder Mystery so you can watch along and see if you agree. You'll be getting a lot more of the Mixed Bag team as they've suddenly got a lot more time on their hands. While you know for certain that the Matt, Cass

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01:38:13

17 - The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus ft Ruby Kemp

Mixed Bag ·

2020/03/22

Take a moment from your real life to step into... the Imaginarium. It's 2009, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell hold the same cultural cache, Andrew Garfield goes uncredited on the film's poster and Terry Gilliam hasn't put a Monty Python style foot in his mouth with comments about white men and how they're the real victims. No, this is a time when there's a duel between a Doctor and a Devil, a travelling circus and we all had broken hearts over an incredible actor called Heath. We're joined

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01:35:19

16. Treasure Planet

Mixed Bag ·

2020/03/08

2002. It was a different time. Treasure Island? Pff! Forget that, it's a whole damn PLANET, mate! Joseph Gordon Levitt was hot stuff, fresh off 3rd Rock From The Sun and about to carve out his career as a serious actor, what better teen to take on the iconic role of Jim Hawkins. Disney was... well, struggling but there was great innovation to be made playing with 2D and 3D animation, did they crack it this time? How long did they spend on human characters or were they just having the time of their

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01:26:12

15 - The Hudsucker Proxy w Jonny Potts

Mixed Bag ·

2020/02/23

Say listener, you, yes you! You wanna gig, kid? The years 1958 and we've got the scoop of the century! Vernon Hudsucker has gone kaput, kablamo! Who'll take over the company? His righthand man, the cigar chomping Sidney J Mussburger? Or will it be some nobody from the street? Hurry up kid, this story ain't gunna write itself! This week we're joined by the incredible Jonny Potts, watching a VHS copy of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), a Joel & Ethan Coen joint, written by them and their pal Sam

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