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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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01:36:35

110 - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2005) ft Dryw...

Mixed Bag ·

2023/11/26

The chocolate factory is back open! To coincide with the upcoming release of 'Wonka', a definitely not mixed film, we thought we'd take a trip down memory lane to the last Wonka release, Tim Burton's version in 2005 and we are joined by special guest Dryw McArthur! A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world’s most unusual candy maker. Are we able to stomach a Johnny Depp film? What elements of the tale have aged badly? Are you pro or anti

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01:24:37

109 - Crossroads

Mixed Bag ·

2023/11/12

It's Britney, b*tch. To coincide with the book of the year The Woman in Me, we're looking back to 2002 when Britney made a big swing making a coming of age, road movie with Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning, Crossroads! DREAMS CHANGE. FRIENDS ARE FOREVER. Three estranged friends reunite to travel to LA to chase fame, family and romance. Does this pop star vanity project pay off? Which is girl is each host? And how will Britney write her hit single, I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman?

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01:57:18

108 - Carrie (2013) ft Mike Bryant

Mixed Bag ·

2023/10/29

Happy Halloween Baghags! We hope your lolly bags are never mixed and it's bottles all the way down. We're celebrating the Spooky Season with our Foe of the Pod, Mike Bryant, bringing us another scary movie of the mixed variety for our hosts to feast upon! This year, we're going to the prom with Carrie, 2013 edition. A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small

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01:51:26

107 - Van Helsing

Mixed Bag ·

2023/10/15

Oh the Hugh-manity! It's another Hugh Jackson flick and we're warming up to Halloween with this action adventure Van Helsing (2004) directed by Stephen Sommers of The Mummy and G.I. Joe fame. Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein’s monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family. Can

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01:40:11

106- Dean Spanley

Mixed Bag ·

2023/10/01

Before James got bit by a dog (he's fine) he rather liked these furry animals. We take you to a recording pre-bite when he and the other hosts were 100% gung-ho on the beloved canines. Introducing Dean Spanley (2008)! Directed by Toa Fraser and starring Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and Peter O'Toole! If you're a NZer you might vaguely recall this movie, if you're from elsewhere you probably don't have a clue! But what is this forgotten film all about? Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are

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01:53:57

105 - King Kong (2005) ft Jack O’Donnell

Mixed Bag ·

2023/09/17

It's the eighth wonder of the world, Jack O'Donnell! That's right, we've got the nicest guy in New Zealand film, Jack O'Donnell talking about Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)! Before Peter Jackson was union busting and bringing about Hobbit Law with the NZ Government, he was transforming Petone into New York City and making a great big gorilla wreak havoc. In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they

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01:30:42

104 - Stardust ft Charlie Potter

Mixed Bag ·

2023/09/03

Today we're joined by the wonderful Charlie Potter to discuss the magical adventure/romance 'Stardust' (2007) by Matthew Vaughan, adapted from Neil Gaiman's book of the same name. THIS SUMMER A STAR FALLS. THE CHASE BEGINS. In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he’ll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity. Will this be 'The

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01:26:33

103 - Katy Perry: Part of Me

Mixed Bag ·

2023/08/20

Another first for Mixed Bag season 2, our very first documentary! Cast your mind back to 2012 when Katy Perry was on top of the world, dating Russell Brand and her new movie Katy Perry: Part of Me was hitting cinemas in 3D! Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams. But did Katy deliver a candy covered

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01:45:51

102 - Red Eye

Mixed Bag ·

2023/08/06

It might be the summer of Cillian Murphy in 2023 with Oppenheimer but what about 4 August 2005, when this very week 18 years ago today, Red Eye was released and the general public realised just how 'killer' Cillian could be. Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy and Brian Cox and directed by beloved horror filmmaker Wes Craven! FEAR TAKES FLIGHT. A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor

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01:51:44

101 - Pokémon Detective Pikachu ft Emily K. Brown

Mixed Bag ·

2023/07/23

Pika pika! We're heading back just four years to revisit Pokémon Detective Pikachu with performer, director and Pokémon aficionado, Emily K. Brown! We get talking our favourite little 151 critters and how this action adventure starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith sat with us. PARTNER UP! In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective. (Sourced from Letterboxd) Pop Corner discussed in Popcorner

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01:15:50

100 - Twilight [Live]

Mixed Bag ·

2023/07/09

"Say it. Out Loud." "100 episodes" That's right, we're 100 episodes old, Baghags! To celebrate, we gathered together at Vogelmorn Hall on a cold July evening and celebrated with an iconic Mixed film and franchise, Twilight (2008). Huge thanks to Patrick Barnes for the sound and AV, Cass' parents for the screen, our readers Ed, Catherine, Mike and Jared and to our special guest! Listen to the end to discover who it is and visit our socials for the video version. WHEN YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER, WHAT DO

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01:40:29

99 - Ready Player One

Mixed Bag ·

2023/06/25

ARE YOU READY? Because we've reached the end of our MixedBerg Miniseries with the only way we could, Speilberg's retrospective on legacy by cramming so much IP on the screen at all times! That's right it's Ready Player One! (2018) Based on the popular book of the same name, Ready Player One imagines an OASIS world where the VR headset is king and everybody is obsessed with Mark Rylance. A BETTER REALITY AWAITS. When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to

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01:17:54

98 - War Horse

Mixed Bag ·

2023/06/12

Picture the scene: You're Steven Speilberg. Congrats! You've made a lot of great movies! You sit down to a show on the West End and you see a hella great show with some stonking great horse puppets. You think to yourself, this is one wicked tale, time to nix those horsies. That's right, it's the movie no one was calling for, it's Best Picture nominee War Horse (2011), the second entry in our MixedBerg Miniseries. Do you want two hours and 26 minutes about some horses that go to war? Have we got the

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01:52:13

97 - Hook ft Ellie Stewart

Mixed Bag ·

2023/05/27

Because we were a little late with some episodes, we're dropping a new miniseries a few days early! Welcome to the mini miniseries of Mixed-Berg, the covering of Steven Speilberg's mixed films in the lead up to our 100th episode! And to kick things off, we're joined by returning guest, Ellie Stewart! So put on your pirate hat and think a happy thought because we're flying to Never Neverland with Hook (1991) starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts! WHAT IF PETER PAN GREW UP? The

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01:27:43

96 - Fifty Shades of Grey

Mixed Bag ·

2023/05/15

"Mr. Grey will see you now" We're finishing off our Personal Picks with the steamy Fifty Shades of Grey! Released in 2015 and an adaptation of the ridiculously popular book of the same name, Fifty Shades stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan who, like their Twilight compatriates, have gone on to bigger and better things. When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her

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01:22:52

95 - Entrapment

Mixed Bag ·

2023/04/30

(Heads up, the audio sounds a little different this episode! We don't think it's hugely distracting but just a little mic mix up.) In our second entry in Romance Personal Picks, we're heading back to 1999 with Entrapment. Y2K was just around the corner, Catherine Zeta-Jones was getting regular work and aged movie stars were still having extremely younger women as their love interests. Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in

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01:26:33

94 - Sliding Doors

Mixed Bag ·

2023/04/16

You're waiting for a train, or rather you're running for one! Do you make it through the sliding doors? Or do you just miss it? The ultimate brain tickler in multiversal mysteries starring Ms. Goop herself, Gwyneth Paltrow! Released in the same year as her Oscar-winning turn in Shakespeare in Love, Sliding Doors (1998) sees Gwyn donning the British accent again as we follow two parallel stories of Helen. London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens

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01:17:24

93 - Gothika

Mixed Bag ·

2023/04/02

We've reached the end of our Hello Halle series! We're sending her off with this taut psychological thriller 'GOTHIKA' (2003). After a car crash, a criminal psychologist regains consciousness only to find that she’s a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she’s been accused of murdering her husband—but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an

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01:18:02

92 - Monster’s Ball

Mixed Bag ·

2023/03/19

It's time! It's the film that won Halle Berry her Oscar and we've timed it perfectly to discuss the 95th Oscars. The first and second time a Person of Colour has won Best Actress at the Academy Awards. With that celebratory but also bleak premise, let's look at the film itself. Releasing in the same year as Swordfish, Monster's Ball (2001) is a completely different kettle of fish: Set in the southern USA, a racist white man, Hank, falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically, Hank is

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01:20:26

91 - Swordfish

Mixed Bag ·

2023/03/07

"You know what the problem with Hollywood is? They make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit." So says Gabriel (John Travolta) in Swordfish (2001), but does this assessment apply to his own movie? Cast your mind back to June 2001, the hairdos were wild, the pants were leather, the tips were frosted and terrorism and vehicles smashing into buildings were something freely depicted onscreen. 😬 Starring John Travolta with some...questionable facial choices, a baby-faced Hugh Jackman and the star of

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