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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

01:23:54

90 - B.A.P.S

Mixed Bag ·

2023/02/19

Hello Halle once again! We started with one of Halle Berry's most well-known roles so we thought we'd take a trip back to 1997 to discuss one of Halle's first leading roles, B.A.P.S (1997). And to keep the 1997 train going, we spend the first 20 minutes discussing Titanic: 25th Anniversary so if you're a Jack & Rose-head like we are, be sure to tune in. Two clueless homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers, but instead find themselves scamming a dying millionaire to eventually become B*A*P*S

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01:37:06

89 - Die Another Day

Mixed Bag ·

2023/02/05

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01:17:17

88 - M3GAN

Mixed Bag ·

2023/01/22

She's got a point. She's an icon, she is a legend, and she is the moment. It's M3GAN, bot. That's right it's the smash hit by kiwi director Gerard Johnstone. Available in cinemas now, the Mixed Bag crew head to the cinema once against to see if this robot is a TikTok flash in the pan or the real deal. A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll’s programming works

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01:29:56

87 - Avatar: The Way of Water

Mixed Bag ·

2023/01/08

We said we were starting 2023 strong so we're recalling our 12th episode Avatar, a whole THREE years ago (we said 2 on the pod whoops) with the long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water. Did James Cameron prove everybody wrong? Well, financially yes. But how does the story hold up? Are we really that jazzed to be back in Pandora? Shout out to the wonderful folks at Weta Digital for their incredible work, we don't have anything bad to say about their work but does Jake Sully and his family hold

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01:46:50

86 - The Polar Express

Mixed Bag ·

2022/12/25

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Happy holidays Baguettes! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday if you celebrate and are having a well-earned break. Now that it's Boxing Day, it's the perfect time to kick up your feet and hear our annual tradition of inviting Lucas Neal on to discuss a Christmas movie! This year we're diving back to 2004 for The Polar Express by Robert Zemeckis. Along with our extraordinary baking guest, listen out for an additional surprise appearance

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01:28:45

85 - I’m Not There

Mixed Bag ·

2022/12/12

How many episodes must a podcast release before they cover Bob Dylan? 89 it appears because today we're covering I'm Not There (2007) by Todd Haynes! Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself. Is this new approach to a musical biopic a rolling stone or just blowin in the wind? Will the combined talent of Cate

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01:30:27

84 - Rat Race

Mixed Bag ·

2022/11/27

We're heading back to 2001, the year when Shrek was king and when you could just gather some comedians and get them to do some antics and insane stunts! That's right it's Rat Race! Starring John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Seth Green, John Lovitz, Kathy Najimy and more. A Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The only rule in this race is

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01:38:16

83 - Mona Lisa Smile

Mixed Bag ·

2022/11/13

As we begin a round of personal picks, Matt has chosen a genre the likes of which we haven't glimpsed in many a year, we take you back to 2003 with Mona Lisa Smile. Featuring an incredibly stacked cast including Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, Kristen Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Marcia Gay Harden, Mona Lisa Smile follows the story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley

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01:38:28

82 - Casper ft Mike Bryant

Mixed Bag ·

2022/10/30

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 That's right, it's the spooky season again and we've invited the foe of the podcast Mike Bryant back to talk about 90s nostalgia 'Casper' (1995) starring Bull Pullman and Christina Ricci! Afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey and his daughter Kat move into an old mansion, and soon Kat meets Casper, the ghost of a young boy who’s “the friendliest ghost you know.” But not so friendly are Casper’s uncles–Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie–who are determined to drive all “fleshies” away

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01:37:18

81 - Don’t Worry Darling

Mixed Bag ·

2022/10/16

No need for a spit-take! You read that correctly, it's our Don't Worry Darling episode. We're getting into the (miss) Flo of the 2022 blockbusters with this special episode, covering the controversy-ridden psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and directed by Olivia Wilde. A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets. Is this movie all Styles and no substance? How

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01:33:35

80 - A Day at the Races

Mixed Bag ·

2022/10/02

It's our final episode of You Must Remember Mixed and we've got some zany brothers to send us off! That's right, It's the Marx Bros' A Day at the Races (1937) (we incorrectly attribute it to '35 in the ep, our bad!) Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy’s farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don’t know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine. Does Cassandra's childhood favourite hold up

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37:35

Quick Mix 2 - The Quick and the Mixed

Mixed Bag ·

2022/09/25

With Matt away, Cass and James will play! The Quick Mix returns for a significantly shorter episode where we discuss See How They Run, The Amazing Race, The Devil and the Dark Water, The Terror and I'm Glad My Mom Died. We'll all be back next week for a full episode on our final entry of You Must Remember Mixed.

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01:17:50

79 - Gentleman’s Agreement

Mixed Bag ·

2022/09/11

You Must Remember Mixed continues with the 1947's Best Picture winner Gentleman's Agreement! A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism. This super yikes premise stars Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and John Garfield. Will the well-meaning 40s film hold up or be horribly dated? Directed by Elia Kazan (On The Waterfront, Streetcar Named Desire), join Matt, Cass and James as they continue to travel back through time and see the mixed entries from the 20th century.

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01:37:55

78 - Rope

Mixed Bag ·

2022/08/28

It's the first episode of 'You Must Remember Mixed' our season of looking back into the 20th century and picking some mixed bags from Old Hollywood! Kicking off our series is the 1948 film Rope, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart. Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death. Can Hitchcock make a play adaptation engaging? And what's with the filmmaking style? Is this all in one take?? Join us

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01:48:25

77 - Speed Racer ft Fynn Bodley-Davies

Mixed Bag ·

2022/07/31

Go Speed Racer, go! We're racing into this week with the action packed Speed Racer (2008) by The Wachowskis, selected by our new guest Fynn Bodley-Davis! A historic flop of its release, Speed Racer took the shine off the Wachowskis when it first appeared but going back and opening the hood, there's a lot going on in this machine of metal. Is it incoherent and spluttering oil, a sleek automobile or something in between? Join us and be pulled back into the world of 2008!

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01:16:35

76 - Bombshell

Mixed Bag ·

2022/07/17

If you're an Oscar completionist and need to see all the Academy-Award nominated performances of that year, you technically have to see Bombshell (2019)! Featuring a star-studded cast of Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and introducing Make Up, join Matt, Cass and James as they see if this examination of the FOX news scandal is a gripping biopic or a cash grab capitalising on an important movement.

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01:33:37

75 - Elvis

Mixed Bag ·

2022/07/05

Mmm thank you veryyy muuuuch For your patience! Apologies that this was uploaded later than normal, we recorded ahead of schedule and then Cass and James just went off and decided to have a lovely holiday before editing and scheduling it in. But now, without further ado, we return to the wonderful world of Baz this week with Elvis, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, returning to his true-true origins and giving us a truly mixed bag performance. Will we be sparkled with Bazzle Dazzle once again

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01:34:02

74 - But I’m a Cheerleader ft Aimee Smith

Mixed Bag ·

2022/06/19

It's Pride Month in America and we thought we'd invite along an incredible guest, Aimee Smith, wave our colourful flags and watch the lesbian cult film But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, RuPaul and New Zealand's own Melanie Lynskey! "Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn’t like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she’s pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and

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01:23:30

73 - Top Gun

Mixed Bag ·

2022/06/05

I feel the need... the need for speed! With TOP GUN: MAVERICK being a colossal hit in the Box Office, the Mixed Bag team decided to visit the original, a film none of them had seen. They were not familiar with such iconic names as Iceman, Jocker and Goose. We truly were in for a treat. Did James, Cass and Matt enjoy the homoeroticism of this Tony Scott classic? What about the propaganda for the military? And while this film can easily be awarded a Top Gun, does it deserve a bag or a biff?

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01:47:44

72 - The Great Gatsby

Mixed Bag ·

2022/05/22

*a gentle whisper* Gatsby... It's the final episode of 'All That Baz!' (for now...) it's 2013's The Great Gatsby! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in one of his final boyish charm roles, Tobey Maguire as pining Nick Carraway, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, Joel Edgerton as her hubby Tom and THE TALLEST WOMAN ALIVE Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker. Chuck on that green light and get borne back ceaselessly into the past with another Mixed Bag...

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