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 Paper and see if this is just a rag or the next New York Times!

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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.

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"And the Oscar goes to..."

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.

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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.

"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*

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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 lil multimillion dollar elegy?

"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 and Li Bingbing and Masi Oka from Heroes hold their own?

Chomp down on this latest episode and let the hot takes of Matt, Cass and James wash over you...

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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.

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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.

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This week, we're joined by Ellie Stewart to discuss the 2016 Ghostbusters, starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon!

All I have for you is an episode.

TENET.

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