Mixed Bag

Kia ora team!

We're going on a mini hiatus because of supreme busyness so we thought we'd start up a fun little thing called Mixed Bag Minis and it can involve you!

All you have to do is record an audio clip of you talking about a Mixed Bag you've seen or like and email it to [email protected] and we'll likely air it on the show!

To give you an example, here's Aimee Sullivan talking about Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit in its entirety. 

See you when we get back in the month of May!

Featuring recent Golden Globe winner Rosamund Pike, this new Amazon Video release, I Care A Lot (2020) features elder abuse, the Russian Mob and a surprise wig. But did we care? Did we care... a lot?

IT'S BURLESQUE

It's the early 10's and Burlesque is having a moment. Pop culture sensations Cher and Christina Aguilera team up to bring this vital new story to the cinema. What could go wrong?

Matt, Cass and James finally tackle Burlesque, one of the very first films considered when the concept of Mixed Bag was created. Will these air rights win out or is this show ready to shut up shop?

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) to stay up to date with what Matt, James and Cass are watching.

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 is it a royal embarrassment. Find out now!

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) to stay up to date with what Matt, James and Cass are watching.

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!

Be sure to follow Maxwell @maxwellapse on the socials!

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) to stay up to date with what Matt, James and Cass are watching.

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) to stay up to date with what Matt, James and Cass are watching.

"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.

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) to stay up to date with what Matt, James and Cass are watching. Happy New Year listeners and thanks for staying with us all this time.

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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