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The Mixed Reviews
by The Mixed Reviews
A biweekly film podcast! One Film Topic, Two Weeks, Lots of Movies, Even More Opinions!
Episodes
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176 - Shirley MacLaine
Let's commune with past lives, as we celebrate the life and career of one of the last living Golden Age Hollywood Icons, Shirley MacLaine! From working with Hitchcock to Billy Wilder, to her Oscar winning turn in Terms of Endearment to her last couple decades as a character actor, we cover it…
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175 - Shark Movies (with guest Merrilee O'Neil)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... The Mixed Reviews is back! And this month, we're joined by guest Merrilee O'Neil of fellow Glitterjaw podcast Fear Coded! We take a deep dive into the depths of the shark film, from the seminal text Jaws to the sci-fi thriller Deep Blue...
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174 - Emily Blunt (EXTENDED CUT)
A million girls would kill for this job! This month on the show it's the life and films of British superstar Emily Blunt! From early success in The Devil Wears Prada, to pretty consistent blockbuster output like Disclosure Day, we take a deeper look through her filmography! And as a sneak peek of...
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173 - Joel Schumacher
Happy Pride! You voted, and here we are with a film history of the late, great gay film director Joel Schumacher! We cover his fascinating and bombastic career, from his start costuming to his early hits like St. Elmo's Fire and The Lost Boys, to his camp Batman, all the way through Trespass and...
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172 - Julie Andrews (with guest Chels Eichholz)
This is THEE voice! This month on show we're rejoined by the one and only Chels Eichholz to talk about the woman, the legend, Dame Julie Andrews! From starting on the stage to an Oscar for her first film Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music all the way to later hits like The Princess Diaries, we…
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171 - Ethan Hawke (with guest Austin King)
He's one of the modern greats! This month we welcome filmmaker and festival programmer Austin King to the show to discuss Texas native and renaissance man Ethan Hawke! We discuss the life and film career of the multihyphenate actor/director/author from his start in Explorers to Dead Poets Society...
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170 - Penélope Cruz
You want kids? Well, she is MOTHER! This month we take a look at the wild and impressive career of the trailblazing Spanish actress Penélope Cruz, from her work with Almodóvar to American blockbusters and more, we cover her work from Jamón Jamón to The Bride! If you have any...
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169 - Wes Craven (with guest Sharai Bohannon)
This month, it's a look at the man of your dreams as we welcome playwright/author/podcaster Sharai Bohannon to talk about the life and career of the master filmmaker Wes Craven! From The Hills Have Eyes to A Nightmare on Elm Street to Scream, we cover his whole career! If you have any...
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168 - 2025 in Review
It's our first episode of the year, and with it, our yearly look back at the past year in film! From Sinners to One Battle After Another, Frankenstein to If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, and so many more 2025 films! Plus our favorite new to us movies that we watched for this show in the past year! If...
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167 - Amanda Seyfried
Get ready Dancing Queens, because this month we're looking at the life and films of the amazing Amanda Seyfried! From Mean Girls to Jennifer's Body, from Mamma Mia to Mank and her upcoming films The Housemaid and The Testament of Ann Lee, we cover it all! If you have any...
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166 - Judy Garland (with guest Tranna Wintour)
This month Get Happy as we go Over the Rainbow for the One That Got Away as we're joined by special guest, comedian and actress Tranna Wintour to look at the life and film career Judy Garland! From child star to gay icon, we look at what made her so special, her tragedy and her triumph! You won't...
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165 - Aliens on Film
Look to the skies! This year for our annual Halloween tradition, we're covering Aliens on Film! We're opening up the X-Files to get these Close Encounters of the Third or Fourth Kind out to the public! Join us as we try and stop the Invasion (of Body Snatchers or otherwise) and talk about the…
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164 - Debra Winger
Hey Legal Eagles, this month we're taking no prisoners as we cover the career of three time Oscar nominee and occasional scandal maker Debra Winger. So you Urban Cowboys better make sure your Terms of Endearment are up to date, because this episode is Made in Heaven, so take the Leap of Faith…
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163 - Jet Li (with guest Kevin Tudor) (EXTENDED CUT)
This month discussing The Master, a Hero, and The One, Jet Li! We welcome Kevin Tudor from the podcast Almost Major back to the show to discuss the career of the international action star and icon, from Shaolin Temple, to Once Upon a Time in China, to Romeo Must Die, and so much more! If you have...
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162 - Summer Vacation Movies
Vacation, all we ever wanted! This month we look at the ultimate getaway in movies, the grand tradition of summer vacation on film! From National Lampoon's Vacation series to Girl's Trip to The Green Ray and everything in between! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show…
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161 - Lily Tomlin
She hasn't just lived a life, she's lived all of them! Happy Pride from The Mixed Reviews! This month we bring you May Madness winner Lily Tomlin! From Laugh In to Grandma, from 9 to 5 to The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, we cover it all, in her very politcal, very...
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160 - Holly Hunter
Get out your pianos and get ready to broadcast the news, this month our episode is all about the acting icon Holly Hunter! From Raising Arizona to The Incredibles, from Crash to Thirteen and everything in between! We cover the life and film career of the Academy Award winning actress. If you have...
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159 - Willem Dafoe (EXTENDED CUT)
Norman's on sabbatical, honey! This time on The Mixed Reviews, the career of powerhouse Willem Dafoe, from Platoon to Spider-Man, from Shadow of the Vampire to Nosferatu we cover it all! And in a preview of our patreon content, this is the extended cut! More Dafoe all the time! If you have any...
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158 - Saoirse Ronan (with guest Eoin Daly)
Two times the luck of the Irish, as we welcome back to the show the amazing Eoin Daly to discuss the career of the fantastic Saoirse Ronan! From Atonement to The Out Run, Brooklyn to Lady Bird to Blitz, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on...
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157 - Denzel Washington
Ok! Alright! This time on The Mixed Reviews, we take a deep look into the career of perhaps our greatest living actor Denzel Washington! From Carbon Copy to Gladiator II, from Crimson Tide to The Equalizer, we trace his career from Mount Vernon New York, to stage and screen powerhouse! Check out...
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156 - 2024 in Review
Another year down, and oh so many movies! It's our first episode of 2025 and per tradition, we're starting with a look back at the year in film that was 2024! We discuss our favorites, and give out our annual Beautiful Gowns award! Topics include Challengers, Dune 2, Hard Truths, Babygirl,...
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155 - Musicals From Stage to Screen
There's no business like pod business, there's no business I know! This week on the show, muscial adaptations, from stage to screen! From The Jazz Singer to The Prom, West Side Story to Wicked, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on...
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154 - Ralph Fiennes
It's British, it's dramatic, and it's pants off! This month on the show, we deep dive on the career of one of our best dramatic and occasionally comedic actors, Ralph Fiennes! We cover it all, especially, why he pronounces his name like that! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the...
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153 - New York Film Festival Recap/Halloween Party 2024
This spooky season we are trying something different! Both Louie and Gavin have wrapped the New York Film Festival and they want to share some of the highlights/larger themes that they got from it. Also, we couldn't do a Halloween episode without telling you about some of our favorite spooky...
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152 - Winona Ryder
What is your damage? Nothing now that it's a new episode of The Mixed Reviews! This month on the show, we are fully into the Winonasance as we take a deep dive on the career of Winona Ryder! From early gothic turns in Beetlejuice and Heathers, to period pictures like The Age of Innocence and…
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151 - Kristen Stewart (with guest Doug Fink)
This month on the show, it's all about Kristen Stewart, her films, her career, and guess what, she's like SOOO GAY, DUDE! To help us breakdown the career of this queer icon, we're joined by Glitterjaw's own, Doug Fink (Falling with Style, Novel Gaming, Walloping Websnappers, Skreeonk!)! From…
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150 - Kirsten Dunst Redux
It's here! Our 150th episode and it's a brand new redo of our very first episode, as Kirsten Dunst finally gets the proper The Mixed Reviews treatment! From Interview With the Vampire to Civil War, from Bring It On to The Power of the Dog, from Drop Dead Gorgeous to Spider-Man and everything in...
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149 - Jodie Foster
Y'all ready to make Contact? This week, Louie and Gavin take a deep dive into the LONG long film career of this year's Pride subject (and chosen by you in this year's May Madness!) Jodie Foster! From Coppertone commercials to Academy Award winner, from Taxi Driver to Nyad, Panic Room to Freaky...
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148 - Heath Ledger
You're just too good to be true! This week on the show, the life and films of Heath Ledger, from teen heartthrob to posthumous Oscar winner, from 10 Things I Hate About You to The Dark Knight, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter...
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147 - Steven Spielberg Part 2 (with guest Allegra Frank)
Get ready for a Close Encounter of the Second Kind! The epic conclusion to our episode all about the film career of Steven Speilberg with Allegra Frank of The Daily Beast! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews, like us on Facebook…
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147 - Steven Spielberg Part 1 (with guest Allegra Frank)
An episode of Jurassic proportions! This month on the show we're joined by Allegra Frank of The Daily Beast to deep dive into the film career of one of the world's most popular filmmakers, Steven Spielberg! From Jaws to E.T., Indiana Jones to The Fabelmans, we cover it all! An episode so epic we...
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146 - Deborah Kerr (with guest Eoin Daly)
Getting to know her, getting to know all about her! This month on the show, we're joined by the wonderful Eoin Daly to discuss the film career of six times Oscar nominee Deborah Kerr! From Black Narcissus to Tea and Sympathy, From Here to Eternity to An Affair to Remember and everything else!…
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145 - James Marsden
He's the man who keeps it spinnin' 'round! This month on the show, it's all about the leader of the X-Men, James Marsden! From Disturbing Behavior to 27 Dresses, Enchanted to The Notebook, and everything in between! We cover it all, and that's Gossip! If you have any…
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144 - 2023 in Review
It's a new year, and this month Gavin and Louie look back at the year in film! From Barbie to Scream VI to M3gan, from Maestro to Killers of the Flower Moon, from All of Us Strangers to the Boy and the Heron and everything in between! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show,...
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143 - 90's Christmas Movies
Time to rock around the Christmas tree! This week, we take a trip back to the 90's for a look at what Christmas films were in that decade! From Home Alone to Die Hard 2! The Santa Claus to The Preacher's Wife, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us...
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142 - Meg Ryan
This week, there is too much pepper on our paprikash! We're taking a deep look into the film career of America's Sweetheart: Meg Ryan! From When Harry Met Sally... to What Happens Later! From Sleepless in Seattle to to You've Got Mail to Kate and Leopold! From soaps to The Women, we cover it all!...
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141 - Slashers (with guest Maria Lewis)
Have you checked the children? This week we're joined by the multitalented Maria Lewis (Screenwriter, podcaster, and author of the new slasher novel The Graveyard Shift) to take a stab at dissecting the Slasher genre! From Psycho to Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street to Scream, The Final Girls…
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140 - Faye Dunaway (with guest Sophia Ciminello)
This week, bring us the axe! We're joined by the amazing Sophia Ciminello (co-host of the Oscar Wild Podcast) to take a deeper look at the career of screen icon Faye Dunaway! From Bonnie and Clyde to Network, from Chinatown to Supergirl, we cover it all! And this is the exclusive extra long...
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139 - Ryan Gosling
This week, if you're a bird, we're a bird, and he's just Ken! We take a deep dive into film career of Ryan Gosling! From The Believer to La la land, Half Nelson to Gangster Squad, Drive to Barbie, we cover it all! Subscribe to our Patreon for video and extended episodes! If you have any...
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138 - Rita Hayworth
Go to bed with Gilda, and wake up with us! This week on the show, we take a deep dive into the film history of Rita Hayworth! Through screen successes and personal tragedies, we celebrate the Love Goddess of the silver screen! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us...
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137 - Anna Paquin
Happy Pride! This week on the podcast, the film career of Oscar winning BiCON, Anna Paquin! From The Piano to X-Men, from She's All That to The Irishman and so much more! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews, like us on Facebook…
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136 - Pam Grier
Wham bam, here comes Pam! This week, we take an in depth look at the film career of the winner of our May Madness bracket, Pam Grier! From Women in Cages to Coffee, Foxy Brown to Jackie Brown, Original Ganstas to Cinnamon, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the...
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135 - Michelle Rodriguez
This week, we choose family! We're talking the career of Michelle Rodriguez, from Girl Fight, to The Fast and The Furious, from Dungeons and Dragons to Resident Evil, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews, like us on...
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134 - Adam Driver (with guest Bryan Sudfield)
So shall we start? This week on the show we're joined by Bryan Sudfield (Film Fragments Podcast) to take a deeper look at the career of Adam Driver! From Star Wars to Annette, Lincoln to Marriage Story, and a possible future with Marvel! We cover it all If you have any...
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133 - Goldie Hawn
She's an actress. She's got all of the feelings! This week we take a trip back to trace the film career of Goldie Hawn! From Cactus Flower to Snatched, First Wives Club to Private Benjamin, The Girl from Patrovka to Death Becomes Her, we cover it all! If you have any…
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Patreon Preview - Jeff Smith (Director of Who Done It: The Clue Documentary) Interview Preview!
We have another Patreon exclusive! Louie and Gavin sit down with Jeff Smith, director of Who Done It: The Clue Documentary! Here's a preview of the interview in which they discuss the making of the classic film, and it's impact! Join our Patreon for the full interview! If you have any...
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132 - The Coen Brothers (with guest Benjamin Myers)
Yeah, well, that's just, like, our opinions, man! This week on the show we're joined by filmmaker Benjamin Myers (Writer/Director of The Zero Method) to take a deep dive into the career of the prolific Coen Brothers! From Miller's Crossing to Fargo, The Big Lebowski to O Brother, Where art Thou?,...
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Patreon Preview - Quatoyiah Murry (TCM Underground Co-Author) Interview Preview!
This is so exciting! You heard her on our James Spader episode, now Gavin sits down with Quatoyiah Murray in a PATREON EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW to talk about the new book she co-authored, TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema! Find out about how she…
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131 - James Spader (with guest Quatoyiah Murry)
Calling all Spader-heads! This week on the show, we're joined by Quatoyiah Murry, Co-author of TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema (out now!) to take a deep dive into the film career of James Spader! From Pretty in Pink to Secretary, Tuff Turf…
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130 - Whodunits
Alright gumshoes, we're back and we're on the case! This week on the show we uncover the mini-genre that is Whodunits! From Sherlock Holmes to Miss Marple, Agatha Christie to Stephen Sondheim, The Thin Man to Glass Onion, we investigate it all! And don't Scream, here's a Clue for you, this isn't...
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