Hey y'all! Butter my biscuit, we're just three country gals committing to a bit. Thanks Virginia for the Ko-Fi donation, apologies to anyone who isn't yee-ing and haw-ing to hear our wonderful accent performances.
This episode we're taking on The Help (2011), a film about Black maids in the segregated South and the white lady who saved them all apparently. Grab a bowl of grits and fry up some chicken, time to dig in.
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138 - 2024 Top Ten Films
Welcome to the New Year, Baghags!
To start the year with a new tradition, we've split our 2024 Top Ten Films into a completely seperate episode! Last year, we tacked this onto our Wonka episode but because this year was bursting to the brim with episodes (and we didn't want to do a three hour episode) you can hear Matt, Cass and Jamie count down their favourites of 2024.
Catch us next time as we tackle our very first Ko-Fi challenge!
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1:45:16
137 - Mothers' Instinct w Adam Goodall
For our final episode of 2024, we're rounding out the year with the legendary Adam Goodall who shares the good work on Mothers' Instinct (2024) starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain.Â
Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.
Available now on Prime Video, these mothers and their instincts must be seen to be believed so wee woo wee woo spoiler alert if you're listening without watching first cause this story GOES places. Will these two recent Oscar winners be able to build on their success or is this a misstep for Fantine and Tammy Faye? Who of the two child actors is serving and who is merely sulking and why couldn't Alice make it through that hedge in time? All this and more in our final ep for 2024! Look out for a full recap of the year of films and pop culture coming shortly.Â
Finally, huge thanks to Adam for being such a delightful and insightful guest! You can follow Adam on Twitch and don't forget to keep on eye out for him on January 24th on The Macaroni Prince's stream for Dunkmaster, their version of Taskmaster.
Ka kite and see you in the new year!
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1:44:34
136 - Fred Claus w Ben Wilson
Ho ho ho said the Santa Claus baby!
That's right, there's another gift under your tree, a BONUS Christmas episode with a new guest Ben Wilson! Playwright, actor and cinephile, Ben is a mega-fan of 2007's Fred Claus starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti! He loves it so much, he even learned how to play the soundtrack on piano.
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas. (Sourced from Letterboxd)
Will Fred and Santa be able to resolve their differences? Can we stomach the appearance of a cursed actor or will it all fall apart like a House of Cards? And why IS there a Naughty List, Santa? Kind of a fucked up thing to create in the first place. All this and more in our bonus holiday episode!
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1:43:57
135 - Red One w Lucas Neal
Meri Kirihimete ya filthy animals!
It's the holiday season so it's time to invite the Ghost of Christmas Pod, Lucas Neal!
We're always down to catch a new release so we thought a recent Christmas movie, Red One (2024) would be the ticket, starring Chris Evans, J. K. Simmons and frequent Mixed Bag offender Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security must team up with the world’s most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas. (Sourced from Letterboxd).
Will the Fast & Furious-ification of the Christmas mythos be the trick for Lucas and the MB trio? Are you bold enough to call Head of Security an Elf instead of E.L.F? And where did Chris Evans go so wrong? Once again, huge thanks to Lucas for bringing the Christmas cheer to the pod!
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