Mixtape is a suave and syrupy retro music love-in with a useful undertow of hustle

Mixtape isn't entirely the retro 90s nostalgia piece you might be expecting from trailers - it's also a playable job application. Protagonist Stacy Rockford is enjoying one last night in their east US hometown with childhood friends Slater and Cassandra, before Rockford sets off to chase a music supervisor gig in New York City. Mixtape is both a going-away celebration and, on some level, Rockford's portfolio project, edited together from teenage flashbacks and waiting to be thrust into the hands of a distant producer.