Explore every episode of the podcast Alternate Ending - Movie Review Podcast
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| Bride of AE - The Mist (2007) | 11 Oct 2024 | 01:12:26 | |
Tim and Brennan kick off Stephen King month with a discussion of the Frank Darabont classic [sic] THE MIST!
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| Top 5 - The IMDb Top 250 | 07 Oct 2024 | 02:02:49 | |
In tribute to the passing of site cofounder and top 5 aficionado Rob Jarosinski, co-hosts Tim Brayton, Brennan Klein, and Mandy Albert share their picks for the best films from the IMDb Top 250, the list that Rob embodied best. | |||
| Bride of AE - Sisters of Death (1977) | 24 May 2024 | 00:56:00 | |
To close out a month exploring the horror movies made by the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, Tim and Brennan take a look at 1977’s SISTER OF DEATH, featuring Peach Pit mainstay Joe E. Tata!
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| Top 5 Aliens | 26 Jul 2022 | 01:14:38 | |
This week's episode is coming to you a week late, and for that we apologize. Though, fiesty-ness levels are high due to lack of sleep and new-phone-setup drama, so maybe we're not sorry. From just plain defining "aliens" to just generally attacking each other for our alien preferences, the episode gets a little snappy. But we'll let you decide, are Avatar's really aliens? Is Yoda just a really old human? We ask you decide, but there is really only one answer to all these questions. Tune in! Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Patriotic Movies
This week’s winner – Grant Hagey
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| Bride of AE - Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) | 22 Jul 2022 | 00:50:54 | |
It’s time to put zombie month to bed with a film that is an old classic for Tim and a new enemy of Brennan’s: the early Spanish zombie movie TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD!. This is going to be a contentious one, y’all!
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| Pass the Popcorn: The Future of Netflix | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:59:15 | |
Carrie and Rob catch-up on the world of streaming. Rob shares his big concerns about the future of cinema and Carrie squashes them with her certainty that "things always seem to work themselves out." In worth mentioning, we review Demons 2 and Grave of the Fireflies. We will never forgive our patrons for the misery they've caused us. Tune in! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! What to grab yourself some AE swag? You can find the goods here! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Want to gain access to extra perks and support Alternate Ending? You can via our Patreon page! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ALTERNATE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod | |||
| Bride of AE - Pontypool (2008) | 08 Jul 2022 | 01:04:29 | |
Zombie month has officially risen from the grave, and we’re starting with a resolutely peculiar entry, the 2008 Canadian indie PONTYPOOL! Tim and Brennan break down whether or not the core conceit makes sense and if that matters, as well as discussing the subjectivity of horror and following up on a bit of tangential Elvira material!
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| Top 5 Patriotic Movies | 04 Jul 2022 | 01:26:54 | |
Between that and the gung-ho feature length military advertisement Top Gun: Maverick continuing its jaw-dropping run at the box office (and secondarily, US Independence Day), it seemed like a perfect time to take a look at the long history of movies designed in part, or in full, to celebrate the love of Queen and Country, give or take the Queen. We'll be bringing you our Top 5 patriotic movies, with celebrations of national pride from the U.S. and around the globe (Tim does love his Japanese WWII propaganda films), those films that make you want to stand up and sing the bits of the national anthem that you actually know the words to. Come wave a flag with us, we're not choosy about which one. Tune in! Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Patriotic Movies
This week’s winner – Grant Hagey
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| Pass the Popcorn: Lightyear (Spoiler Free) | 27 Jun 2022 | 00:50:02 | |
With Rob down for the count with COVID, Tim and Brennan nowhere to be found, Carrie turns to the only other cinephiles she knows...Abbi and Alice. Listen to this surprisingly insightful and thoroughly entertaining discussion of Lightyear to see why Tim has it wrong. Also discussed is a little inside information about an upcoming fantasy movie in the works directed by Ben Affleck. ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! What to grab yourself some AE swag? You can find the goods here! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Want to support Alternate Ending, you can via our Patreon page! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ALTERNATE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod | |||
| Bride of AE - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) | 24 Jun 2022 | 00:52:50 | |
Horror comedy month, which was requested by Patreon Oscar-level member Jack, is closing out with a bang! Tim and Brennan head to Fallwell, Massachusetts to discuss ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK, the first film to feature the iconic TV horror hostess!
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| Top 5 Childhood Favorites | 20 Jun 2022 | 01:44:07 | |
With Lightyear having come out this weekend, bearing the baffling premise that it’s the Star Wars-style movie that inspired the cartoon character that inspired the toy that Andy loves in Toy Story (we think?), Tim, Carrie, and Brennan (subbing in this week for Rob) have decided to discuss their childhood favorites!
Brennan Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Top 5
This week’s winner – Caleb
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| Location Scouting - The Making of Hauntology | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:31:58 | |
Location, location location! It's not just for real estate. Locations play a critical role in the filmmaking process. Rob is back from another whirlwind trip to Ohio with Parker. Find out how each of the critical locations came together in this episode. | |||
| Pass the Popcorn: Crimes of the Future | 13 Jun 2022 | 01:14:10 | |
Crimes of Alternate Ending Well, it's not until this very moment that I'm realizing we blew right past the Worth Mentioning segment. We might have also skipped the Patreon shout-outs. It's possible that we zig-zagged our way around the Amazon reads, reviews aaaand pretty much any detail that required preparation. Why? Rob was out of the town this week and the every-5-year-disaster of Tim and I recording an episode alone, did happen. To add to the mayhem, we were joined by some of our favorite Patreon supporters to add to the chat and QA. We kick the episode off with a spoiler-free discussion of Crimes of the Future and then open it up to live QA. After the break, we dive deep into spoilers and clarifications on erectile stature that we hope either Rob edited out, or, that you've turned it out. Somehow. SOMEHOW.... we made it through, but we're sorry... and we hope to make it another 5 years before it happens again. Tune in! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd | Rob Letterboxd | Carrie Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Bride of AE - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) | 10 May 2024 | 01:01:05 | |
To kick off a month exploring the horror movies made by the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, Tim and Brennan are visiting a movie that has a torrid relationship with a different iconic 1990s program, the Luke Perry vehicle BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER!
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| Bride of AE - Young Frankenstein (1974) | 10 Jun 2022 | 00:56:41 | |
Thanks to Patreon Oscar-level member Jack, we are discussing horror-comedies this month! We’re starting with a big one: Mel Brook’s YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, which Tim loves and Brennan finds completely falls flat. Digressions include a discussion of the love required to make a parody and shocking revelations about Nicole Kidman’s AMC Theaters ad bumper.
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| Top 5 Franchises | 06 Jun 2022 | 01:27:44 | |
It's summertime at the movies, and you know what that means: time for all the biggest sequels, brand extensions, spin-offs, and nostalgic cash grabs. In other words: movie franchises! And with one of the all-time biggest franchises preparing to come to an end (till next time) with Jurassic World: Dominion on June 10, we thought it would be a great opportunity to take a look at some of our favorite franchises of all time, classic and ongoing. Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Franchises
This week’s winner – Bleacher
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| Intro to Parker & Kickstarter - The Making of Hauntology | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:35:02 | |
The long awaited arrival of award winning filmmaker and director / writer producer of Hauntology, Parker Brennon , to the podcast has come! Parker joins Rob as they learn more about Parker's background in film, schooling and early work. They also discuss the launch of the Hauntology Kickstarter launching Wednesday, June 1st through Thursday, June 30th. | |||
| Pass the Popcorn: Top Gun: Maverick Spoiler | 30 May 2022 | 01:18:02 | |
Top Gun: Maverick has us all in the clouds We haven't all been this high on a movie since Rob saw Mad Max Fury Road at the Music Box (deep pull joke, but I'm still going with it. IYKYK.). Gosh, sometimes it's just fun to agree. Full disclosure, we can't really contain ourselves and we go full-spoiler right out of the gate. Though, even after all the discussion, I can't really say any of it ruins the movie or gives anything away. Beautiful people, fast planes, Tom Cruise being a bada$$... it's all stuff you know. Truly, you have to see it to process it. In worth mentioning, Carrie shares the provocative details of Jackass Forever (must to the dismay of every listener), while Rob reviews the latest reimagining of the horror flick Wrong Turn and Tim weighs in on The Bob's Burgers Movie. Tune in to our Top Gun: Maverick spoiler episode and we hope you enjoy! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd | Rob Letterboxd | Carrie Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Bride of AE - Brainscan (1994) | 27 May 2022 | 00:52:28 | |
Edward Furlong month shambles forward into the mid-90s, where CD-ROM is king and the Trickster might just try to Freddy Krueger his way into your life. Join us as we dive deep into the nonsensical machinations of this film’s plot, break down every single way the Trickster fails as an attempt at creating an iconic horror villain, and discover how low a film has to go in order to not be dragged down by a Furlong performance!
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| Investor Meeting - The Making of Hauntology | 25 May 2022 | 00:46:05 | |
We start where we left off before - on the way to the big investor meeting where the fate of Hauntology would be decided! So, who better to join this episode than a few of our investors, including: Catherine Clark, Chris Trengove and Rachael Scaccia. | |||
| Pass the Popcorn: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Men | Demons | Tommy | Spud 3 | 23 May 2022 | 01:14:54 | |
This week the gang is back together to share their movies Worth Mentioning, including: Men, Demons (thanks to Patreon Dan Prestwich), Tommy (thanks to Patreon Gavin) and Spud 3. We also take time to both review and spoiler Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd | Rob Letterboxd | Carrie Letterboxd Mandy Letterboxd | Brennan Letterboxd | Chris Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Origin Story - The Making of Hauntology | 18 May 2022 | 00:57:59 | |
Rob embarks on his first solo podcast with Amateur Hour sharing the origin story of how the unlikely movie project Hauntology came to be along with award-winning filmmaker Parker Brennon and team. Rob covers everything from his filmmaking past, finding out about Parker and the early part of building the project through to the looming investor meeting that would decide the fate of the project. Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! What to grab yourself some AE swag? You can find the goods here! Other places to follow Alternate Ending: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Want to support Alternate Ending, you can via our Patreon page! Places to follow Hauntology: | |||
| Top 5 Scary Movies (that aren't horror) | 16 May 2022 | 01:29:02 | |
Around the world, the box office charts are being dominated by Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the latest example of Marvel Studios' habit of attempting to shake some of the dust off the formula of formulaic comic book superhero action movies by flavoring them with a little bit of genre. In this case, for the first time in Marvel's history, that genre flavoring is horror, and that's gotten us to thinking about all the other times a not-actually-horror movie got to play around in horror's sandbox. And that's gotten us to our next episode topic: the Top 5 Scary Movies That Aren't Horror. From childhood trauma where it frankly makes no sense to find it, up to movies that disquieted us powerfully as adults without it necessarily being clear why, we're looking for scares where you least expect it. Tune in and we hope you enjoy! Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named “Chicago”)
This week’s winner – Zev Burrows
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| Bride of AE - Pet Sematary Two (1992) | 13 May 2022 | 00:55:00 | |
It’s a brand new month and, per the request of Patreon Carl Beasley, we’re discussing the horror output of Edward Furlong! We’re kicking off with what is definitely not the most famous franchise part 2 he was in: PET SEMATARY 2, Mary Lambert’s sequel to her 1989 adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel!
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| Bride of AE - Bloody Birthday (1981) | 26 Apr 2024 | 00:51:17 | |
Tim and Brennan close out their month of evil kid horror movies by discussing a quasi-slasher from an impeccable vintage, 1981’s BLOODY BIRTHDAY!
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| Pass the Popcorn: The Bad Guys | The Proposal | Alternate Ending Book (And Everything Else) Club | 09 May 2022 | 00:57:58 | |
This week, Brennan and Carrie, are flying solo (duo?) to have a book (and everything else) club, catching up on everything in the pop culture sphere that ISN’T cinema, including television, books, and podcasts! Topics include reading journeys, personal revelations, and what cinematic straight couple Brennan can abide.
But first, in Worth Mentioning, Brennan discusses the classic Ryan Reynolds/Sandra Bullock rom-com The Proposal and Carrie brings the new animated film The Bad Guys to the table.
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| Summer 2022 Preview | 02 May 2022 | 01:31:41 | |
With the arrival in theater of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness next week, the first fully fleshed-out summer movie season since 2019 will be upon us. To celebrate, the Alternate Ending crew is looking ahead to the next four months of action epics, animated comedies, and the occasional art film from a major director. For our next episode, we offer a Summer 2023 Preview: the films we're excited about (and perhaps the ones we're especially dreading), the films we expect to be big hits or big flops! Plus... Don't forgot! Box Office Prediction Contest is OPEN! Part of the fun of summer is seeing what movies will rake in the biggest pile of money. So in addition to sharing your top 5 picks for what you're looking forward to for the episode, we're also inviting you to share your best guesses for what films are going to make the most money over the next few months. Either in comments here, or via e-mail at contact@alternateending.com, let us know what five films you think are going to make the most money at the U.S. domestic box office, as of the end of day on Sunday, September 4, along with the total amount you think they'll make. Whoever is closest overall will be announced on our summer recap episode in September, and will be crowned the winner of a $25 prize! Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Summer 2022 Movie Preview
This week’s winner – Rocky Peterson! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Want to support Alternate Ending, you can via our Patreon page! | |||
| Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named "Chicago") | 25 Apr 2022 | 01:19:00 | |
Thanks to Patreon subscribers Laura and Chris Trengove, we’re here this week talking about our Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named "Chicago")! As Chicago natives, we have big thoughts on what makes Chicago..ChiCAgo. From the food... to the food...and er... hotdogs? We also have thought on: Rob's new movie ventures, if it's ok to call your Daddy, Daddio, eating boogers and the tastiest variety of chizz. It's the most overlap we've had in years! Tune in and we hope you enjoy! Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named "Chicago")
This week’s winner – Chris Baker
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| Bride of AE - The Valley of Gwangi (1969) | 22 Apr 2022 | 00:57:25 | |
For the second episode of Ray Harryhausen month (a topic requested by Patron Gavin McDowell), Tim and Brennan break down the 1969 film THE VALLEY OF GWANGI. The pair discuss its stop motion effects (naturally), how it functions within the realm of dinosaur pictures and Westerns, and where the hell this movie came from, a good 10 years after anyone would have wanted something like it.
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| Pass the Popcorn: Everything Everywhere All At Once | Fresh | Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood | Never Have I Ever | 18 Apr 2022 | 01:21:19 | |
This week, Brennan, Carrie, and Mandy get together for a spicy game of movie-themed Never Have I Ever!
But first, in Worth Mentioning, Brennan discusses the bonkers kaleidoscope of Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once, Carrie breaks down the cannibalistic horror comedy Fresh, and Mandy waxes nostalgic about Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10 1/2. Plus, we learn that Carrie can spot Short Round from a mile away!
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| Top 5 Movies I'm Ashamed I Haven't Seen | 11 Apr 2022 | 01:22:10 | |
Thanks to Patreon subscriber Andrew Milne we're here this week talking about our Top Movies I'm Ashamed I haven't seen. Some, we're embarrassed about and others we've just downright lied to people and said we've seen (only Tim, only Tim would do that). Either way, we bare all on this super fun episode, designed especially to fling ourselves under the bus. The extra bonus is that Tim arbitrarily has committed to righting the wrongs of the unseen films on his list, so yay for #5! Tune in and we hope you have a great week! Rob Top 5: Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5: Audience Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die:
This week's winner - Hunter Allen
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| Bride of AE - 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) | 08 Apr 2022 | 01:01:32 | |
Brand new month, brand new topic! Patron Gavin McDowell asked us to cover the films of Ray Harryhausen and the people voted for his 1957 effort 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH! Tim and Brennan break down the breathtaking special effects used to create the Ymir, the way the Italian setting makes some of the 50’s boilerplate more tolerable, and Brennan tries to impress his friend Hunter by referencing as many other B-movies as possible.
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| Pass the Popcorn: Oscars 2022 Reactions | 29 Mar 2022 | 01:51:15 | |
Oscars 2022 Reactions - compelling drama or dramatic disappointment? Well, I won't do what Rob does and crack a joke about starting the conversation with the most shocking thing from the 94th Academy Awards being: CODA winning best picture (ba-dum-ching and spoiler), but now 48 hours removed from the event, I think our brains would like to imagine that the actual film winners were the most compelling story. This episode we're joined by some of our favorite people to do a little round table of our Oscars 2022 reactions! You may remember this crew from our 94th Oscar nomination reaction episode, so prepare for snappy-takes and the comfort that can only come from like-minded cinephiles (and me). Topics Discussed:
There's a bit of consensus, a bit of contained rage towards me and a lot of fun as we work our way through the run of show. Let us know your thoughts or anything we missed. Tune in and we hope you enjoy! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd | Rob Letterboxd | Carrie Letterboxd Mandy Letterboxd | Brennan Letterboxd | Chris Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Bride of AE - The Messengers (2007) | 25 Mar 2022 | 00:50:01 | |
This week we’re continuing to dig the skeletons out of the closets of people nominated for Oscars in 2022, and we’re moving on to Best Actress nominee Kristen Stewart’s early role in THE MESSENGERS! Tim and Brennan discuss sunflower farming, the career trajectory of K-Stew, and the world’s serviceablest cast!
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| Top 5 Best Picture Winners | 21 Mar 2022 | 01:30:56 | |
With special thanks to Patreon supporter Brian Fowler, we bring you our Top 5 Best Picture Winners, just in time for the 94th Academy Awards. I don't know if it should make us feel better or worse, that this podcast is aging in reverse. What does that even mean? You'd think after all these years and with us slowly creeping into our 40's, you'd begin to feel that tug of maturity. Yet, here we are, another episode, another 15 minute discussion about s*x and cheese. And s*x with cheese. And... well, some things can't be unheard. Tune in and as always, we hope you enjoy! Rob Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Best Picture Winners:
This week's winner - Becky Woodward (with some stellar picks):
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| Bride of AE - The Good Son (1993) | 12 Apr 2024 | 00:59:38 | |
Tim and Brennan kick off a month of evil kid horror movies by discussing the Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin joint THE GOOD SON! It turns out, mileage varies!
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| Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die | 14 Mar 2022 | 01:34:02 | |
The Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die, it's a catchphrase you've heard before. It's also a catchphrase that you assume has straightforward criteria. Movies critical to cinema? Movies about the afterlife? Movies to see if you have exactly 24 hours to live? If there is something we do well here at Alternate Ending, it's complicate things. So we do indeed come up with our Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die, but it's a curvy path to get there. Tim also agrees that Carrie's list is the best, because he in fact, he would want to pass on after viewing her choices. In a new trend over the last few episodes, we've also been adding to the list of reasons of "why Rob Jarosinski is a sociopath" with a rousing story about public urination. Behind the scenes, Rob explains that he was comfortable sharing the story because quote "everybody has done it," to which, we will let you respond to the accuracy of that statement. As always, tune in, and we hope you enjoy! Rob Top 5: Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die:
This week's winner - Christopher Brown
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| Bride of AE - War of the Worlds (2005) | 11 Mar 2022 | 01:08:59 | |
This month we’re digging the skeletons out of the closets of people nominated for Oscars in 2022, and we’re starting by discussing Steven Spielberg’s WAR OF THE WORLDS! Tim and Brennan sit down to discuss whether or not the film really qualifies as “horror,” their relationship to the copious 9/11 imagery, how Tom Cruise services the movie or not, and much much more!
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| Pass the Popcorn: THE BATMAN w. Guest Josh Elder | 07 Mar 2022 | 01:46:22 | |
This week's episode we dive into The Batman, Matt Reeves' grim reimagining of Mr. Bruce Wayne. As soon as we launched Pass the Popcorn, we knew at the top of our list was to have our old friend and roommate, Josh Elder. There are few people we know who are bigger fanatics of the comic-craft and we were really eager for his perspective. He's bringing his expertise on all things Gotham so we can get truly down and nerdy on Batman: Twilight Edition. (That is what this movie is called, right?) (Josh Elder donning the wrong shirt) There has been a longstanding war on who is the more knowledgeable human. Even if that war is only in Carrie's mind, this episode, we put it to rest with a bit of impromptu trivia (much to this dismay of everybody). Josh also graces us with some of his favorite memories of Rob as a young sociopath, which has us all in tears. In worth Mentioning, by Patron Jason Dohla's request, Carrie and Rob bring So I Married an Axe Murderer, which leads to a good 10 minutes of clarifying a very side characters name. Tim brings Tyler Perry's a Madea Homecoming. Josh joins in on the fun with a historical drama, Agora. We have a spoiler-free discussion about our likes and gripes of The Batman before we give you a very clear heads-up as we veer into spoiler territory. Tune in and we hope you enjoy! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Top 5 Moguls | 28 Feb 2022 | 01:25:56 | |
We're coming up fast on The Batman, the latest film centered around pop culture's famous insanely rich business mogul, Bruce Wayne. I am given to understand he also dresses as a bat. But that's not what we're here for, we're here to take a deeper dive into the Waynes of the world, the ultimate winners of late capitalism: captains of industry, movers and shakers, power brokers, the people whose exact work is a little hard to pin down, exactly, but by golly it sure does seem to be lucrative. In short, we're looking at our top 5 moguls in the movies (though not our top 5 movie moguls), to see just what it is they do with all that money and power. Besides dressing up as bats, that is. The episode gets a little off the rails. If we had known the direction it was heading, we would have included a whole other list of criteria above for what qualifies as a "mogul," but I guess you've come to expect that now. Tune in and we hope you enjoy! Rob Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Moguls:
This week's winner - Lebowski!
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| Bride of AE - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) | 25 Feb 2022 | 01:12:46 | |
We’re still covering multi-part sequels thanks to a request from Patreon member Brian Fowler! Today we’re talking about Netflix’s new film TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, which is the ninth Texas Chainsaw film, the third film with that basic title, the third or fourth film to position itself as a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper’s 1974 original, and the first film where Leatherface is put on Instagram Live. In between digressions, we try to break down what on Earth is going on with the bizarre group of hipsters at the center of the film, share our assessment of the kills, and break down the return of the legendary Sally Hardesty! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we cover on this program, via the Alternate Ending Patreon page! | |||
| Pass the Popcorn: Peacemaker | Uncharted | The Long Good Friday | Teacher’s Pet | Annie (1999) | 21 Feb 2022 | 01:25:41 | |
It’s Brennan’s first official week hosting Pass the Popcorn, and the whole gang joins him for this episode! First, in Worth Mentioning, Brennan talks Annie (1999), Rob brings Uncharted, Tim discusses Teacher’s Pet (by Patreon Harold’s request), and Carrie discusses The Long Good Friday (by Patreon Jack’s request). Then, we dive into a spoiler-free discussion of the HBO Max series Peacemaker, which just aired its season finale, as well as the James Gunn superheroverse in general. ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Top 5 Movie Endings | 14 Feb 2022 | 01:29:51 | |
Happy Valentine's Day, to the subsection of you that don't despise it. Though, I guess I don't care either way because I'm still going to send you a virtual hug and you're gonna like it! OO This episode comes courtesy of Patreon subscriber Jack Chivers, who's asked us to carefully select and discuss our top 5 movie endings. As you can imagine, our opinions on what makes a story complete, vary greatly (don't be deceived by a bit of overlap). The episode might feel a bit chaotic, as our recollections of the actual endings of movies...differ. The mind is a funny thing and it has an interesting way of seeing what it hopes to see, I guess. Tune in! Rob Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Movie Endings:
This week's winner - Julian!
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| Bride of AE - Poltergeist III (1988) | 11 Feb 2022 | 00:49:31 | |
This month, Bride of Alternate Ending is covering multi-part sequels thanks to a request from Patreon member Brian Fowler! The people have spoken, and they have chosen for Tim and Brennan to discuss 1988's POLTERGEIST III! The pair break down the tragic backstory of the film and how that informs the project, as well as what works and (mostly) what doesn’t. Is there a very long digression about biology? You’ll just have to find out for yourself. Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we cover on this program, via the Alternate Ending Patreon page! | |||
| Pass the Popcorn: 94th Oscar Nomination Reactions | 09 Feb 2022 | 01:24:34 | |
There are so many exciting parts of the our Oscar Nomination Reactions episode, the least exciting part being the Oscar nominees. Ha! This episode, we're joined by Alternate Ending contributors Mandy Albert and Chris Trengove, to share our reactions to the nominees and the biggest snubs. I had a feeling with this crew I might get a little lost in the shuffle of cinephile-speak. And that did happen. BUT! It was absolutely invigorating to see the group light up and commiserate on mutual film feelings, with some joy and a healthy dose of disdain. In other exciting news, the team also tried their hand at predicting the Oscars and we get a chance to talk about a bit of an unexpected upset, in their rate of success. If there was any doubt of how much fun we had, you can just take a look at Chris. This might have been when we were talking about House of Gucci. We hope you enjoy this extra special episode. We'd love to hear about your Oscar Nomination Reactions too, did we hit the mark? What did we miss? Did the Academy get it right? Tune in! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd - Mandy Letterboxd - Chris Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Pass the Popcorn: Moonfall | Tampopo | Soldier of Orange | 07 Feb 2022 | 01:31:39 | |
It's been yet another daunting week for our schedules. 5 minutes before recording we all looked upon each other with the same fatigued question - "remind me, what are we talking about today again?" **90 mins later** It's spit preferences, strategizing how to simplify dissertations, silicone education, new theme song reactions and god only knows what else. Oh, movies! This episode, Carrie and Rob bring Tampopo (by Patreon Travis N's request) and Temple of Doom. Tim brings Soldier of Orange (by Patreon Laurel & Michael's request). From there, we all take a deep dive into our thoughts on the newly released movie about a moon falling, Moonfall. Tune in! ***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, via our Patreon page! | |||
| Bride of AE - The Screaming Skull (1958) | 22 Mar 2024 | 00:42:36 | |
Tim and Brennan close out their month of discussing movies that were covered on the iconic cult television program Mystery Science Theater 3000! Surprisingly, THE SCREAMING SKULL becomes one of our most divisive episodes yet!
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| Worst Films of 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 | 01:48:01 | |
Our Best Films of 2021 episode, was a bit contentious and so we had hoped to come back lovingly-aligned for our worst films of 2021 episode, but I guess there's always next time? It wasn't hard to find bad movies from the last year, there were some mega-stinkers, indeed. What qualifies as a bad movie? What elements of a movie make it bad? All things for which, we do not agree. I will say though, with our New Year's resolution to spark joy and find the positive, Rob makes a valiant attempt to have us find the "brightest spot" in each terrible movie and maybe, it sort of works? Also, please hide your Grandma's. Hide your Dad's. Maybe even hide yourself from this particularly vulgar and regularly offensive episode. They always just twist my... ugh... just sorry. Audience Top 5 - Worst Films of 2021 1. Space Jam: A New Legacy 2. Don't Look Up 3. Music 4. Mortal Kombat | Diana: The Musical 5. Cinderella | Dear Evan HansenThis week's winner - Chris Trengove! 1. Music 2. Cinderella 3. Space Jam: A New Legacy 4. Cherry 5. Malcolm & Marie***************************************************************** Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Other places to follow Alternate Ending. Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter Tim Letterboxd – Rob Letterboxd – Carrie Letterboxd Want to support Alternate Ending, you can via our Patreon page! | |||
| Bride of AE - Scream (2022) | 28 Jan 2022 | 01:26:25 | |
This week, Bride of Alternate Ending is double masked and taking to the aisles to discuss SCREAM 5 aka 5CREAM aka SCREAM for reasons that remain unfathomable. Will noted Scream skeptic Tim and Scream megafan Brennan (who recorded this entire podcast without telling Tim that theres a shiny new Scream ’22 poster hanging on his wall just out of sight of the Zoom camera) find common ground on this new entry, the first to not be directed by Wes Craven? | |||
| Best Films of 2021 | 17 Jan 2022 | 01:45:25 | |
It's a brand new year, and we couldn't be more excited to see what exciting new movies 2022 has lined up for us all to enjoy. But before we can do that, we need to ring out the old year in traditional fashion: our picks for the best films of 2021! | |||