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Alternate Ending was formed when three friends realized that they all shared a passion for movies. Tim had been reviewing films at his old blog Antagony & Ecstasy for over a decade, and Rob & Carrie had found great success with their year-old podcast, when they all decided to combine forces to create a new site, dedicated to their desire to watch and discuss the best (and worst) that cinema has to offer. The result is the website you see before you. What makes Alternate Ending different from ...
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Alternate Ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. What makes Alternate Ending different from other film podcasts? Well, we’re not 5 dudes in a room talking about our passion for Fight Club and Braveheart. We’re two dudes, and a lady, of which our tastes are quite varied. Rob, ...
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As we move into the heart of the summer movie season, there's a whole new crop of big popcorn movies that might be good, and might just be dodgy, pandering crap. But enough about the live-action How to Train Your Dragon. This week, Brennan is joined by Andrew and Caleb to take a look at a surprisingly attractive slate of wide releases. In addition …
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As we move into the heart of the summer movie season, there's a whole new crop of big popcorn movies that might be good, and might just be dodgy, pandering crap. But enough about the live-action How to Train Your Dragon. This week, Brennan is joined by Andrew and Caleb to take a look at a surprisingly attractive slate of wide releases. In addition …
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Bride of AE - Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010)
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Tim and Brennan continue discussing movies about fast zombies by traveling over to Germany to take a bite out of 2010’s RAMMBOCK: BERLIN UNDEAD! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we…
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Our topic this week is the very embodiment of "discovering good movies, one bad movie at a time": finding the scenes that actually work in movies that mostly don't Tim is joined by Mandy, whose Your Movie Rocks podcast makes her the perfect expert at finding the diamonds in a pile of coal (or a pile of... something else, as she describes on the epi…
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Our topic this week is the very embodiment of "discovering good movies, one bad movie at a time": finding the scenes that actually work in movies that mostly don't Tim is joined by Mandy, whose Your Movie Rocks podcast makes her the perfect expert at finding the diamonds in a pile of coal (or a pile of... something else, as she describes on the epi…
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Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There’s only one rule: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. In Episode 4, Mandy and Gavin McDowell have what might very well be t…
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Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There’s only one rule: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. In Episode 4, Mandy and Gavin McDowell have what might very well be t…
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Fifth Tuesday: Cannes and the State of Cinema in 2025
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April 2025 has five Tuesdays, and whenever that happens the last Tuesday of the month is a "dealer's choice" event, with Tim going off on whatever tangent catches his fancy. Unfortunately, due to some scheduling trouble, this particular fifth Tuesday episode has been delayed a bit, but it's worth it: Tim has a conversation with UW-Madison film scho…
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Fifth Tuesday: Cannes and the State of Cinema in 2025
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April 2025 has five Tuesdays, and whenever that happens the last Tuesday of the month is a "dealer's choice" event, with Tim going off on whatever tangent catches his fancy. Unfortunately, due to some scheduling trouble, this particular fifth Tuesday episode has been delayed a bit, but it's worth it: Tim has a conversation with UW-Madison film scho…
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In preparation for the start of the summer movie season, Tim is joined by Brian and Caleb, who are all a little surprised to find that they're finally looking forward to some of the wide releases of 2025, after a wobbly first third of the calendar year. But before we get to the wild and thrilling spectacle of popcorn movie season, it's one of the m…
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In preparation for the start of the summer movie season, Tim is joined by Brian and Caleb, who are all a little surprised to find that they're finally looking forward to some of the wide releases of 2025, after a wobbly first third of the calendar year. But before we get to the wild and thrilling spectacle of popcorn movie season, it's one of the m…
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Tim and Brennan kick off a brand new quarter focusing on Fast Zombies with this episode on the 2014 horror-comedy COOTIES! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we cover on this program…
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Tim and Brennan kick off a brand new quarter focusing on Fast Zombies with this episode on the 2014 horror-comedy COOTIES! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we cover on this program…
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Brennan is joined this week by Cameron (whom we finally give a chance to plug her own podcast, Stoneybrook Reunion) and Andrew, and the three of them are having a conversations about incomplete franchises: series that stalled out in the middle, sequel hooks that never caught anything, book adaptations that didn't make it all the way through the sou…
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Brennan is joined this week by Cameron (whom we finally give a chance to plug her own podcast, Stoneybrook Reunion) and Andrew, and the three of them are having a conversations about incomplete franchises: series that stalled out in the middle, sequel hooks that never caught anything, book adaptations that didn't make it all the way through the sou…
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Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There’s only one rule: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. For Episode 3, Mandy is joined by Zev Burrows for some quality time I…
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Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There’s only one rule: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. For Episode 3, Mandy is joined by Zev Burrows for some quality time I…
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Brennan is joined this week by Brian and Gavin, and the three of them chat about the films coming out soon to U.S. (and French!) theaters. While the three of them try to figure what the hell a Minecraft is, they discover that there are plenty of interesting-looking genre films sneaking out amongst the unimpressive-looking heavy hitters. Before that…
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Brennan is joined this week by Brian and Gavin, and the three of them chat about the films coming out soon to U.S. (and French!) theaters. While the three of them try to figure what the hell a Minecraft is, they discover that there are plenty of interesting-looking genre films sneaking out amongst the unimpressive-looking heavy hitters. Before that…
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Tim and Brennan dig the final skeleton out of an awards season favorite’s closet by discussing I’m Still Here director Walter Salles’ 2005 J-horror remake DARK WATER! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including v…
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Tim and Brennan dig the final skeleton out of an awards season favorite’s closet by discussing I’m Still Here director Walter Salles’ 2005 J-horror remake DARK WATER! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including v…
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Editor's note: apologies to Mandy for bumping this episode by a week to make room for our Oscar special. Starting in April, Your Movie Rocks will be back to its usual spot on the first Tuesday of the month. Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her gu…
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Editor's note: apologies to Mandy for bumping this episode by a week to make room for our Oscar special. Starting in April, Your Movie Rocks will be back to its usual spot on the first Tuesday of the month. Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her gu…
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Hot on the heels of Anora winning five Oscars, the Alternate Ending crew is here with our thoughts on the ceremony and winners. Tim is joined by Cameron and Caleb to discuss the best and worst outfits, the relative merits of musical performances at the Academy Awards, the etiquette of the In Memoriam montage, and what we lost when the Academy refus…
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Hot on the heels of Anora winning five Oscars, the Alternate Ending crew is here with our thoughts on the ceremony and winners. Tim is joined by Cameron and Caleb to discuss the best and worst outfits, the relative merits of musical performances at the Academy Awards, the etiquette of the In Memoriam montage, and what we lost when the Academy refus…
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This week, Brennan takes over hosting duties to welcome returning guests Andrew and Zev. The three of them share notes on the movies coming up over the next month, doing their absolute best to avoid talking about the Snow White-shaped elephant in the room while coming up with some promising smaller releases that we don't want to see fall through th…
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This week, Brennan takes over hosting duties to welcome returning guests Andrew and Zev. The three of them share notes on the movies coming up over the next month, doing their absolute best to avoid talking about the Snow White-shaped elephant in the room while coming up with some promising smaller releases that we don't want to see fall through th…
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Tim and Brennan dig a skeleton out of the closet of Oscar nominee Adrien Brody by discussing the grody Frankenstein riff SPLICE! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, …
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Tim and Brennan dig a skeleton out of the closet of Oscar nominee Adrien Brody by discussing the grody Frankenstein riff SPLICE! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, …
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With Valentine's day coming up any day now, we couldn't pass up the chance to talk about romantic movies and love stories. Tim is joined by Brian Fowler, Your Movie Rocks host Mandy Albert, and new member of the podcast family Cameron Shaw to kick around questions of what makes a romantic movie, what doesn't, and our own histories with cinematic lo…
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With Valentine's day coming up any day now, we couldn't pass up the chance to talk about romantic movies and love stories. Tim is joined by Brian Fowler, Your Movie Rocks host Mandy Albert, and new member of the podcast family Cameron Shaw to kick around questions of what makes a romantic movie, what doesn't, and our own histories with cinematic lo…
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Welcome to the debut episode of Your Movie Rocks, a brand new Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There's only one rule: Mandy must love the movie, no matter what. On Episode 1, Mandy and AE editor-in-chief Tim Brayton discuss the m…
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Welcome to the debut episode of Your Movie Rocks, a brand new Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There's only one rule: Mandy must love the movie, no matter what. On Episode 1, Mandy and AE editor-in-chief Tim Brayton discuss the m…
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Oscar nominations and February 2025 preview
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In this episode, Tim has a chat with the European wing of the Alternate Ending extended family - from France, Gavin McDowell (of the SECTS, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE column), and from Scotland, Andrew Milne (of the Two Friends Watch podcast) - to take a brief look at the newly-announced nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, and then a much less brief loo…
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Bride of AE - The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
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Tim and Brennan dig a skeleton out of the closet of Golden Globe nominee Hugh Grant by discussing his early role in the Ken Russell film THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate End…
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Bride of AE - The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
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Tim and Brennan dig a skeleton out of the closet of Golden Globe nominee Hugh Grant by discussing his early role in the Ken Russell film THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate End…
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For our first episode of 2025, we're taking a look back over the year that was. Tim and Brennan are joined by guests Zev Burrows and Caleb Wimble to talk about our favorite and least-favorite films of 2024, as well as the best surprises, biggest disappointments, and our picks for the most overlooked films of the year. While the people of the Los An…
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For our first episode of 2025, we're taking a look back over the year that was. Tim and Brennan are joined by guests Zev Burrows and Caleb Wimble to talk about our favorite and least-favorite films of 2024, as well as the best surprises, biggest disappointments, and our picks for the most overlooked films of the year. While the people of the Los An…
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January 2025 is going to be a scream(boat)
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Tim and Brennan welcome new guest Brian Fowler to the show as we discuss holiday horror, as well as requests by Patreon supporters Mandy Albert and Josh Lawrence. Then we gin up as much enthusiasm as we possibly can to take a look ahead at the films releasing in January 2025, and are not altogether surprised by what we don't find.…
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Tim and Brennan tear into the upper crust of California with the goopy mayhem of the 1989 Brian Yuzna joint SOCIETY! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including vo…
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Tim and Brennan tear into the upper crust of California with the goopy mayhem of the 1989 Brian Yuzna joint SOCIETY! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including vo…
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Hot Frosty and Other Signs of December
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A new era begins at Alternate Ending as Tim, Brennan, and Mandy share six! count 'em, six! movies we've seen recently, including requests by Patreon supporters Christophe Romain, Dan Prestwitch, and Carl Beasley. We also go in deep on the Netflix original Hot Frosty, somehow the only film of the six all of us had seen. In the second half of the epi…
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Bride of AE - The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1984)
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For Belated Sequels month (in honor of the impending release of Gladiator II), Tim and Brennan are sitting down to discuss Wes Craven's misbegotten THE HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2! They also share some insight into a few changes in the upcoming podcast schedule, so make sure to keep an ear out! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Endin…
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For Belated Sequels month (in honor of the impending release of Gladiator II), Tim and Brennan are sitting down to discuss Wes Craven's misbegotten THE HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2! They also share some insight into a few changes in the upcoming podcast schedule, so make sure to keep an ear out! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Endin…
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Tim and Brennan close out Stephen King month by sinking their fangs into the 1985 werewolf movie SILVER BULLET, which was both adapted from and written by King! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending …
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Tim and Brennan close out Stephen King month by sinking their fangs into the 1985 werewolf movie SILVER BULLET, which was both adapted from and written by King! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending …
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