Alternate Ending - Movie Review Podcast
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, the film-school dropout, has seen an absurd amount of movies, and if we’re being honest, rounds out our Fight Club fan-base. Tim Brayton, our seasoned film critic, shares a more critical view of film, an appreciation for vintage cinema and perhaps limited-release movies that we might otherwise miss. Carrie, our casual movie-goer, reminds us all that cinema is in fact supposed to be fun and entertaining and that sometimes, just sometimes, happy endings are good.
Too many film sites cater to the same kind of audience, with one overwhelming voice in the writing, but what we treasure at Alternate Ending is diversity: diversity of opinion, diversity in belief about what film should do and how it should do it. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well.
This isn't a podcast for people who just want to talk about the latest hot new movies in theaters right this minute. This is a place for people who can't get to the theater until the third week a film is out; a place for people who just want to find something great to stream online after the kids have gone to sleep, a place for people whose favorite pastime is to grab a bunch of classic films on DVD from the library and watch them all weekend. It's a place that believes that every great movie is a wonderful new treasure, whether you see it the night of its premiere or fifty years later. It's a site about discovering good movies... one bad movie at a time.
Join us for our weekly review of movies worth seeing, worth avoiding and our Top 5 lists – and don’t forget to play along at www.alternateending.com.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 430
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Top 5 Aliens
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 pl…
Bride of AE - Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
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 contentiou…
Pass the Popcorn: The Future of Netflix
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."
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Bride of AE - Pontypool (2008)
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 ma…
Top 5 Patriotic Movies
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 perfec…
Pass the Popcorn: Lightyear (Spoiler Free)
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 thoroughl…
Bride of AE - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
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 f…
Top 5 Childhood Favorites
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 (w…
Location Scouting - The Making of Hauntology
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…
Pass the Popcorn: Crimes of the Future
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 t…
Bride of AE - Young Frankenstein (1974)
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 fa…
Top 5 Franchises
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…
Intro to Parker & Kickstarter - The Making of Hauntology
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 backgrou…
Pass the Popcorn: Top Gun: Maverick Spoiler
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, some…
Bride of AE - Brainscan (1994)
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 ma…
Investor Meeting - The Making of Hauntology
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: C…
Pass the Popcorn: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Men | Demons | Tommy | Spud 3
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 …
Origin Story - The Making of Hauntology
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. R…
Top 5 Scary Movies (that aren't horror)
Bride of AE - Pet Sematary Two (1992)
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…