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
Pass the Popcorn: The Bad Guys | The Proposal | Alternate Ending Book (And Everything Else) Club
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, an…
Summer 2022 Preview
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 c…
Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named "Chicago")
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 Chic…
Bride of AE - The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
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 (…
Pass the Popcorn: Everything Everywhere All At Once | Fresh | Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood | Never Have I Ever
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’ Everyth…
Top 5 Movies I'm Ashamed I Haven't Seen
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 an…
Bride of AE - 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
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 t…
Pass the Popcorn: Oscars 2022 Reactions
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…
Bride of AE - The Messengers (2007)
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! …
Top 5 Best Picture Winners
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, …
Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die
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 after…
Bride of AE - War of the Worlds (2005)
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 di…
Pass the Popcorn: THE BATMAN w. Guest Josh Elder
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 …
Top 5 Moguls
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 w…
Bride of AE - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
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 f…
Pass the Popcorn: Peacemaker | Uncharted | The Long Good Friday | Teacher’s Pet | Annie (1999)
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…
Top 5 Movie Endings
This epi…
Bride of AE - Poltergeist III (1988)
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 …
Pass the Popcorn: 94th Oscar Nomination Reactions
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…
Pass the Popcorn: Moonfall | Tampopo | Soldier of Orange
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