Alternate Ending - Movie Review Podcast · Alternate Ending

October 2025 Movie Preview

September 23, 2025·1 hr 26 min·4 clips

on i'm interested i think the cast is the only thing they're selling exactly the

Tim Brayton opens the monthly preview with Brian Fowler and Caleb back at the table. They are looking at the October 2025 theatrical and streaming slate in North America, and the question is straightforward enough: what deserves attention, and what is just noise? Tim says there are movies on this list he is actually looking forward to seeing, and he treats that as a kind of high point for these preview episodes. Brian and Caleb meet that energy without pretending the month is all winners. The conversation has a loose panel rhythm, with quick agreements, small corrections, and side comments that keep things moving. They start broad before narrowing in on individual titles. Horror gets some attention, including a premise built around an open relationship scenario that sounds awful in exactly the right way. Tim jokes that horror reflects the society it comes out of, just a few years after it first felt current. The discussion also turns to a coyotes movie, which stands out mostly because the premise is so odd and specific. Tim jokes around the title and the animal energy of it, but the group still treats it as a real curiosity. Another title, Steve, gets a more thoughtful run. Tim Mielants's direction and Cillian Murphy's presence are a big part of why it lands on the radar. The panel connects that film to Small Things Like These and to Murphy's recent streak of sad, aging men under pressure. They also talk about the school setting and the unclear shape of the story, which keeps the interest focused on craft rather than plot summary alone. A recurring annoyance is the Netflix logo showing up on titles that seem unlikely to get much of a theatrical life. That gives the episode a practical edge. The crew is not just ranking excitement, they are also sorting out what will even be available in a useful way. Their enthusiasm feels grounded because it keeps running into limits, questions, and small disappointments. Even when they are not sold on a movie, they usually have a concrete reason for saying so. The episode ends up being less like a tidy recommendation list and more like a window into how this panel thinks through a release calendar. That makes it useful if you want a preview that sounds like actual movie people talking after doing the homework.

As heard by us

A brisk October preview built from a lively, candid movie conversation.

October's preview moves fast and feels loose in a good way, with Tim Brayton, Brian Fowler, and Caleb correcting each other as they go. Caleb sounds genuinely more excited about movies than he has been all year, and Tim notes that there are titles he is looking forward to…

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

You want an October 2025 movie preview from Alternate Ending, with Tim Brayton, Brian Fowler, and Caleb at the mic.

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from Alternate Ending - Movie Review Podcast