Alternate Ending
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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, the film-school dropout, has seen an absurd amount of movies, and if we're...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Alternate Ending turns movie opinions into detailed, good-humored arguments about adaptation, performance, staging, and entire filmmaking careers.
Alternate Ending builds film criticism out of lively roundtables, with Tim Brayton and a changing group of contributors testing their judgments against one another.
A staircase in All About Eve gets a close reading; your movie brain knows the feeling.
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A loose Oscars hangout that favors blunt reactions over polish.
Alternate Ending takes a detour from its usual horror lane for a watchable Oscars side trip, with Tim Brayton joined by Cameron Shaw and Caleb Wimble. The talk stays loose and opinionated, which suits it.
A year-end movie chat that leans into candid opinions, smaller films, and a few clear favorites.
The conversation settles into a year-end movie roundtable that values candid favorites as much as clear disappointments. It is strongest when it lingers on what stayed with the panel, especially Twinless and Griffin in Summer, while still giving room to smaller or more…
A book-led episode that turns Old Testament film adaptations into a lively tour through early movie history.
This special Alternate Ending episode frames Gavin McDowell's new book, The Rewritten Bible in Late Antiquity, as the reason to revisit movies built from Old Testament stories.
A loose anniversary reunion that turns show history and in-jokes into a warm, unpolished listen.
Alternate Ending's 10th anniversary episode feels like a real reunion, not a polished retrospective. Tim Brayton hosts Brennan Klein, Mandy Albert, and other longtime friends from the show's orbit, and the conversation settles into history, recurring roles, and the kind of…
A Redford tribute that treats aura and craft as equal parts of the same legacy.
The piece uses Sundance's arrival to look back at Robert Redford, who died on September 16, 2025, and it does so with real affection. It moves from the force of his star image to his work as a director, then settles on later roles that still seem to carry weight, with Captain…
A January preview that begins with a memorial and settles into relaxed, specific movie talk.
Alternate Ending opens its January preview with a pause for Rob Reiner, following the morning after his and Michelle Singer Reiner's murder, before settling into the usual back-and-forth among Brennan Klein, Caleb Wimble, and Brian Fowler.
A lively Cameron survey that keeps coming back to craft, conflict, and the production friction around his early reputation.
This James Cameron survey uses the coming arrival of Avatar: Fire and Ash as a cue to look back at his career, and it settles into the blunt back and forth that this show handles well.
A warm movie hangout that folds craft talk into a sincere appreciation for resourceful filmmaking.
Your Movie Rocks makes a movie assignment feel less like homework and more like a conversation about what resourceful filmmaking can do with whatever is on hand.
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain one topic per episode, from the bicameral mind to Boeing's MCAS.
Multi-part dramatized retellings of scandals like OceanGate's Titan and the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins dissect Oscar races, new releases, and Hollywood news.
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen debate new releases, classics, and their own film rankings.
Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas argue their way through terrible movies.
The hosts discuss the current state of Pixar Animation Studios, focusing on their latest film Hoppers and the studio's recent successes and struggles.
In this episode, host Mandy Albert and guest Tim Brayton discuss a movie with the twist that Mandy can only say sincere positive things about it.
The hosts preview upcoming movies for April 2026 and share personal news about a hiking trip.
Alternate Ending sets aside its usual horror lane for a special Oscars conversation.
Alternate Ending spends this one looking back at the year's movies with Brennan Klein and the regular panel.
In this episode of Alternate Ending, hosts Mandy and Josh review the 1993 Super Mario Bros.
Host Tim Brayton and Alternate Ending columnist Gavin McDowell celebrate the publication of Gavin's academic book 'The Rewritten Bible in Late Antiquity' with a wide-ranging conversation about movies based on Old Testament stories.
Alternate Ending celebrates 10 years with a reunion of familiar voices from the community.
Tim Brayton opens the year with a January Redford tribute, using Sundance as the excuse and Robert Redford’s September 16, 2025 death as the occasion.
The director, a physics graduate, created distinctive filmmaking choices refusing to accept limitations
Brennan Klein hosts the last episode of 2025 for Alternate Ending.
James Cameron gets the full rundown.
Mandy Albert welcomes Andrew Milne, one of the show's repeat guests, for a warm cult-movie conversation that stays inside the rule of only sincere nice things.
The episode opens with weather and seasonal small talk before Brennan, Cameron, and Brian settle into the conversation.
A panel of film critics debates what makes successful Shakespeare adaptations, arguing whether fidelity to text or visual innovation matters more.
Brennan Klein opens the show with Andrew Milne and Gavin McDowell after some time-zone wrangling and polite host banter.
The show opens with a check in.
Tim Brayton and Will Quaid focus on An Officer and a Spy, Roman Polanski's 2019 Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, and on how it reached U.S.
Mandi Albert brings back Spoiler Alert for a special talk about *The Long Walk* with Brian Fowler and Caleb Wimble.
Tim Brayton, Brian Fowler, and Caleb get together for Alternate Ending's October 2025 movie preview.
The hosts discuss their movie review podcast format and banter about Labor Day and cultural differences.
Hosts Mandy and Gavin introduce themselves and tease a discussion about 'punitive films' in a lighthearted, banter-filled movie review podcast.
The hosts preview upcoming movies for September 2025, sharing their excitement and banter.
The hosts introduce themselves and discuss their backgrounds before diving into movie talk.
The hosts discuss recently watched movies and preview upcoming June releases.
The hosts introduce themselves and banter about past interactions before diving into movie discussion.
The hosts introduce themselves and discuss their varied tastes in movies, setting up a review episode.