Alternate Ending - Movie Review Podcast

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 much-maligned 2011 Zack Snyder outing Sucker Pu...

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 look at the films coming out in three different count...

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 Ending and check out our member perks, includi...

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 Angeles metro area are dealing with one of the most...

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.

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 voting for the films we cover on this program...

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 episode, we look ahead to the new releases in Decembe...

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 Ending on Twitter  and Instagram   Follow Brennan on Tw...

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 and check out our member perks, including v...

Tim and Brennan kick off Stephen King month with a discussion of the Frank Darabont classic [sic] THE MIST!   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 voting for the films we cover on this program, via the...

In tribute to the passing of site cofounder and top 5 aficionado Rob Jarosinski, co-hosts Tim Brayton, Brennan Klein, and Mandy Albert share their picks for the best films from the IMDb Top 250, the list that Rob embodied best.

To close out Friday the 13th-sploitation month, Tim and Brennan discuss the new "ambient slasher" IN A VIOLENT NATURE and break down how it breaks down the genre (or not)! 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, in...

Happy Friday the 13th! Tim and Brennan are kicking off a month of movies that (loosely) explore the legacy of the iconic Friday the 13th franchise, beginning with the 2000 Scary Movie competitor SHRIEK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE 13TH!   P.S.: Brennan accidentally calls Regina Hall Regina King in this episode and he wants you to know he's very sorry. They are both very different, very g...

To close out hagsploitation month, Tim and Brennan are moving on from Bette Davis over to Joan Crawford in 1964's William Castle-Robert Bloch schlockterpiece STRAIT-JACKET!   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,...

In honor of Brennan's 30th birthday, he and Tim are covering hagsploitation movies beginning with the Baby Jane follow-up HUSH… HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE, starring Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland!   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 che...

Tim and Brennan conclude video nasties month by discussing TOXIC ZOMBIES aka BLOODEATERS aka FOREST OF FEAR, which probably has more titles than it has good scenes!   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, includi...

Throughout July, Tim and Brennan are exploring the dark underbelly of cinema by reviewing some of the video nasties that were successfully prosecuted in the UK in the 1980s, starting with Abel Ferrara's 1979 mess-terpiece THE DRILLER KILLER!   Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter  and Instagram   Follow Brennan on Twitter , Instagram , and Letterboxd Follow Tim o...

To close out Roger Corman month on Bride of Alternate Ending, Tim and Brennan discuss the filmmaker's final directorial effort, the outstandingly weird literary adaptation FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND!   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...

To kick off a monthlong retrospective of the works of the late Roger Corman, Tim and Brennan discuss the filmmaker's seminal directorial work A BUCKET OF BLOOD, the sets of which were notoriously used to bring 1960's Little Shop of Horrors to life.   Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter  and Instagram   Follow Brennan on Twitter , Instagram , and Letterboxd Follo...

To close out a month exploring the horror movies made by the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, Tim and Brennan take a look at 1977's SISTER OF DEATH, featuring Peach Pit mainstay Joe E. Tata!   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 ou...

To kick off a month exploring the horror movies made by the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, Tim and Brennan are visiting a movie that has a torrid relationship with a different iconic 1990s program, the Luke Perry vehicle BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER!   Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter  and Instagram   Follow Brennan on Twitter , Instagram , and Letterboxd Follow T...

Tim and Brennan close out their month of evil kid horror movies by discussing a quasi-slasher from an impeccable vintage, 1981's BLOODY BIRTHDAY!   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 voting for the f...

Tim and Brennan kick off a month of evil kid horror movies by discussing the Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin joint THE GOOD SON! It turns out, mileage varies!   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 vot...

Tim and Brennan close out their month of discussing movies that were covered on the iconic cult television program Mystery Science Theater 3000! Surprisingly, THE SCREAMING SKULL becomes one of our most divisive episodes yet!   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 Sup...

Tim and Brennan kick off their month of discussing movies that were covered on the iconic cult television program Mystery Science Theater 3000! The title is too long to type again, but just know it's a hell of a ride!   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 Alt...