Endslate: a Movie, TV and Streaming Podcast

Wes Anderson - often copied (looking at you, AI and Tiktok!) but never duplicated. Love him or hate him, his quirky humor, symmetrical compositions, pastel palettes, and deadpan deliveries has made him an unlikely auteur of his generation. We deep dive into his career and force rank his filmography, including his latest film, Asteroid City. PLUS - quick takes on Blue Beetle, TMNT, Gran Turismo, Ci...

Barbie brilliantly shows a life in plastic isn't always fantastic. Enjoy this deep dive into the film and Greta Gerwig's filmography as a true creative genius. It's Greta's world and we're just living in it! PLUS - quick takes on Joyride, The Dragon Prince, What We Do in the Shadows S4, The Day After Trinity, and Shin Kamen Rider (aka Shin Masked Rider on Prime). (0:23) Joyride...

Barbenheimer proved *explosive* at the box office so here's our first of two deep dives on the movie pairing of the year. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was mesmerizing and terrifying but where does it rank in Nolan's filmography? With Quark's extremely complicated force ranking system, we find out! PLUS - talk about Here Lies Love on Broadway and Marupok AF (which is opening Cine...

We get on our knees before the altar of cinema to exalt praise for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. Not the most perfect MI installment, but by golly, Tom Cruise and his one true love Christopher McQuarrie are here to ENTERTAIN (20:36)! Plus - we react to the Emmy nominations, talk about Quark's upcoming Cinemalaya closing film, Where is the Lie?, and discuss the SAG-WGA strikes (a...

Straight from the nine-dash line comes this super-sized episode chockfull of what's hot and what's not (looking at you, The Weeknd!) in streaming and cinema right now. We finally get to lick our chops over The Bear's delightfully delish S2, wax nostalgia about Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford, try NOT to talk too much about The Idol's edgelord fantasies, meh over Secret Invasion, gu...

Psychological thriller Cattleya Killer has maintained its prominent position at the top of Prime PH's charts, and we are thrilled to have a sit down with the people behind the hit streaming series: director Dan Villegas, actress and producer Ria Atayde, and writer Dodo Dayao. We delved into filming with "Hollywood standards," Arjo Atayde's feline phobia, and how Pinoy audiences a...

Quark, Mel, and Ramon are back to gush about the new Spider-Man movie, Across the Spider-verse, the show finale of Barry, and make good on their promise to make Quark watch 2005's sublime Pride & Prejudice. PLUS - finale talk on Ted Lasso, Yellowjackets, and Dave. Barry (4:35) Ted Lasso (25:12) Yellowjackets (31:02) Dave (38:40) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse (40:55) Pride and Prejudi...

It's no secret that this podcast started because of our shared love for Succession (see Episode 1 !). And because we can't make a Tomelette without breaking some Greggs, it was only fitting that we saw the finale together, pain sponges that we are. This is our giant goodbye to the Great Show of Our Time, Jesse Armstrong's masterclass in writing, directing, and acting, Succession. We ta...

Reunited and it feels so good! The Endslate trio talk about their love for the latest Mattfleck movie, AIR, which is a fun return to form for talky big business, dealmaking movies with a lot of heart (and rundown our fave business movies along the way). Plus - a Succession catch up (and our predictions for the last Roy standing), our take on Ted Lasso's divisive S3, and quickfire reviews of St...

The Guardians of the Galaxy are back! Heralding the start of the summer movie season, the last installment to the GOTG trilogy is jam-packed with jokes, action, classic rock, and lots and lots of narrative fat. Joining Mel and Ramon is fave friend of pod Chris Costello (of the BAMF and Dead Air podcasts) to talk about the highs and lows of GOTG 3, and try to remember how exactly Gamora came back i...

Time to catch up on some streaming shows! We've been loving Jinny's Kitchen's healing K-variety show vibes, Jury Duty's gift of a first season, Barry's brilliant final season so far (SPOILERS!), and how Shrinking absorbed all of Ted Lasso's focus and fun. Plus - preamble about the current Writers Guild of America strike and how long (we hope) it'll last. (9:53) Jinny’s...

We deep dive into the whole John Wick franchise, from its humble beginnings as the indie action movie nobody wanted to the global blockbuster it is today: Which one was the best installment? Who's the best villain? What's the stupidest world-building rule in the series? Is he the world's greatest assassin or the world's worst house guest? Things you've always wanted to ask, we...

Since our Substack meets Masterclass meets The Economist meets The New Yorker podcast is like clickbait for smart people, we are back talking about one of our fave shows of all time, SUCCESSION! We break down the first 3 episodes of Succesh's final season and pay tribute to the great L to the OG man himself. Plus - content catch-up time with streaming's first quarter darlings: Swarm, Daisy...

2022 flew by at Mach 10 speed and we finally find ourselves with our favorite films of the past year... just in time for Q1 of 2023. In a year of megaplex hits, juggernaut indies, and movies about movies, which ones made our list? Our number ones MAY surprise you! We talk the best of 2022, some of the worst, Viva Max power, the Babylon hive, and of course, the year's MVP Colin Farrell and brea...

When the stars align and Mercury isn't in retrograde, once in a blue moon the Academy actually gets the winners right (mostly). Mel, Quark, and Ramon react to Hollywood's biggest night's highlights, lowlights, and what could have beens. And really - where was Tom Cruise?? Plus, the obsessives that we are, we predict Oscar 2024's race.  Endslate is an ANIMA podcast. Stalk the hosts!...

Mel, Quark, and Ramon run down their list of Oscar who WILL wins and who SHOULD wins before the March 13 (PH time) ceremony. Will Everything, Everywhere take everything all at once? Will Austin Butler's Elvis accent take him all the way to the podium? Will Top Gun: Maverick win anything? PLUS - Quark's dispatch from the always fun Independent Spirit Awards, where he hobnobbed with Michelle Yeoh, T...

Is it really too late to talk about the top Kachipan stories of 2022? NEVER! Joining us for a tet-a-tet about 2022's showbiz headlines are top Maritesses, MJ Felipe and Bianca Gonzalez. Breakups, engagements, scandals, and our fearless forecasts for 2023.  Endslate is an ANIMA podcast. Stalk the hosts! Mel Alcaraz: @mel_alcaraz Ramon De Veyra: @ramondeveyra Quark Henares: @quarkhenares Follow...

So much to watch, so little time! We catch up on what each of us has been enjoying on streaming, namely The Last of Us (11:04), Physical 100 (23:14), Paul T. Goldman (28:25), and at the movies: Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania (01:04:11), Magic Mike's Last Dance (50:09), Empire of Light (40:00), and The Whale (31:52), plus some light talk about All Quiet on the Western Front (1:34:08). Should MTRC...

Mga keridaaaaa! We sat down with the cast and crew of Prime Video's first ever Filipino original, Ten Little Mistresses (Sampung Mga Kerida), director Jun Lana and stars Carmi Martin, Agot Isidro, Adrianna So, and our fave John Arcilla, to talk about the making of this manic murder mystery.  Endslate is an ANIMA podcast. Stalk the hosts! Mel Alcaraz: @mel_alcaraz Ramon De Veyra: @ramondeveyra...

Life's been hectic these past 8 weeks in January (lol). We finally had time to catch up on movies and each other, beginning with Quark's dispatch from Sundance Film Festival where he premiered his first (and last??) movie since forever, Marupok AF (Where is the Lie?). We also review The Fabelmans, Babylon, and Knock at the Cabin and finally air our reactions to the 2023 Oscar nominations (Dolly de...

The TV shows of 2022 made us laugh, think, cry, and ultimately take refuge from our harsh realities. With over 400 scripted shows in the US alone, you wouldn’t be alone if you felt like catching up with TV was a Herculean effort. And that’s where we come in! We once again list our favorite shows of the year - what got us stressed, what brought us tears, and what got us pumping our fists up in the...

We close out 2022 and ring in the new year with our master megalomaniac film director, James Cameron, and his latest offering since 2009, Avatar: The Way of Water. Did the film wet our cinematic appetites or make us want to opt out of Pandora (24:40)? We also force rank our favorite Big Jim movies even if he only has 8 films in his filmography (56:28) PLUS - Ramon and Mel talk about The Eraserhead...

Quark and Ramon are joined by Drag Runner Sassa Gurl and Drag Den Showrunner Rod Singh and talk about the pitfalls of creating a reality show from scratch, being compared to the big guns off the bat and the challenges of representing queer culture in modern entertainment. Endslate is an ANIMA podcast. Stalk the hosts! Mel Alcaraz: @mel_alcaraz Ramon De Veyra: @ramondeveyra Quark Henares: @quarkhen...

Annyeonghaseyo! It's our 3rd annual K-entertainment episode where Hallyu wavers Mel, Ramon, Shai, Anton, and Francine geek out about the best (and the worst) in Korean movies, dramas, and music this 2022. Follow Shai Lagarde , Anton Holmes , and Francine Putong of Dramabuds . Sugohaesseoyo!  (2:51) Main themes and trends in 2022 (10:50) K-Movies (17:00) K-dramas (1:14:22) K-pop Titles mention...

It's a lovefest for Disney+'s greatest show yet, Andor - in the running for Ramon's TV Show of the Year (51:10). We also talk about the highs and lows of The Crown's S5 (37:05) and catch up on what we saw at this year's QCinema, including Triangle of Sadness and Dolly de Leon's Oscar chances (7:50) as well as #DonBelle romcom hit, An Inconvenient Love (26:41). PLUS - K-pop Kachipan! Ramon breaks d...