Your Movie Rocks - In a Lonely Place
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Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an 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: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. For Episode 3, Mandy is joined by Zev Burrows for some quality time In a Lonely Place (1950) with Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame. Tune in to find out what it has in common with The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, why more movies should be made in the middle of their stars’ messy divorces, and what...
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April 2025 Movie Preview
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Brennan is joined this week by Brian and Gavin, and the three of them chat about the films coming out soon to U.S. (and French!) theaters. While the three of them try to figure what the hell a Minecraft is, they discover that there are plenty of interesting-looking genre films sneaking out amongst the unimpressive-looking heavy hitters. Before that, Brennan discusses the 1981 German art film Taxi zum Klo, a groundbreaking representation of gay sex in cinema, at the request of supporter Freya, while Brian and Gavin whether Disney's new butchery of Snow White or Netflix butchery of life...
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Bride of AE - Dark Water (2005)
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Tim and Brennan dig the final skeleton out of an awards season favorite’s closet by discussing I’m Still Here director Walter Salles’ 2005 J-horror remake DARK WATER! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on , , and Follow Tim on Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we cover on this program, via the !
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Your Movie Rocks: The Bye Bye Man
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Editor's note: apologies to Mandy for bumping this episode by a week to make room for our . Starting in April, Your Movie Rocks will be back to its usual spot on the first Tuesday of the month. Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an 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: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. On Episode 2, Mandy and AE horrormeister Brennan Klein think and speak at length about The Bye Bye Man, a movie...
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On the 97th Academy Awards
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Hot on the heels of Anora winning five Oscars, the Alternate Ending crew is here with our thoughts on the ceremony and winners. Tim is joined by Cameron and Caleb to discuss the best and worst outfits, the relative merits of musical performances at the Academy Awards, the etiquette of the In Memoriam montage, and what we lost when the Academy refused to stage a face-off between and . Your Movie Rocks with Mandy Albert has been postponed for a week. Look for the next episode of that series on Tuesday, March 11!
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March 2025 movie preview
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This week, Brennan takes over hosting duties to welcome returning guests Andrew and Zev. The three of them share notes on the movies coming up over the next month, doing their absolute best to avoid talking about the Snow White-shaped elephant in the room while coming up with some promising smaller releases that we don't want to see fall through the cracks. Before that, it's a century-long tour of cinema during the movie roundtable, as Zev shares his thoughts on Alfred Hitchcock's silent thriller Downhill, Andrew checks out the Hong Kong action cult classic In the Line of Duty 4, and...
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Bride of AE - Splice (2009)
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Tim and Brennan dig a skeleton out of the closet of Oscar nominee Adrien Brody by discussing the grody Frankenstein riff SPLICE! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on and Follow Brennan on , , and Follow Tim on Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we cover on this program, via the !
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The romance of cinema
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With Valentine's day coming up any day now, we couldn't pass up the chance to talk about romantic movies and love stories. Tim is joined by Brian Fowler, Your Movie Rocks host Mandy Albert, and new member of the podcast family Cameron Shaw to kick around questions of what makes a romantic movie, what doesn't, and our own histories with cinematic love stories. Before that happens, Tim discusses the 2018 Penguin Highway, courtesy of supporter Kyrie, while Cameron shares her thoughts on the unjustly overlooked new release Better Man. Mandy's thoughts on the justly...
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Your Movie Rocks: Sucker Punch
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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 Punch. Tune in to hear how Tim's thoughts on it have evolved, and to find out whether Mandy's ready to sign up for the Snyder Cult. ...
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Oscar nominations and February 2025 preview
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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 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 countries across the course of February. In addition, Tim shares his thoughts on the elegant and subtle Italian character drama Strip Nude for Your Killer, Andrew takes a dive into all four hours...
info_outlineThroughout 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!
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