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Alternate Ending

Alternate Ending

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Alternate Ending was formed when three friends realized that they all shared a passion for movies. Tim had been reviewing films at his old blog Antagony & Ecstasy for over a decade, and Rob & Carrie had found great success with their year-old podcast, when they all decided to combine forces to create a new site, dedicated to their desire to watch and discuss the best (and worst) that cinema has to offer. The result is the website you see before you. What makes Alternate Ending different from all the other film sites on the internet? Well, we humbly suggest that it's the three of us: very different people with very different thoughts about the movie. Too many film sites cater to the same kind of audience, with one overwhelming voice in the writing, but what we treasure at Alternate Ending is diversity: diversity of opinion, diversity in belief about what film should do and how it should do it. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well. This isn't a site for people who just want to talk about the latest hot new movies in theaters right this minute. This is a site for people who can't get to the theater until the third week a film is out; a site for people who just want to find something great to stream online after the kids have gone to sleep, a site for people whose favorite pastime is to grab a bunch of classic films on DVD from the library and watch them all weekend. It's a site that believes that every great movie is a wonderful new treasure, whether you see it the night of its premiere or fifty years later. It's a site about discovering good movies, one bad movie at a time. Art
Episodes
  • Bride of AE - The Black Cat (1934)

    Bride of AE - The Black Cat (1934)
    May 19 2026

    For the second of three episodes breaking down Newlywed Horror, Tim and Brennan dig into the kooky Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi joint THE BLACK CAT!

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    45 mins
  • Moulin Rouge! at 25

    Moulin Rouge! at 25
    May 12 2026

    Baz Luhrmann's maximalist jukebox musical Moulin Rouge! turns 25 years old this month, which seems like the perfect opportunity to revisit the film and contemplate its impact on the musical genre in the years since. Tim is joined by resident music expert Zev Burrows for a spectacular, spectacular conversation about a film that had a major impact on both of them, sometimes to break it down, sometimes just to gush. Before turning to Moulin Rouge!, Zev catches up with the 1985 feminist coming of age drama Smooth Talk, while courtesy of Patreon supporter Maxwell Jacobson, Tim is grappling with 2023's romantic thriller Eileen. Also, Zev has a new website! Be sure to check it out!
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Your Movie Rocks: Marci X

    Your Movie Rocks: Marci X
    May 5 2026

    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.

    This month, we welcome Brennan Klein back to the show to discuss Marci X, an early-aughts comedy of manners that had Lisa Kudrow rapping, and also wrapping up her career, and if you thought that joke was lame, wait until you hear some of the ones we make in the episode. Join us for a rollicking multilayered journey into white girls doing Kenyan folk dance, gay boys singing abstinence ballads (or is it abstinence boys singing gay ballads?), and Kudrow and Damon Wayans possibly being the unsung comedy couple of the decade. You won't want to miss this one, since you almost certainly missed the movie!*

    *(But hey, it made more money than Spiral and The Hottie and the Nottie put together!)
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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