We haven't all been this high on a movie since Rob saw Mad Max Fury Road at the Music Box (deep pull joke, but I'm still going with it. IYKYK.). Gosh, sometimes it's just fun to agree.
Full disclosure, we can't really contain ourselves and we go full-spoiler right out of the gate. Though, even after all the discussion, I can't really say any of it ruins the movie or gives anything away. Beautiful people, fast planes, Tom Cruise being a bada$$... it's all stuff you know. Truly, you have to see it to process it.
In worth mentioning, Carrie shares the provocative details of Jackass Forever (must to the dismay of every listener), while Rob reviews the latest reimagining of the horror flick Wrong Turn and Tim weighs in on The Bob's Burgers Movie.
Tune in to our Top Gun: Maverick spoiler episode and we hope you enjoy!
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Edward Furlong month shambles forward into the mid-90s, where CD-ROM is king and the Trickster might just try to Freddy Krueger his way into your life. Join us as we dive deep into the nonsensical machinations of this film’s plot, break down every single way the Trickster fails as an attempt at creating an iconic horror villain, and discover how low a film has to go in order to not be dragged down by a Furlong performance!
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We start where we left off before - on the way to the big investor meeting where the fate of Hauntology would be decided!
So, who better to join this episode than a few of our investors, including: Catherine Clark, Chris Trengove and Rachael Scaccia.
This week the gang is back together to share their movies Worth Mentioning, including: Men, Demons (thanks to Patreon Dan Prestwich), Tommy (thanks to Patreon Gavin) and Spud 3.
We also take time to both review and spoiler Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!
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Rob embarks on his first solo podcast with Amateur Hour sharing the origin story of how the unlikely movie project Hauntology came to be along with award-winning filmmaker Parker Brennon and team. Rob covers everything from his filmmaking past, finding out about Parker and the early part of building the project through to the looming investor meeting that would decide the fate of the project.
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Audience Top 5 Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named “Chicago”)
This week’s winner – Zev Burrows
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It’s a brand new month and, per the request of Patreon Carl Beasley, we’re discussing the horror output of Edward Furlong! We’re kicking off with what is definitely not the most famous franchise part 2 he was in: PET SEMATARY 2, Mary Lambert’s sequel to her 1989 adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel!
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This week, Brennan and Carrie, are flying solo (duo?) to have a book (and everything else) club, catching up on everything in the pop culture sphere that ISN’T cinema, including television, books, and podcasts! Topics include reading journeys, personal revelations, and what cinematic straight couple Brennan can abide.
But first, in Worth Mentioning, Brennan discusses the classic Ryan Reynolds/Sandra Bullock rom-com The Proposal and Carrie brings the new animated film The Bad Guys to the table.
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With the arrival in theater of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness next week, the first fully fleshed-out summer movie season since 2019 will be upon us. To celebrate, the Alternate Ending crew is looking ahead to the next four months of action epics, animated comedies, and the occasional art film from a major director. For our next episode, we offer a Summer 2023 Preview: the films we're excited about (and perhaps the ones we're especially dreading), the films we expect to be big hits or big flops!
Plus...
Don't forgot! Box Office Prediction Contest is OPEN!
Part of the fun of summer is seeing what movies will rake in the biggest pile of money. So in addition to sharing your top 5 picks for what you're looking forward to for the episode, we're also inviting you to share your best guesses for what films are going to make the most money over the next few months. Either in comments here, or via e-mail at contact@alternateending.com, let us know what five films you think are going to make the most money at the U.S. domestic box office, as of the end of day on Sunday, September 4, along with the total amount you think they'll make. Whoever is closest overall will be announced on our summer recap episode in September, and will be crowned the winner of a $25 prize!
Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Summer 2022 Movie Preview
This week’s winner – Rocky Peterson!
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Thanks to Patreon subscribers Laura and Chris Trengove, we’re here this week talking about our Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named "Chicago")! As Chicago natives, we have big thoughts on what makes Chicago..ChiCAgo. From the food... to the food...and er... hotdogs?
We also have thought on: Rob's new movie ventures, if it's ok to call your Daddy, Daddio, eating boogers and the tastiest variety of chizz.
It's the most overlap we've had in years!
Tune in and we hope you enjoy!
Rob Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Tim Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Top 5 Chicago Movies (Not Named "Chicago")
This week’s winner – Chris Baker
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For the second episode of Ray Harryhausen month (a topic requested by Patron Gavin McDowell), Tim and Brennan break down the 1969 film THE VALLEY OF GWANGI. The pair discuss its stop motion effects (naturally), how it functions within the realm of dinosaur pictures and Westerns, and where the hell this movie came from, a good 10 years after anyone would have wanted something like it.
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This week, Brennan, Carrie, and Mandy get together for a spicy game of movie-themed Never Have I Ever!
But first, in Worth Mentioning, Brennan discusses the bonkers kaleidoscope of Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once, Carrie breaks down the cannibalistic horror comedy Fresh, and Mandy waxes nostalgic about Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10 1/2. Plus, we learn that Carrie can spot Short Round from a mile away!
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Thanks to Patreon subscriber Andrew Milne we're here this week talking about our Top Movies I'm Ashamed I haven't seen. Some, we're embarrassed about and others we've just downright lied to people and said we've seen (only Tim, only Tim would do that). Either way, we bare all on this super fun episode, designed especially to fling ourselves under the bus. The extra bonus is that Tim arbitrarily has committed to righting the wrongs of the unseen films on his list, so yay for #5!
Tune in and we hope you have a great week!
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Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die:
This week's winner - Hunter Allen
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Brand new month, brand new topic! Patron Gavin McDowell asked us to cover the films of Ray Harryhausen and the people voted for his 1957 effort 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH! Tim and Brennan break down the breathtaking special effects used to create the Ymir, the way the Italian setting makes some of the 50’s boilerplate more tolerable, and Brennan tries to impress his friend Hunter by referencing as many other B-movies as possible.
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Well, I won't do what Rob does and crack a joke about starting the conversation with the most shocking thing from the 94th Academy Awards being: CODA winning best picture (ba-dum-ching and spoiler), but now 48 hours removed from the event, I think our brains would like to imagine that the actual film winners were the most compelling story.
This episode we're joined by some of our favorite people to do a little round table of our Oscars 2022 reactions! You may remember this crew from our 94th Oscar nomination reaction episode, so prepare for snappy-takes and the comfort that can only come from like-minded cinephiles (and me).
Topics Discussed:
There's a bit of consensus, a bit of contained rage towards me and a lot of fun as we work our way through the run of show.
Let us know your thoughts or anything we missed.
Tune in and we hope you enjoy!
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This week we’re continuing to dig the skeletons out of the closets of people nominated for Oscars in 2022, and we’re moving on to Best Actress nominee Kristen Stewart’s early role in THE MESSENGERS! Tim and Brennan discuss sunflower farming, the career trajectory of K-Stew, and the world’s serviceablest cast!
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With special thanks to Patreon supporter Brian Fowler, we bring you our Top 5 Best Picture Winners, just in time for the 94th Academy Awards.
I don't know if it should make us feel better or worse, that this podcast is aging in reverse. What does that even mean? You'd think after all these years and with us slowly creeping into our 40's, you'd begin to feel that tug of maturity. Yet, here we are, another episode, another 15 minute discussion about s*x and cheese. And s*x with cheese. And... well, some things can't be unheard.
Tune in and as always, we hope you enjoy!
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Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Best Picture Winners:
This week's winner - Becky Woodward (with some stellar picks):
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The Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die, it's a catchphrase you've heard before. It's also a catchphrase that you assume has straightforward criteria. Movies critical to cinema? Movies about the afterlife? Movies to see if you have exactly 24 hours to live? If there is something we do well here at Alternate Ending, it's complicate things.
So we do indeed come up with our Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die, but it's a curvy path to get there. Tim also agrees that Carrie's list is the best, because he in fact, he would want to pass on after viewing her choices.
In a new trend over the last few episodes, we've also been adding to the list of reasons of "why Rob Jarosinski is a sociopath" with a rousing story about public urination. Behind the scenes, Rob explains that he was comfortable sharing the story because quote "everybody has done it," to which, we will let you respond to the accuracy of that statement.
As always, tune in, and we hope you enjoy!
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Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Movies to See Before You Die:
This week's winner - Christopher Brown
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This month we’re digging the skeletons out of the closets of people nominated for Oscars in 2022, and we’re starting by discussing Steven Spielberg’s WAR OF THE WORLDS! Tim and Brennan sit down to discuss whether or not the film really qualifies as “horror,” their relationship to the copious 9/11 imagery, how Tom Cruise services the movie or not, and much much more!
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This week's episode we dive into The Batman, Matt Reeves' grim reimagining of Mr. Bruce Wayne. As soon as we launched Pass the Popcorn, we knew at the top of our list was to have our old friend and roommate, Josh Elder. There are few people we know who are bigger fanatics of the comic-craft and we were really eager for his perspective. He's bringing his expertise on all things Gotham so we can get truly down and nerdy on Batman: Twilight Edition. (That is what this movie is called, right?)
(Josh Elder donning the wrong shirt)
There has been a longstanding war on who is the more knowledgeable human. Even if that war is only in Carrie's mind, this episode, we put it to rest with a bit of impromptu trivia (much to this dismay of everybody). Josh also graces us with some of his favorite memories of Rob as a young sociopath, which has us all in tears.
In worth Mentioning, by Patron Jason Dohla's request, Carrie and Rob bring So I Married an Axe Murderer, which leads to a good 10 minutes of clarifying a very side characters name. Tim brings Tyler Perry's a Madea Homecoming. Josh joins in on the fun with a historical drama, Agora.
We have a spoiler-free discussion about our likes and gripes of The Batman before we give you a very clear heads-up as we veer into spoiler territory.
Tune in and we hope you enjoy!
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We're coming up fast on The Batman, the latest film centered around pop culture's famous insanely rich business mogul, Bruce Wayne. I am given to understand he also dresses as a bat. But that's not what we're here for, we're here to take a deeper dive into the Waynes of the world, the ultimate winners of late capitalism: captains of industry, movers and shakers, power brokers, the people whose exact work is a little hard to pin down, exactly, but by golly it sure does seem to be lucrative. In short, we're looking at our top 5 moguls in the movies (though not our top 5 movie moguls), to see just what it is they do with all that money and power. Besides dressing up as bats, that is.
The episode gets a little off the rails. If we had known the direction it was heading, we would have included a whole other list of criteria above for what qualifies as a "mogul," but I guess you've come to expect that now.
Tune in and we hope you enjoy!
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Tim Top 5:
Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Moguls:
This week's winner - Lebowski!
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We’re still covering multi-part sequels thanks to a request from Patreon member Brian Fowler! Today we’re talking about Netflix’s new film TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, which is the ninth Texas Chainsaw film, the third film with that basic title, the third or fourth film to position itself as a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper’s 1974 original, and the first film where Leatherface is put on Instagram Live. In between digressions, we try to break down what on Earth is going on with the bizarre group of hipsters at the center of the film, share our assessment of the kills, and break down the return of the legendary Sally Hardesty!
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It’s Brennan’s first official week hosting Pass the Popcorn, and the whole gang joins him for this episode!
First, in Worth Mentioning, Brennan talks Annie (1999), Rob brings Uncharted, Tim discusses Teacher’s Pet (by Patreon Harold’s request), and Carrie discusses The Long Good Friday (by Patreon Jack’s request).
Then, we dive into a spoiler-free discussion of the HBO Max series Peacemaker, which just aired its season finale, as well as the James Gunn superheroverse in general.
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This episode comes courtesy of Patreon subscriber Jack Chivers, who's asked us to carefully select and discuss our top 5 movie endings. As you can imagine, our opinions on what makes a story complete, vary greatly (don't be deceived by a bit of overlap). The episode might feel a bit chaotic, as our recollections of the actual endings of movies...differ. The mind is a funny thing and it has an interesting way of seeing what it hopes to see, I guess.
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Carrie Top 5:
Audience Top 5 Movie Endings:
This week's winner - Julian!
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This month, Bride of Alternate Ending is covering multi-part sequels thanks to a request from Patreon member Brian Fowler! The people have spoken, and they have chosen for Tim and Brennan to discuss 1988's POLTERGEIST III! The pair break down the tragic backstory of the film and how that informs the project, as well as what works and (mostly) what doesn’t. Is there a very long digression about biology? You’ll just have to find out for yourself.
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