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S4 Ep 31Top 5 Movies About Divorce // Marriage Story // Honey Boy // The Farewell // Children of Men

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Just in time for the holidays, Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story premieres on Netflix, documenting in by-all-accounts harrowing detail the psychological torment that befalls a couple as their marriage disintegrates. To celebrate, Rob and Carrie have finally decided we're going to look at all of our favorite films about the inevitable death of love and the acrimony and rage that come when two people violently sever their matrimonial ties, in brazen defiance of God's will. An especially fun and bubbly time is guaranteed for all! In Worth Mentioning we cover Marriage Story, Honey Boy, The Farewell and Children of Men thanks to Patreon Tristan Frayling!

Dec 9, 20191h 33m

S4 Ep 30Spoiler Alert: The Wolf Brigade Movies // Frozen II // The Irishman // Knives Out

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As we give thanks to all our listeners on Thanksgiving, we have a special Patreon episode thanks to Andrew Milne we have a fun-filled spoiler episode of both Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade and Illang: The Wolf Brigade. In Worth Mentioning we cover Frozen II, The Irishman and Knives Out. Speaking of Knives Out, if you've seen it and weren't sure what happened, check out: Knives Out ending explained: who was the real killer in this whodunit? (plot and spoilers!)

Nov 25, 20191h 12m

S4 Ep 29Top 5 Outlaws in Movies // A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood // Ford v Ferrari // Pain & Glor

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There are few pieces of U.S. mythology more potent than the romantic outlaw - the iconoclastic misfit for, through mischance or their own glamorous antiheroism, has ended up on the wrong side of society, and now has to make their way stealing, cheating, and otherwise scrabbling on the outer fringes of the world. Later this month, Queen & Slim offers up a race-inflected version of the Bonnie and Clyde story, and we're taking the opportunity to share our favorite outlaws in movies - noble heroes driven by fate, monstrous criminals driven by greed, and everything in between. In Worth Mentioning we cover: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Ford v Ferrari and Pain & Glory.

Nov 18, 20191h 25m

S4 Ep 28Weeklies - The Little Mermaid Live-Action Remake Casting Complete and more!

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 'Little Mermaid' Live-Action Remake Finds Its Prince Eric in Jonah Hauer-King Oscars: Why the Animation Race Is the Most Competitive in Years Paul Thomas Anderson Sets 1970s High School Movie for 2020 Production New 'Sonic' Trailer Sees Redesigned Character With Bigger Eyes, Fewer Teeth Damien Chazelle's 'Babylon' Lands at Paramount With Brad Pitt, Emma Stone Circling 'Scoob!' Trailer Reveals How Scooby-Doo and Shaggy First Met Chris Pratt's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Tomorrow War' Lands Christmas 2020 Release Michael Pena Welcomes Guests to Nightmare Resort in 'Fantasy Island' Trailer Box Office: 'Midway' Battles Past Comatose 'Doctor Sleep' With $17.5M Disney+ Adds Disclaimer of "Outdated Cultural Depictions" in Classic Movies

Nov 15, 201924 min

S4 Ep 27Weeklies - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sequel Sets Release Date and more!

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 Lionsgate Lands Gerard Butler's 'The Plane' 'The Current War' Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Joins 'Newsflash' Elisabeth Moss Fights Off Abusive Ex in 'The Invisible Man' Trailer Jamie Foxx Encourages Others to Pursue Passions in Pixar's 'Soul' Teaser Trailer Chris Evans, Elijah Wood and More Criticize James Dean CGI Casting: "This Shouldn't Be a Thing"' The Batman': Colin Farrell in Talks to Play The Penguin Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson Fight Racial Oppression in 'The Banker' Trailer 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sequel Sets Spring 2022 Release Date Director Jeremy Saulnier To Team With John Boyega On Upcoming Thriller 'Rebel Ridge' Netflix Picks Up 'The Unsound' Movie Adaptation From 'Shazam' Director David F. Sandberg

Nov 8, 201927 min

S4 Ep 26Top 5 Daddy Issues // Doctor Sleep // Terminator: Dark Fate // Parasite

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To judge from the films that get produced, there's never been a single screenwriter in the history of the art form who had a good relationship with their dad. To mark the occasion, we're taking a look at our own favorite dysfunctional relationships and broken homes in the movies. In Worth Mentioning, we cover Doctor Sleep, Parasite and Doctor Sleep.

Nov 4, 20191h 32m

S4 Ep 25Weeklies - The Grudge Trailer Drops // Linda Hamilton Marriage to James Cameron "Terrible on Every Level" // Netflix Plan to Test Play Speeds // How Scorsese Saved 'The Current War' // 'Chernobyl' Creator Tackling 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Reboot

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 The Grudge - Official Trailer Drops Terminator Star Linda Hamilton Called Her Marriage to James Cameron "Terrible on Every Level" Anna Faris to Play Twin Sisters in Comedy Summer Madness Olivia Wilde Criticizes Censorship of Booksmart Lesbian Sex Scenes on Airlines Star Wars Shocker: 'Game of Thrones' Duo Quits Planned Trilogy Netflix Plan to Test Varying Play Speeds Meets Filmmaker Backlash How Martin Scorsese Saved The Current War After The Weinstein Co. Collapse Chernobyl Creator Craig Mazin Tackling Pirates of the Caribbean Reboot Frozen II Tracking for $100M-Plus Thanksgiving Debut Your Halloween horror-scope: Movies sure to terrify you, based on your astrological sign

Nov 1, 201925 min

S4 Ep 24Top 5 Zombie Movies // Parasite

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Halloween is right around the corner, and we're in the mood for some horror! This time around, we're going to be talking about our very favorite movies about every low-budget filmmaker's favorite monster: zombies, the brain-hungry reanimated corpses that have been munching guts ever for over half a century, and were busy harvesting sugar crops even before that. As a special guest, we have the creator of several Zombie comic books, Robert Rios. In Worth Mentioning, we cover Parasite.

Oct 28, 20191h 30m

S4 Ep 23Weeklies - Blomkamp Sci-Fi Thriller 'Inferno' // Boy Helps Creature in 'Antlers' // 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Rereleased With Extra Footage // Adam Driver in Talks to Star with Matt Damon in 'The Last Duel' // Disney's Live-Action 'Pinocchio'

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 'Aeronauts' Trailer Sees Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne Fighting for Their Lives in Hot Air Balloon New 'Purge' Thriller Finds Lead in Ana de la Reguera (Exclusive) Neill Blomkamp Prepping Sci-Fi Thriller 'Inferno,' Taylor Kitsch to Star Young Boy Helps Supernatural Creature in 'Antlers' Trailer 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' to Be Rereleased in Theaters With Extra Footage 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Smashes Presale Records Adam Driver in Talks to Star Alongside Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel' 'Hocus Pocus 2' Moving Forward at Disney+ with Writer Jen D'Angelo Christian Bale and Matt Damon Will Both Compete in Best Actor for 'Ford v Ferrari' Robert Zemeckis in Talks to Direct Disney's Live-Action 'Pinocchio' Movie

Oct 25, 201929 min

S4 Ep 22Weeklies - 'The Batman' Paul Dano to Play The Riddler // 'The Craft' Remake On the Way // Ryan Reynolds & John Krasinski Teaming Up for Fantasy Comedy 'Imaginary Friends' // New 'Lady and the Tramp' Trailer // 'Jungle Cruise' Trailer

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 'The Batman': Paul Dano to Play The Riddler Live-Action 'Barney' Movie Coming from Producer Daniel Kaluuya Blumhouse's 'The Craft' Remake On the Way with David Duchovny (Du-coven-y) Ryan Reynolds & John Krasinski Teaming Up for Fantasy Comedy 'Imaginary Friends' Kevin Feige Promoted to Chief Creative Officer of Marvel; Here's What It Means New 'Lady and the Tramp' Trailer Further Reveals Disney's Doggo Remake First 'Dolittle' Trailer Finds Robert Downey Jr. Walkin' & Talkin' with the Animals 'Venom 2' Gets a Second Villain With Shriek, Carnage's Longtime Love Interest Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Are Forcing Another 'Murder Mystery' On Us 'Jungle Cruise' Trailer: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Search for the Tree of Life

Oct 18, 201920 min

S4 Ep 21Top 5 Imaginary Friends // Gemini Man // Joker // Monos // The Night of the Hunter

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Jojo Rabbit, winner of the TIFF Audience Award and Best Picture Oscar hopeful, hits theaters in which a little boy deals with the stress and confusion of childhood by concocting an imaginary friend, in the form of bloodthirsty dictator Adolf Hitler. Most imaginary friends are a bit more innocuous than that, of course, and we're going to talk about those non-genocidal imaginary friends in our next episode, from invisible rabbits to evil rabbits to bossy rabbits with curious hostility for bouncing tigers. In Worth Mentioning, we cover Joker, Gemini Man, Monos and The Night of the Hunter, thanks to Patreon Cameron Shaw.

Oct 14, 20191h 28m

S4 Ep 20Weeklies - Scorecese Say Superhero Movies Aren't Cinema // Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis // Training Day Prequel // Live Action Little Mermaid Casting // Edward Norton's Unmade Hulk Movie // Inspector Gadget Live Action

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 Martin Scorsese's Claim That Marvel Movies Aren't Art Has Sparked a Passionate Debate 'Matrix 4' Adds 'Aquaman's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Len Wiseman Set To Direct Female-Centric 'John Wick' Spinoff 'Ballerina' Robert Downey Jr. Bluntly Turns Down His Own 'Avengers' Oscars Campaign: 'Let's Not' CAA Signs Francis Ford Coppola; Mission Is To Get Epic 'Megalopolis' Made Exclusive: 'Training Day' Prequel in the Works at Warner Bros. Daveed Diggs in Talks to Play Sebastian in Disney's 'Little Mermaid' Edward Norton Says Marvel Went Back On Its Word Over Dark 'Hulk' Film New 'Inspector Gadget' Live-Action Movie in the Works From Disney Jared Leto Was "Alienated and Upset" at Not Getting to Star in 'Joker' Don't forget to support the podcast by filling out this short survey linked here.

Oct 11, 201925 min

S4 Ep 19Weeklies - Tom Holland's Save's MCU 'Spider-Man' // 'Home Alone' Reboot // How Best to Experience 'Gemini Man' // Matt Damon Says He Turned Down Lead 'Avatar' Role // Timothee Chalamet Seems as Robin

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 Pippi Longstocking Film in Works From StudioCanal, Heyday Films New 'Treasure Island' Movie in the Works at Universal, Mandeville Films Tom Holland's Last-Minute Appeal Helped Seal a 'Spider-Man' Deal 'Borat' Writer Dan Mazer in Talks to Direct 'Home Alone' Reboot for Disney+ Eddie Murphy on 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' and Returning to 'Saturday Night Live' in December How Moviegoers Can Experience 'Gemini Man,' From Standard 2K to the "Whole Shebang" '1917' Filmmaker Sam Mendes on Crafting His World War I Drama in a Single Shot Matt Damon Says He Turned Down Lead 'Avatar' Role: "I Couldn't Do It" Real-Life 'Terminator': Major Studios Face Sweeping Loss of Iconic '80s Film Franchise Rights Timothee Chalamet Seems Into Playing DCEU's Robin Don't forget to support the podcast by filling out this short survey linked here.

Oct 4, 201923 min

S4 Ep 18Top 5 Villains

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Batman's arch-enemy, the Joker, is getting his very own movie, and we're celebrating by looking at our all-time favorite movie villains. From wicked witches to evil space cyborg wizards to petulant octopus women, it's all about the colorful monsters who are the very best at being very bad. In Worth Mentioning we discus Abominable, Hustlers, Batman Ninja and Toy Story 4.

Sep 30, 20191h 24m

S4 Ep 17Weeklies - Midsommar Therapy Sessions, Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds Christmas Movie, Princess Bride Remake, Jason Bateman Directing Clue, Will Smith as a Bad Guy

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To help fill the void in your weekly listening, Carrie and Rob are bringing you Weeklies - a review of the last 7-days of movie new...with a twist! Rob has gathered all the 10 best pieces of movie news and Carrie will only be able to pick 5 Midsommar Therapy Sessions: Article Link, Video Link Casting News for The Batman: Article Link Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds Christmas Movie: Article Link Movie Trailer Survey: Article Link Princess Bride Remake: Article Link Moviepass Alive: Article Link Fear the Joker: Article Link Jurassic World 3 Casting and Movie Short: Article Link, Movie Short Link Jason Bateman Directing Clue: Article Link Will Smith as a Bad Guy: Article Link Don't forget to support the podcast by filling out this short survey linked here.

Sep 27, 201924 min

S4 Ep 16Spoiler Alert: The Godfather Trilogy // Ad Astra // Groupers // My Brother's Wedding

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Our latest podcast topic comes courtesy of Patreon Not Fenimore, who's asked us to take a look at one of film history's most legendary, acclaimed trilogies: The Godfather (1972), The Godfather, Part II (1974), and The Godfather, Part III (1990). And lest you think that the internet can't possibly need another analysis of the Godfather films, there's a twist: for one of our trio (not naming names!) this will be the very first time seeing these monolithic classics. As an added bonus, we talked to Anderson Cowan of The Film Vault podcast, on the occasion of his leap into feature filmmaking with Groupers. Grab your tickets to the theatrical release while you can! In Worth Mentioning we also covered Ad Astra and My Brother's Wedding. Be sure to help us get some podcast sponsors by filling out this short survey.

Sep 23, 20191h 37m

S4 Ep 15Summer 2019 Recap // Hustlers // It Chapter Two // Set it Up

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Before we get too far into the fall and awards season, we place a bow on the summer by sharing our picks for the best films of Summer 2019! Find out how well we did at predicting what films we'd like (...not so well), and find out what unexpected gems we stumbled into along the way. In Worth Mentioning we cover Hustlers, It Chapter Two and Set it Up thanks to Patreon Ann Yourell!

Sep 16, 20191h 6m

S4 Ep 14Fall 2019 Movie Preview // Hobbs & Shaw // Ready or Not // The Peanut Butter Falcon

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We're recharged from our summer vacation and coming back with the 2019 edition of our annual fall preview: our picks for the releases between now and the end of the calendar year that have us the most excited, be they popcorn extravaganzas, picturesque art films, violent action pictures, or the most unfathomably evil-looking adaptation of a stage musical in the history of cinema. In Worth Mentioning, we cover Hobbs & Shaw, Ready or Not, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and Hangover Square thanks to Patreon Zev Burrows.

Sep 3, 20191h 27m

S4 Ep 13Top 5 Buddy Action Movies // The Lion King // Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw looks to redeem a fairly dry summer with its action-packed story of two dudes swapping sarcastic banter while constantly trying to one-up each other and generally getting on each other's nerves. In honor, we'll be sharing all of our other favorite examples of two unlikely figures being thrust together by fate to star in an action film together, quipping all the way. In Worth Mentioning we cover The Lion King and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Jul 29, 20191h 24m

S4 Ep 12Top 5 Cats // Crawl

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Disney unveils its remake of The Lion King, a film in which photorealistic lions sing and plot dynastic revolutions. To celebrate - or, for some of us, to take our minds off of the impending death of cinema - we look at all of our favorite felines of filmdom: lions and tigers and everything else down to the proud housecat. In Worth Mentioning we cover Crawl, A Woman's Face and Postcards From the Edge, thanks to Patreon Stephen Swarz.

Jul 15, 20191h 21m

S4 Ep 11Spoiler Alert: Yesterday with guest Kevin Andrew Prchal // Toy Story 4 // Child's Play // Rocketman

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Just in time for the new release Yesterday, director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis's celebration of the enduring music of The Beatles, we are joined by the fantastic singer/songwriter Kevin Andrew Prchal, for an episode-length conversation about what the movie tells us about performance, music stardom, and the legacy of the iconic rock band. Be sure to stick around to the end of the episode to check out two hear Settling Cliches from the album "Eat Shirt and Tie" and Look Me in the Eye from the album "Love & Summer". In Worth Mentioning we cover our favorite movies of June, including: Toy Story 4, Child's Play and Rocketman (technically a May release). Thanks to Patreon Jaidan Vanmali, we also had the chance to watch All That Heaven Allows. Show Notes: 00:06:00 - Rocketman 00:12:04 - Child's Play 00:17:05 - Toy Story 4 00:29:20 - All That Heaven Allows 00:42:16 - Guest Kevin Andrew Prchal joins the show to talk Yesterday 01:50:16 - Bonus Content: Settling Cliches// Look Me in the Eye

Jul 1, 20191h 59m

S4 Ep 10Top 5 Dolls // The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil

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With both Toy Story 4 and a remake of Child's Play coming out the same weekend, did we even have a choice? We take a look at out all-time favorite dolls in the movies: from beloved child's playthings to unfathomably evil vessels for demonic energy, and everything in between. In Worth Mentioning, we discuss The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, Chernobyl and The Holy Mountain by request of Patreon Dan Prestwich.

Jun 16, 20191h 16m

S4 Ep 9Top 5 Movies About TV

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While the ordinary summer fare of popcorn movies keep whizzing around, next week sees the release of the more subdued Late Night. In its honor we look at the anchormen, broadcast news, faces in the crowd, and networks that have made for so many rich cinematic explorations of the movies' scrappy younger sibling. In Worth Mentioning, we cover our favorite movies from May, flicks we're most looking forward to in June, discuss the Onward trailer and review Love & Friendship by request of Patreon, R W Lovejoy.

Jun 3, 20191h 8m

S4 Ep 8Top 5 High School Movies // John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

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There might not be any time quite in a human lifespan quite as beloved to filmmakers as high school: that miraculous cauldron of humiliation and horniness, when every emotion is ramped up to 110%. To celebrate the release of Booksmart, we're looking at our Top 5 High School Movies. In Worth Mentioning, we discuss John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Lone Wolf and Cub. In addition, thanks to Patreons CRD and Jason Dohla, we look at The Lady Eve and Raising Arizona.

May 20, 20191h 38m

S4 Ep 7Top 5 Mismatched Couples // Avengers: Endgame // Shazam!

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Opposites attract, they say, and that's certainly true in the world of movie romances. Whether it's a world-class beauty and a pudgy schlub, a free-spirited madcap and a stuck-up prig, or any combination that always, for whatever reason, seems to end up with the woman having to settle for some asshole, we look at our favorite examples of true love striking where you'd least expect with our Top 5 Mismatched Couples. In Worth Mentioning we cover Avengers: Endgame, Shazam! and Long Day's Journey Into Night.

May 6, 20191h 43m

S4 Ep 6Summer Movie Preview 2019

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Mid-April is awfully early to be thinking about summer already, but Marvel and Disney have decided for the rest of us that the summer movie season begins this year on Friday, 26 April, with the release of Avengers: Endgame. To prepare, this episode will be all about the blockbuster movies to come: the superheroes, the living toys, the monsters who fit inside your pocket, the Hobbses and the Shaws. In Worth Mentioning we cover a Patreon pick from Julian DeBerry with North by Northwestas well as The Fabulous Baron Munchausen.

Apr 15, 20191h 8m

S4 Ep 5Top 5 Pranks // Us // Apollo 11

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Who doesn't love a good practical joke? Morally decent people, that's who, but that doesn't describe us at all, which is why we're spending April Fool's Day celebrating our very favorite pranks in the movies. Come join us for all the faked dead friends and shit-flavored chocolate pies you can shake a rubber limb at! In Worth Mentioning we cover Us and Apollo 11.

Apr 1, 20191h 17m

S4 Ep 4Top 5 Superpowers

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Flight. Strength. Eye lasers. Weather control. Spidey-sense. Talking to fish. Talking to squirrels. Captain Marvel makes her big-screen debut this weekend, and it's got us thinking about what it must be like to have the powers of a demigod. In Worth Mentioning, we cover Patreon Paul Royar's selection of Clockers along with Paddleton and The Only Son.

Mar 11, 20191h 13m

S4 Ep 3Oscars 2019 // Alita: Battle Angel // How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

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The crew gets together post Oscar to chat about highlights, lowlights and upsets galore! Also, what would the Oscars be without who wore it best? In Worth Mentioning, Alita: Battle Angel and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World make the cut for best of February.

Feb 26, 201958 min

S4 Ep 2How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - Movie Review

Carrie and Rob review How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Dean DeBlois.

Feb 12, 20195 min

S4 Ep 1Top 5 Movies of 2018 // Glass // Fyre // Westward the Women

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The fourth season of Alternate Ending begins with Carrie, Rob, and Tim sharing their picks for the best movies of 2018, as well as some other musings about the movie year that was. Plus, we have a lot of news about the changes coming to the website in the months to come. While we catch up with everything we missed last year as we finish up our lists. In Worth Mentioning, we cover Glass, both Fyre docs and Westward the Women thanks to Patreon Joy Vigil!

Jan 28, 20191h 24m

S3 Ep 42Top 5 Santas // Aquaman // Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse // Leave No Trace

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'Tis the season to start thinking about holiday-themed movies, and for the last episode of the third year of Alternate Ending's podcast, we're going to look at our very favorite movie Santas: possibly deranged men at malls, lonely skeletons, suburban dads with the unimaginable power to murder demigods. Or, like actual Santa Claus, if that's your jam for some reason. We're making our lists and checking them twice, and while you wait for us to come down the chimney with our 2018 season finale. In Worth Mentioning we cover Aquaman, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Leave No Trace.

Dec 17, 20181h 19m

S3 Ep 41Top 5 Chosen Ones // Tito and the Birds // Sherlock Jr.

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The world is in trouble, and only one very special hero, chosen by fate, can possibly save it. We could be talking about next week's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. We could also be talking about next week's Mortal Engines. We could be talking as well about Aquaman or Bumblebee from the week after that. We could, in fact, be talking about a whole hell of a lot of movies: the Chosen One narrative is one of the most overused tropes in contemporary American filmmaking. But just because something is ubiquitous doesn't mean it can't be good too, and we're going to sort through the unfathomably large pile of Very Special Unique Magical Angel Babies to find the best and brightest, the Chosen-est Ones of all. In Worth Mentioning, we cover Tito and the Birds and Sherlock Jr.

Dec 10, 20181h 20m

S3 Ep 40Spoiler Alert: Little Shop of Horrors // The Christmas Chronicles

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Thanks to Patreon supporter Travis Neeley, this week's episode sends us to a pair of the campiest monster movies ever made. First up is Roger Corman's bizarre 1960 comedy The Little Shop of Horrors, about a lovelorn nebbish who accidentally creates an unstoppable, man-eating plant. Second is the 1986 Little Shop of Horrors, in which Frank Oz tackles Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's cultishly beloved, warped stage musical adaptation of the Corman film. In Worth Mentioning, we cover The Christmas Chronicles.

Dec 3, 20181h 14m

S3 Ep 39From the AE Archives: Top 5 Thanksgiving Movies

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Family vacations and holiday plans won't keep us from unearthing another episode from the archives with our Top 5 Thanksgiving movies.

Nov 26, 20181h 21m

S3 Ep 38Top 5 Online Movies // Widows // The Ballad of Buster Scruggs // The Grinch

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Wreck-It Ralph, Disney's lovable villain of an '80s arcade game, goes extremely online in Ralph Breaks the Internet, and to celebrate, we're plugging in with our favorite examples of the relationship between humans, computers, and that amazing, awful thing called the internet. From '90s hackers to '00s social media pioneers, we're going to be counting down all of our favorite examples of people who really probably ought to, like, read a book sometime. In Worth Mentioning, Widows, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and The Grinch are covered.

Nov 19, 20181h 26m

S3 Ep 37Top 5 Movies I Wish I Lived In // Suspiria // Bohemian Rhapsody

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Fantastic Beasts: The Grimes of Grindelwald takes us back to the Harry Potter universe, which love it or hate it, surely we must all agree it's one of the most comprehensively designed movie universes that has ever existed. And in celebration of the amazing feat of production design that this franchise has represented, we're taking a look at our very favorite movie universes: the places so beautiful, so comfortable, so fantastic, so homey, so all-around gosh-darned appealing that, if given the opportunity, we'd happily jump right through the screen and live with the characters. In Worth Mentioning we cover both Suspiria (2018) and Suspiria (1977), thanks to Patreon Kevin J. Olson, and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Nov 12, 20181h 16m

S3 Ep 36Top 5 Political Movies // Beautiful Boy // The Other Side of the Wind // The French Connection

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Thanks to Patreon subscriber Paul Royar, we have a very special Election Week present for you: our picks for the very best political movies ever made! Of course, "political" can mean a lot of things: films about the machinations of doing politics, or about the lives of politicians, or about important political questions of the day. Find out how each of us tackled the tricky business of answering the question, "what is a political movie". In Worth Mentioning we cover Beautiful Boy, The Other Side of the Wind and The French Connection thanks to Patreon subscriber Julian DeBerry!

Nov 5, 20181h 10m

S3 Ep 35Top 5 Films About the '70s // Bad Times at the El Royale // The Old Man & the Gun

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With Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody about to rock its way into theaters, we're thinking about the most glam decade of them all, the 1970s. We look at our favorite films that capture that decade in all its cocaine-fueled highs and equally cocaine-fueled lows. Be they time capsules from the '70s themselves or modern attempts to capture the swagger and madness of that decade, we'll be discoing our way through all of them. In Worth Mentioning we cover Bad Time at the El Royale and The Old Man & the Gun.

Oct 29, 20181h 16m

S3 Ep 34Top 5 Witch Movies (AE Archives Episode)

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With Rob traveling for work the AE crew takes an oldie, but a goodie out of the archives with Top 5 Witch Movies.

Oct 22, 20181h 0m

S3 Ep 33Top 5 Killers // Venom // First Man // The Endless

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The new Halloween (third film of that title) brings back Michael Meyers, one of the most infamous of all movie psycho killers. In anticipation of the piles of dead babysitters sure to follow, we're going to scare ourselves silly by telling tales of all our favorite movie psychos, serial killers, slashers, and every sort of person of murd'rous intent. In Worth Mentioning, the crew covers Venom, First Man and The Endless.

Oct 15, 20181h 31m

S3 Ep 32Top 5 Space Movies // A Star is Born // Night School

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Neil Armstrong biopic First Man is about to rocket into theaters, and we're celebrating by talking about our absolute favorite movies set in the inky black vacuum of space. Sci-fi swashbucklers, rigorously sober scientific true stories - if it celebrates the infinite wonders of the universe, it's fair game. In Worth Mentioning we cover two new releases with A Star is Born and Night School.

Oct 8, 20181h 14m

S3 Ep 31Top 5 Singers-Turned-Actors // Mandy // Hold the Dark // Life Itself

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Lady Gaga goes off the deep end in the fourth version of A Star Is Born. While we watch as she dives in, and wonder if she'll ever meet the ground, we're going to spend some time looking at the other times that musical superstars have taken their turn at acting. From Cher in Moonstruck, to Cher in Silkwood, to Cher in Burlesque, to Cher in The Witches of Eastwickor, if you're some kind of absolute fucking sicko, to somebody who is not Cher. In Worth Mentioning we cover Mandy, Hold the Dark and Life Itself.

Oct 1, 20181h 16m

S3 Ep 30Top 5 Sisters // A Simple Favor

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With the release The Sisters Brothers and a modern take on Little Women also coming to theaters soon, cinema clearly has sisters on the mind right now, and to celebrate, we're look at our favorite screen sisters. Whether it's teaming up to bring your estranged parents back together, working out your sibling rivalry while playing semi-pro baseball, or discovering that you and all your best friends can wear the same pair of jeans, we are excited to discuss all the triumphs and travails of cinematic sisterhood. In Worth Mentioning, the crew discusses A Simple Favor.

Sep 24, 20181h 22m

S3 Ep 29Fall Movie Preview 2018 // The Predator // To All the Boys I've Loved Before // The Land of Steady Habits

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We're in the last stage of the year, with family pictures, Oscar hopefuls, and popcorn movies all jostling for attention. To get ready, the Alternate Ending crew picks the films we're most excited to see between now and the end of the year, from Lady Gaga's starring debut to Emily Blunt's attempt to step into Julie Andrews's practically perfect shoes. In Worth Mentioning we cover The Predator, To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Land of Steady Habits.

Sep 17, 20181h 15m

S3 Ep 28Top 5 of Summer 2018 // The Nun

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We're back! And recharged from our time off, we're ready to recap the films of the summer just gone by. Dinosaurs, helicopters, superheroes, crazy rich Asians, racial strife in Oakland, and the beatific face of Fred Rogers – we go over it all on our way to pick our favorite films of the season. In Worth Mentioning, Tim discusses The Nun.

Sep 10, 20181h 18m

S3 Ep 27Top 5 Dog Movies // The Spy Who Dumped Me

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Alpha is here to teach us all about how dogs were invented by a lonely cave boy who found himself staring down a wolf with a broken leg. Thousands of year's later, man's best friend has been the subject of countless film, almost every one of which is specifically calculated to make you cry buckets. For our last episode of the summer season, we'll be looking our favorite movie dogs in our favorite dog movies. In Worth Mentioning, we cover The Spy Who Dumped Me, Tallulah and Froning: The Fittest Man in History.

Aug 13, 20181h 11m

S3 Ep 26Top 5 Water Movies // Christopher Robin // Blindspotting // Like Father

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Inspired by the subaquatic lab at the center of the upcoming "Jason Statham vs. a prehistoric shark" movie The Meg, the Alternate Ending crew is happy to announce our most esoteric topic yet. This episode is all about water in movies: the aesthetics of water, the challenges of shooting on water, the things live in the water, Kevin Costner drinking his own piss. In Worth Mentioning we cover Christopher Robin, Blindspotting and Like Father.

Aug 6, 20181h 0m

S3 Ep 25Top 5 Children's Literary Adaptations // Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Sorry to Bother You // The Equalizer 2

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Disney's Christopher Robin continues the company's decades-long project of co-opting every last smackeral of A.A. Milne's 100-Acre Wood in the mind of children the world over. While we wait to learn first hand that a little boy and his bear will indeed always be playing, we've decided to take a look at movies based on classic books, with our favorite films based on children's literature. In Worth Mentioning we cover Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Sorry to Bother You and The Equalizer 2.

Jul 30, 20181h 30m

S3 Ep 24Top 5 Stunts // Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again // Eighth Grade

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Tom Cruise has done everything but commit actual seppukuon-camera for our spectatorial enjoyment, so we're excited to see what he has in store for us in Mission: Impossible - Fallout. While we get more and more hyped to watch him break his damn bones right there in the movie, we're going to take a look at our other favorite stunts from across movie history: the ridiculous car flips, high jumps, and hanging-from-clocks that brazen fucking idiots have put themselves through for the rest of us to say "well, that was cool" as we eat ice cream on the couch. In Worth Mentioning, we all talk Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Eighth Gradeand Blockers.

Jul 23, 20181h 19m