{"podcast":{"title":"Alternate Ending - Movie Review Podcast","slug":"alternate-ending-movie-review-podcast-485029","podcast_index_feed_id":485029,"rss_url":"https://alternateending.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.alternateending.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/2/7/d/127d8e250899a507/podcast-square.png","author":"Timothy Brayton","episode_count":485,"summary":"Alternate Ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. What makes Alternate Ending different from other film podcasts? Well, we're not 5 dudes in a room talking about our passion for Fight Club and Braveheart. We're two dudes, and a lady, of which our tastes are quite varied. Rob, the film-school dropout, has seen an absurd amount of movies, and if we're being honest, rounds out our Fight Club fan-base. Tim Brayton, our seasoned film critic, shares a more critical view of film, an appreciation for vintage cinema and perhaps limited-release movies that we might otherwise miss. Carrie, our casual movie-goer, reminds us all that cinema is in fact supposed to be fun and entertaining and that sometimes, just sometimes, happy endings are good. 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 sh…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T02:18:41.960875+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alternate-ending-movie-review-podcast-485029"},"episode":{"title":"Your Movie Rocks: Marci X","slug":"your-movie-rocks-marci-x","published_at":"2026-05-05T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alternate-ending-movie-review-podcast-485029/your-movie-rocks-marci-x","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alternate-ending-movie-review-podcast-485029","url":"https://alternateending.libsyn.com/your-movie-rocks-marci-x","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/alternateending/May_2026-1.mp3?dest-id=333866","summary":"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!)","meta_description":"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, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4085,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alternate-ending-movie-review-podcast-485029/episodes/your-movie-rocks-marci-x/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alternate-ending-movie-review-podcast-485029/your-movie-rocks-marci-x.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}