Ralph Sepe Jr. (born: June 4, 1997), better known online as ralphthemoviemaker, is an American YouTuber, movie reviewer, and filmmaker. His reviewing style is similar to that of Red Letter Media's. Since Ralph was about 5 years old, he has been making short films, and his recent works have gained attraction. He has often directed and starred in many of his own films including King Candy (2015) and Lover (2018). His work was featured in Queens World Film Festival where he won the Emerging Filmmaker Award in 2015.
Biography[]
Ralph was born in Queens, New York in 1997. At the age of 16, he directed The High which was a success for Ralph, and he won the Emerging Film Maker award at the Queens Film Festival for his efforts.
2015 soon became a rather big year for Ralph as he became rather popular at film festivals and was growing a large, decently sized fanbase on YouTube. That same year he created his next film, King Candy, which was based around a true story. In April, he created a KickStarter page for his next film Lover and had asked for $10,000 in donations. Ralph reached his goal and received $10,141 for his film. Lover was released in December of 2018.
In May 2019, Ralph graduated from Emerson College, one of the top most prestigious film colleges in the United States, with a Bachelors Degree of Arts.
Film Reviews[]
Ralph's main content consists of reviews of various movies and tv series. Most of the time, he reviews bad films or films that he thought were bad and would go into great detail on why the film is bad. Other times, he does a short review of a film and they tend to be positive.
RTMM[]
In Ralph's main series, RTMM, he goes through various films and points out why he thinks the films he reviews suck. He will also show clips and portions of the movie along the way and list various problems, such as plot, characters, special effects, etc. He also includes comedy skits intercut throughout the review. He sometimes covers good movies and television in this format, such as his review series of the television show Mr. Robot.
Other Content[]
Ralph occasional does unedited discussion style formats where he covers films such as Wonder Woman 1984. He's also done an interview with actor and comedian Stephen Kramer Glickman on his role in the cult classic film Love on a Leash.
Short Reviews[]
A series of short reviews in which Ralph gives thoughts on the newest films released, with little editing.
Podcast[]
Ralphthemoviemaker Podcast features Ralph talking about films, sometimes with guests.
Reel it In[]
REEL IT INs are short film reviews and videos which mainly lay out Ralph's overall impression of any movie that he saw. He will show clips from the film via his iphone and will usually draw pictures poking fun of the film throughout most of the review. Some time in 2017 Ralph stopped the typical drawn REEL IT IN format due to it taking too much time to create for his audience. Usually the movies reviewed in these videos are never mentioned again nor reviewed with the only exception being Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which Ralph gave a review on why it sucked.
Zack Snyder Reviews[]
Zack Snyder Reviews focus mainly on Ralph doing a comedic impression of Zack Snyder, a controversial American film director, and often impersonates him as he reviews various films. Throughout the review, "Zack" will often gloat about his films and the purpose of the videos is to make fun of Zack Snyder for his directing and choices in his recent films. In one episode, Ralph confronts Zack, explaining to him that Zack is just Ralph with a face filter doing a funny voice.
Short Films[]
Ralph is well known for making many short films. He's been doing so since he was five and one of them was his first video (which is now private). However, since 2013, Ralph's more recent films have gained him attention and have garnered him a fan base.
The High[]
The High is a 2014 film about a man named Adam whose life is filled with constant hardship and his coping method and only source of happiness is smoking marijuana. Adam soon realizes that he has put his happiness before his family and so he starts a career as a drug dealer. The film would go on to garner awards and helped jump Ralph into stardom.
King Candy[]
Ralph's next film, King Candy is a 2015 film and follows the story of a boy named Glenn who was obsessed with trying to leave his mark on the world. In order to leave behind a legacy, he starts a charity called Aid for Africa, but in reality, it's a scam for him to get money. Over the course of a year, his operation struggles. The film was featured in the Queen's World Film Festival.
Sauce[]
Sauce is a 2017 short film about a young Italian man prepares to make a special sauce for his date. The film was part of a 48 hour film festival competition and won an award.
Lover (Feature Length)[]
Ralph's feature film Lover, chronicles the story between a man and a woman who's blossoming romance soon dissolves as they realize that both of them have built the relationship on nothing but lies. The film was released December 13, 2018, and is available on Vimeo and Amazon Prime.
Ralph in the Multiverse[]
Ralph's newest film, a science fiction comedy, had it's first trailer released August 9th, 2022, with the plot description "An alternate universe version of Ralph, named Daniel, embarks on a multiverse adventure as he’s forced into battle by a mysterious figure. The only question left to ask is - do you dig on multiverses?" The film was released on the ralphthemoviemaker youtube channel October 14, 2022.
Notable Reviews[]
Mystery Diners[]
Ralph's most popular video, features him reviewing the reality television series Mystery Diners. He points out the inconsistencies and how the show was faked. Ralph has said that this is his favorite video of his, and even traveled to Seattle to eat the Torpasta which is featured in one of the episodes he covers in the review. [1]
The Nutshack (REDACTED)[]
Sometime in late 2016, Ralph uploaded a video criticizing the infamous 2007 animated comedy show, The Nutshack. The video became one of his most popular videos, but it was taken down and was later reuploaded sometime that same year, but was also taken down again. In 2017, Ralph suffered a similar issue and the review was removed for the third time in a row. On the 26th December 2018, Ralph reuploaded the previously removed review of The Nutshack, but due to fear of being stricken once more with a copyright strike, he replaced any mention of the title "The Nutshack" with the word "REDACTED". This tongue-in-cheek method of copyright avoidance then became an inside joke within Ralph's community.
Pop Quiz Hotshot, To Boldly Flee, and Demo Reel[]
In September 2019, Ralph recorded himself watching Nostalgia Critic's review of Pink Floyd's The Wall. The following year he released a full length review on his main channel of Channel Awesome's long forgotten quiz show Pop Quiz Hotshot, their anniversary film To Boldly Flee, and their skit series Demo Reel. In the video he discusses the mistreatment of the cast and crew, and includes a link to the "Not So Awesome" document which reveals their fellow creators grievances while working with ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com [2]
Trivia[]
- In Ralph's Q&A Video made in 2014, he listed off his favorite movies:
- There Will be Blood (2007)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Children of Men (2006)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Enter the Void (2009)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Schindler's List (1993)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Ralph originally took a break from reviewing superhero movies but went back to reviewing them following his review of the 2015 Fantastic Four movie and the release of other DC and Marvel films as well.
- On December 23, 2016, Ralph did a collaboration video with I Hate Everything for IHE's review of the Fred Movie Trilogy in which Ralph reviewed Fred 2: Night Of The Living Fred
- He is 5'9
- He is Italian American [3]
- Ralph is Angelo Sepe's nephew, who was part of the Lucchese crime family.