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Optimism Vaccine
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Optimism Vaccine’s panel of experts and idiots explore the dingy crevices between pop culture and forgotten trash in a never-ending quest to celebrate your guilty pleasures in the world of cinema and beyond.
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For Sadie, Katie, and Les (The Films of John Waters Part 1)
6d ago01:10:59Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Mondo Trasho (19669), Multiple Maniacs (1970) and Pink Flamingos (1972)We've decided to that the best way to break up our Andy Milligan venture is by looking at a far more gleeful trash peddler. It's well past time that we dug into the Manson-obsessed cinematic underbelly of Baltimore and the inimitable John Waters.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →You'll Never Have Peace as Long as You're Alive (The Films of Andy Milligan Part 1)
2w ago01:29:59Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Vapors (1965), Seeds AKA Seeds of Sin (1968) and The Ghastly Ones (1968)Steve has finally bullied us into covering his matinee idol, Andy Milligan. Does he live up to his reputation as one of the worst filmmakers in the history of the medium? Well, he's certainly one of the angriest.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →Chris Columbus: History's Greatest Monster?
3w ago01:18:39Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Find the Lady (1976), Volunteers (1985) and Only the Lonely (1991)Remember these John Candy classics? We sure don't.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →I Am the Future (Class of 19XX)
4w ago01:24:42Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Class of 1984 (1982), Class of 1999 (1990) and Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)This one goes out to the dads and grads.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →Irish Kung Fu in the Boy Zone
Apr 2701:27:51Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Taffin (1988), Fatal Deviation (1998), Moving Target (2000)We're celebrating Jack's return from his homeland with some hard-hitting martial arts-ish action straight from the Emerald Isle. Does Ireland's version of Road House hold up? Is Pierce Brosnan the most beautiful man in the world? Can a half dozen Irish farm boys make a convincing Jean-Claude Van Damme tribute film? All will be revealed.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →ABC's Wide World of Death
Apr 1901:06:22Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Faces of Death (1978), Faces of Death II (1981), Faces of Death III (1985), Faces of Death IV (1990) and Faces of Death (2026)Here's something that no one asked for! Left to their own devices for one week, Steve and Miros voluntarily dove into the endless slog of banned clip compilations that make up Faces of Death. Let the record show, wasting our time on this dreck makes far more sense than pitching a "reboot" of the Faces of Death "franchise," which is not a thing that really exists.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie The Podcast Episode
Apr 1201:18:17Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie (2025), Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)We're traveling (and time traveling) to the great white north circa 2008 to learn about the beauty of Canadian metal, friendship and Orbitz. Join us.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →Big Sausage Pizza (The Films of Bill Maher)
Apr 801:44:32Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Out of Time (1988), Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989) and Pizza Man (1991)Imagine a world without the insufferable intrusions of Club Random on your various social feeds. Imagine a world where douchebag pundit supreme Bill Maher had landed a gig as a harmless sitcom dad. We dare to imagine such a world. A world where hope is still alive.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →Run, Don't Walk... Away From Your Television
Mar 3101:23:06Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: The Long Walk (2025) and The Running Man (2025)Do you remember Vietnam? Stephen King certainly does, and this week we're looking at two very faithful, very listless adaptations of his particular brand of social commentary. Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Transcribe →Our Long Awaited Return to Awards Discourse (1992 MTV Movie Awards)
Mar 2301:48:05Tap to summarizeTHIS WEEK: Backdraft (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Boyz n the Hood (1991) and JFK (1991)It's the awards recap you've all been waiting for! We're talking nominees, snubs, stars, smooches, and - of course - Dennis Miller.Donate to Palestinian Medical AidSupport Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
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