
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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 300 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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THIS WEEK: Drop Zone (1994) and Terminal Velocity (1994)
This Labor Day, let's get Xtreme.
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THIS WEEK: The Noah's Ark Principle (1984), Joey AKA Making Contact (1985), Hollywood-Monster AKA Ghost Chase (1987) and Moon 44 (1990)
Did you ever wonder what Roland Emmerich did before breaking into Hollywood? We have such sights to show you.
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THIS WEEK: Universal Soldier: The Return (1999), Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) and Universal Soldier III: Day of Reckoning (2012)
Leave it to those Hyams boys to make a dead fish dance.
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THIS WEEK: Universal Soldier (1992), Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998) and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)
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Whether I’m at work or catching a flight this is my favorite podcast to get in-depth, thoughtful movie analysis that I can impressive my friends with at parties. Highly recommend!
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If the words Vinegar Syndrome or psychotronic mean anything to you this is well worth a listen. Doing god’s work fellas.
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This is a very good podcast. Very good and funny film chatting. It is delightful.
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The show blends sharp, irreverent film critique with pop culture riffs, covering cult cinema, exploitation and underground trends from mid-20th century to modern streaming. Episodes thread together deep dives into makers like John Waters and Andy Milligan, with playful banter, meta-jokes, and occasional tangents into music, sports, and memes. The format often features a rotating panel, a mix of party-pipe-dream aesthetics and rigorous genre analysis, and it frequently invites insider perspectives on production, distribution, and cult reception. A standout is the highly opinionated, witty energy that keeps conversations brisk even when territory gets niche or provocative, along with recurring Patreon plugs and community-driven perks that fos... more
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