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New Ep! Rather than purchasing gifts for his loved ones, Steve filled everybody’s stocking up with whatever coal he could find on Tubi. We watched and discuss Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny, Bikini Bloodbath Christmas, and The Grinch that Stole Bitches. Enjoy? www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/stev...

New Ep! For a film that declared “There can be only one!” there sure is a lot of Highlander media. We discuss the following sequels: Highlander II: The Quickening, Highlander III: The Sorcerer/The Final Dimension, and Highlander: Endgame. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/ther...

New Ep! Sometimes, we have minimal preparation time, and so our half-formed ideas will take precedent for the week’s discussion. This week, we landed on “Sean Connery in Space,” so we watched and talked about Meteor and Outland. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/come...

New Ep! We trust the fungus and take a look at the brief directorial career of U.K. cyber-enthusiasts Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton. Join us as we discuss Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future, D.O.A., and Super Mario Bros. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/trus...

New Ep! For our final installment of this year’s Yes Nut November, we genuinely may have crossed a line. We won’t even share what we watched beforehand. Please enjoy, just don’t judge us too harshly. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/lets...

New Ep! Our penultimate episode of Yes Nut November includes generous helpings isolation, grief, psychological meltdowns, art house horror, and rectal carrots. We discuss Memories Within Miss Aggie, Through The Looking Glass, and A Woman's Torment. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/feel...

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New Ep! Yes Nut November continues with the sweltering Florida heat in the films of Doris Wishman. We discuss Nude on the Moon, Bad Girls Go to Hell, and Deadly Weapons. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/nude...

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New Ep! We kick off Yes Nut November with an examination of the works of notable pervert Stephen Sayadian, aka Rinse Dream. We discuss Nightdreams, Café Flesh, and Dr. Caligari. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! We cover some of 2025’s most notable horror films, including The Woman in the Yard, Bring Her Back, Weapons, and 28 Years Later. We also devote a lightning round to some of the year’s less notable ones. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/weap...

New Ep! For our final Shawntober, we explore the origin of the American horror film with the Universal Monsters. Dracula! Frankenstein! The Mummy! The Invisible Man! Bride of Frankenstein! The Wolf Man! The Creature From the Black Lagoon! The gang’s all here! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! Shawntober continues with a big name in horror largely associated with producing more than anything else: Brian Yuzna. We decided to check out three of his directorial efforts: Society, Bride of Re-Animator, and The Dentist. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! Shawntober continues with a look at the twisted mind who gave us Beverly Hills Cop III and Max Landis. That’s right, this week we discuss the films of John Landis: An American Werewolf in London, Innocent Blood, Deer Woman, and Family. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! It is Shawntober once again, where we subject @MrGlinis to new horror films he’s never seen. Up first, we’re kicking things off on a downer note with the films of Andrzej Zulawski, discussing The Devil, Possession and Under the Silver Globe. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

This week on the podcast: Shawntober begins! We have a new slate of stuff for our annual torture of Shawn “Not on Bluesky” Glinis. Below is a clue for our first episode:

New Ep! With the end of days imminent, we're jacking back in to look at another trio of bonkers 90s VR films and yearn for the future that wasn't. Disclosure, Virtuosity, and The Thirteenth Floor. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/simu...

New Ep! We explore the Hollywood career of ADHD-addled Japanese wunderkind Ryûhei Kitamura with looks at The Midnight Meat Train, No One Lives, Downrange, and The Price We Pay. Enjoy. t.co/gNzBg98MCR

New Ep! We explore the Hollywood career of ADHD-addled Japanese wunderkind Ryûhei Kitamura with looks at The Midnight Meat Train, No One Lives, Downrange, and The Price We Pay. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! We discuss the uncomfortable marriage of Japanese culture and 1990s Hollywood production, with looks at Showdown in Little Tokyo, Johnny Mnemonic, and I Want to Be Neenja! The Movie. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/i-wa...

New Ep! We revisit the brief period of time in post-Cold War America when our great nation affixed its racist, paranoid gaze on the shores of Japan. We discuss Black Rain, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., and Rising Sun. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! Still reeling from Hulk Hogan’s death, we explore the Hulkster's brief run as a cable crossover star. We discuss Assault on Devil's Island, McCinsey's Island, and The Ultimate Weapon. Enjoy. t.co/UNVhtrs6xJ

New Ep! With the recent passing of Hulk Hogan, Adam and @SteveCuff felt duty bound as Real Americans to educate @realJackEason on his not-so illustrious film career. We discuss No Holds Barred, Mr. Nanny, and Thunder in Paradise. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/hulk...

New Ep! Having given the Baby Assassins a deserved spotlight, it seemed only appropriate to discuss Baby Geniuses, the passion project of OV supervillain Steven Paul. That’s right, we watched and discuss Baby Geniuses & Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! If you’re looking for the pinnacle in buddy comedy/action movie franchises, look no further than Baby Assassins. This week we talk Baby Assassins, Baby Assassins: 2 Babies, and Baby Assassins: Nice Days. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/tipp...

New Ep! Why settle for Hollywood when Kollywood exists? Join us this week as we're dazzled by Rajinikanth and baffled by 5G conspiracies. We discuss Enthiran (2010) and 2.0 (2018). Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/asim...

New Ep! As it turns out, we could not get enough of Japanese perversion, so as a follow-up to our Patreon-funded episode we’ve got a second helping of the XX film series, with XX: Beautiful Weapon, XX: Beautiful Target, and XX: Beautiful Beast. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/xx-b...

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New Ep! We’ve covered the adventures of Xander Cage. We’ve covered the Ti West/Mia Goth trilogy. And now, we are covering the Japanese XX film series. Join us as we discuss XX: Beautiful Hunter, XX: Beautiful Prey, and XX: Beautiful Killing Machine. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/tapl...

New Ep! Our weekly ideas often verge on the idiotic, and this week’s slate follows suit by having the audacity to attempt the impossible: replacing Arnold Schwarzenegger. We discuss Jingle All the Way 2, Kindergarten Cop 2, and Eraser: Reborn. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/schw...

New Ep! It’s July, and Comic Book Movie season is in full swing, so we opted to check out the cinematic world of EC Comics: Tales from the Crypt (1972), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), Bordello of Blood (1996) and Ritual (2002). Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! Lord knows why, but we've decided to discuss the very relevant tech anti-thriller, The Net, as well as its pitiful DTV sequel, The Net 2.0. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/you-...

New Ep! This week, we honor a Patron request to cover John Albo’s solo feature and paired with another long-gestating project. That’s right, we cover Flexing With Monty: A Domestic Symphonie and The Evil Within AKA The Storyteller. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/atla...

New Ep! It has come to our attention that Oscar blogger Matt “NextBestPicture” Neglia once starred in a found footage horror film called Hulk Blood Tapes. So of course we watched it and paired it with François Truffaut’s Day for Night. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

New Ep! One of the benefits of our Patreon is that - for a small fee - you can curate your own OV episode. Case in point: a listener has commissioned us to review Rust, and for no good reason we decided to pair it with Twilight Zone: The Movie. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/the-...

Bonus New Patreon Ep! Jack and Steve continue their Werewolf Film discussion with a look at 2024’s Werewolves, starring Frank Grillo. Wanna listen? Subscribe today! www.patreon.com/optimismvacc...

New Ep! We ponder the artistic merits of the decades late, creatively bankrupt Hollywood sequel, with looks at Blues Brothers 2000, Basic Instinct 2, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Enjoy? www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/unne...

New Ep! Our exploration of aughts horror wraps up with a most inexplicable trilogy: The Woman Trilogy, which began with Andrew van den Houten’s Offspring, continued with Lucky McKee’s The Woman, and “concluded” with Pollyanna McIntosh’s Darlin’. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/she-...

New Ep! Our series on “stunted hopes of aughts horror” have led us to the turn-of-the-millennium bloodsucker, Dracula 2000. We also cover its two DTV sequels you probably didn’t know existed: Dracula II: Ascension and Dracula III: Awakening. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/drac...

New Ep! This week, we take a look at the Ti West-helmed, Mia Goth-starring trilogy of period horror movies: X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/swin...

New Ep! Whatever happened to Neil Marshall, director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent? Turns out, he became a Wife Guy. Join us as we discuss his three films starring partner Charlotte Kirk: The Reckoning, The Lair, and Duchess. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/char...

New Ep! We go Wolf Mode to explore the duality of man with a trio of features about werewolves. Sadly, Sonny Chiba’s Wolf Guy is not one of them, but we do discuss Wolfen (1991), Wolf (1994), and Wolf Man (2025). Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/wolf...

New Ep! This week on the podcast, we explore the horror films of Director Larry Fessenden, a one-of-a-kind independent filmmaker whose career is marked by moments of brilliance. We discuss Wendigo, Depraved, and Blackout. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/-mas...

New Ep! Jake and Ian from @podcastyforme.bsky.social join us on a new installment of Motion Sickness! We delve into the screenlife mystery thriller genre to discuss 2018’s Searching and its 2023 spiritual sequel, Missing. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/moti...

New Ep! Left to their own devices, Steve and Adam decide to check out the sublimely toxic films of Tom Charley, aka CTom, with Lucy's Law, The President Goes to Heaven, Song of the Blind Girl, and Who Killed Aliyah? Enjoy? www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/oh-m...

New Ep! We have a well documented love of NY sleaze, so it’s only appropriate we cover the work of underrated action director James Glickenhaus. This week, we discuss The Protector (U.S. cut), Shakedown, and McBain. Enjoy. www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/mend...

New Ep! When God closes the door on a filmmaker’s life, he opens the window of opportunity for a podcast. In this case, we celebrate the recently departed George Armitage and his final three films: Miami Blues, Grosse Pointe Blank and The Big Bounce. Enjoy! www.optimismvaccine.com/episode/alec...