300 episodes

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 film, TV, music, and beyond.

Optimism Vaccine The Optimism Vaccine Network

    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 22 Ratings

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 film, TV, music, and beyond.

    Beat Takeshi vs Takeshi Kitano (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 1)

    Beat Takeshi vs Takeshi Kitano (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 1)

    THIS WEEK: Takeshis' (2005), Glory to the Filmmaker (2007), Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
    What do you do when you’re Takeshi Kitano, Japan’s ubiquitous, wildly successful TV and film star, and you begin questioning your own value as an artist? You get introspective introspective and try your best to self-destruct in the most interesting way possible.
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    • 1 hr 27 min
    Body (Parts) Horror

    Body (Parts) Horror

    THIS WEEK: The Hand (1981), Body Parts (1991), Idle Hands (1999)
    What do Oliver Stone, the guy who wrote The Hitcher and Timothée Chalamet’s uncle have in common? They’ve all made films about killer limbs. Is this loose theme enough to carry an episode? Maybe! Or maybe this was just an excuse to watch another movie starring Jeff Fahey.

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    • 1 hr 17 min
    PTSD For The Whole Family (The House Film Franchise)

    PTSD For The Whole Family (The House Film Franchise)

    THIS WEEK: House (1985), House II: The Second Story (1987), House III: The Horror Show (1989), House IV (1992)
    You might remember House as the dusty VHS tape at your local video store with the creepy finger ringing a doorbell. Maybe you remember House II because of the brilliant subtitle, THE SECOND STORY. Perhaps you caught House III on TV years ago because you spent a solid 20 minutes believing it was Wes Craven's Shocker. And you absolutely don't remember House IV so don't try to act like you do.
    No matter what, only one is certain: We should have watched House Party instead.
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    • 1 hr 28 min
    R.I.P. King of Trash TV (The Cinema of Jerry Springer)

    R.I.P. King of Trash TV (The Cinema of Jerry Springer)

    THIS WEEK: Ringmaster (1998) and Citizen Verdict (2003)

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Evil Deady Spaghetti (Italian Evil Dead Knockoffs)

    Evil Deady Spaghetti (Italian Evil Dead Knockoffs)

    THIS WEEK: Ghosthouse (1988), Witchery (1988), Beyond Darkness (1990)

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Clearance Rack Raimi (Evil Dead Knockoffs)

    Clearance Rack Raimi (Evil Dead Knockoffs)

    THIS WEEK: Fuck The Devil (1990), Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1995), and Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell

    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

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Don’t keep this Hush Hush

Give a listen !

bare mountain ,

A film freak’s dream

If the words Vinegar Syndrome or psychotronic mean anything to you this is well worth a listen. Doing god’s work fellas.

clairehigs ,

Yay

This is a very good podcast. Very good and funny film chatting. It is delightful.

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