Optimism Vaccine

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Optimism Vaccine

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.

  1. 15 HR. AGO

    The Spine-tingling Terror of William Castle (Shawntober 2024 - Part 3)

    THIS WEEK: House on Haunted Hill (1959), The Tingler (1959), Homicidal (1961) Sometimes called the P.T. Barnum of Hollywood, William Castle made his mark in the world of cinema by promoting his kitschy horror films with one of a kind gimmicks. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 26m

  2. OCT 17

    Ken Russell: Very British (Shawntober 2024 - Part 2)

    THIS WEEK: The Devils (1971), Gothic (1986), The Lair of the White Worm (1988) We're taking Shawn on a trip across the pond to discuss transgressive auteur Ken Russell's contributions to the horror genre. Will we cure Shawn of his disdain for grand theatrical hijinks and flat British production? Probably not. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 18m

  3. OCT 11

    Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy (Shawntober 2024 - Part 1)

    THIS WEEK: The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), Army of Darkness (1982) Like an incurable rash, SHAWNTOBER returns again so we can subject respectable film lover and Wiseman Cast host Shawn Glinis to all the horror films he's managed to avoid watching for decades. This year, we're starting off with a big blind spot: Evil Dead. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 21m

  4. OCT 4

    SPECIAL EPISODE: Caustic Content Season Premiere

    THIS WEEK: Baby Cat (2023) vs The Towel Man (2021) We're taking a little break from your regularly scheduled OpVac episode to prep for our favorite yearly tradition, Shawntober. But don't worry, we won't leave you hangin'. Enjoy a little treat from the PATRON EXCLUSIVE feed: The debut episode from Caustic Content: Season 2 - The show where Steve and Miros compete head to head to find the absolute worst thing streaming on the internet. And boy do we have a couple of beautiful specimens for you in this episode. It's a classic battle of an animal cosplay fetish film against a dollar store slasher. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 4m

  5. SEP 27

    Dawn of the Demme (Jonathan Demme in the 70s)

    THIS WEEK: Caged Heat (1974), Crazy Mama (1975), Last Embrace (1979) Before Jonathan Demme was hanging out with David Byrne and winning Oscars, he was pumping out exploitation flicks for Roger Corman and doing weird Hitchcock homages Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 26m

  6. SEP 19

    The Late Great Hannibal Lecter (Thomas Harris Adaptations)

    THIS WEEK: Manhunter (1986), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002), Hannibal Rising (2007) After covering Jonathan Demme's Silence of The Lambs last week we decided to keep the ball rolling and cover the rest of the film adaptations of Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter novels. Not that any of us need an excuse to watch Manhunter for the 74726587432 time. Maybe we could have done without Bret Ratner, Hannibal's silly Italian hat, and the Samurai training montage though. Oh well. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 35m

  7. SEP 12

    Wake Me Up When Celltember Ends (Police Procedural Horror)

    THIS WEEK: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Cell (2000), Longlegs (2024) People keep telling us Longlegs is the new Silence of the Lambs so we figured we had better see how Osgood Perkin's screeching Nic Cage glam rock dollmaker stacks up to Hannibal Lecter. We watched The Cell too because Miros is ride-or-die for J Lo and who doesn't love Tarsem Singh and Vincent D'Onofrio in a bad wig? Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 32m

  8. SEP 5

    Quoth the Furlong, Nevermore (The Crow Sequels)

    THIS WEEK: The Crow: City of Angels (1996), The Crow: Salvation (2000), The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) What's that? There's a brand new reboot of the Alex Proyas/Brandon Lee film, The Crow, and it stars the guy who played Pennywise in the IT remake? While the cowards make their way out of the local Hot Topic and into the AMC theater on the other side of the mall, only ONE podcast is daring to ignore both the beloved original and the maligned remake. That's right. It's the only Crow-cast with only Crow sequels. Pull out your Discman and pop in a burned CD with your favorite Nu-Metal jams. It's time to fly high with Edward Furlong and embrace the Crow cash-ins. Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

    1h 29m
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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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  • Creator
    The Optimism Vaccine Network
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2024 The Optimism Vaccine Network
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    Optimism Vaccine

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