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.
Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie The Podcast Episode
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008) · Apr 12, 2026
The Handover with Sean Gilman
Fulltime Killer (2001) · Feb 22, 2026
The Handover with Sean Gilman
Bullets Over Summer (1999) · Feb 22, 2026
The Handover with Sean Gilman
Lifeline (1997) · Feb 22, 2026
The Crypt Keeper Presents: Cries and Whispers
Cries and Whispers (1972) · Jul 4, 2025
Dracula: Weinstein Style (The Dracula 2000 Trilogy)
Dracula 2000 (2000) · May 17, 2025
Motion Sickness Episode Six: Searching/Missing feat. Jake Serwin & Ian Rhine
Missing (2023) · Apr 11, 2025
Motion Sickness Episode Five: The Borderlands feat. Esther Rosenfield
The Borderlands (2014) · Feb 28, 2025
Motion Sickness Episode Four: The Visit feat. Aaron Casias
The Visit (2015) · Feb 8, 2025
Choices Were Made (The Films of Soi Cheang - Part 1)
Dog Bite Dog (2006) · Jan 30, 2025
Choices Were Made (The Films of Soi Cheang - Part 1)
Home Sweet Home (2005) · Jan 30, 2025
Choices Were Made (The Films of Soi Cheang - Part 1)
Motorway (2012) · Jan 30, 2025
Smile: Day One (2024 Horror Grotesques)
Smile 2 (2024) · Dec 12, 2024
Smile: Day One (2024 Horror Grotesques)
Smile (2024) · Dec 12, 2024
Cruising the Information Superhighway With Dee Snider (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 4)
FearDotCom (2002) · Nov 28, 2024
Cruising the Information Superhighway With Dee Snider (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 4)
Cry_Wolf (2005) · Nov 28, 2024
Cruising the Information Superhighway With Dee Snider (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 4)
Strangeland (1998) · Nov 28, 2024
No Rules, Just Fright (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 3)
Roadgames (1981) · Nov 21, 2024
No Rules, Just Fright (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 3)
Fair Game (1986) · Nov 21, 2024
No Rules, Just Fright (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 3)
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) · Nov 21, 2024
The Cure for the Common Man (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 1)
The Hitcher (2007) · Nov 8, 2024
The Cure for the Common Man (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 1)
The Hitcher (1986) · Nov 8, 2024
The Cure for the Common Man (Yes Nut Roadvember - Part 1)
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) · Nov 8, 2024
Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy (Shawntober 2024 - Part 1)
The Evil Dead (1981) · Oct 11, 2024
Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy (Shawntober 2024 - Part 1)
Evil Dead II (1987) · Oct 11, 2024
Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy (Shawntober 2024 - Part 1)
Army of Darkness (1992) · Oct 11, 2024
SPECIAL EPISODE: Caustic Content Season Premiere
The Towel Man (2021) · Oct 4, 2024
SPECIAL EPISODE: Caustic Content Season Premiere
Baby Cat (2023) · Oct 4, 2024
The Strange Hostel of Podcast Pleasures (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 3)
Embodiment of Evil (2008) · Dec 14, 2023
The Strange Hostel of Podcast Pleasures (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 3)
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures (1976) · Dec 14, 2023
The Strange Hostel of Podcast Pleasures (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 3)
The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974) · Dec 14, 2023
This Night I'll Possess Your Podcast (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 1)
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964) · Dec 1, 2023
This Night I'll Possess Your Podcast (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 1)
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967) · Dec 1, 2023
This Night I'll Possess Your Podcast (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 1)
The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968) · Dec 1, 2023
The Erotic Films of Tinto Brass (Yes Nut November - Part 3)
Salon Kitty (1976) · Nov 16, 2023
The Erotic Films of Tinto Brass (Yes Nut November - Part 3)
Cheeky Rascal (2000) · Nov 16, 2023
Salacious Snuff and Hugh Grant Apologizing (Yes Nut November - Part 1)
Bitter Moon (1992) · Nov 2, 2023
Salacious Snuff and Hugh Grant Apologizing (Yes Nut November - Part 1)
Emanuelle in America (1977) · Nov 2, 2023
Salacious Snuff and Hugh Grant Apologizing (Yes Nut November - Part 1)
Star of David: Beauty Hunting (1979) · Nov 2, 2023
The Films of Clive Barker (Shawntober 2023 - Part 4)
Lord of Illusions (1995) · Oct 26, 2023
The Films of Clive Barker (Shawntober 2023 - Part 4)
Hellraiser (1987) · Oct 26, 2023
The Films of Clive Barker (Shawntober 2023 - Part 4)
Nightbreed (1990) · Oct 26, 2023
The Films of David DeCoteau (Shawntober 2023 - Part 3)
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988) · Oct 19, 2023
The Films of David DeCoteau (Shawntober 2023 - Part 3)
Nightmare Sisters (1988) · Oct 19, 2023
The Films of David DeCoteau (Shawntober 2023 - Part 3)
Leeches! (2003) · Oct 19, 2023
The Horror Films of Stephanie Rothman (Shawntober 2023 - Part 2)
The Velvet Vampire (1971) · Oct 12, 2023
The Horror Films of Stephanie Rothman (Shawntober 2023 - Part 2)
Blood Bath (1966) · Oct 12, 2023
Ringo in the 90s (The Films of Ringo Lam - Part 1)
Full Alert (1997) · Sep 22, 2023
Ringo in the 90s (The Films of Ringo Lam - Part 1)
Burning Paradise (1994) · Sep 22, 2023
Ringo in the 90s (The Films of Ringo Lam - Part 1)
Undeclared War (1990) · Sep 22, 2023
Contemporary Swords and Sandals (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 5)
Pompeii (2014) · Aug 31, 2023
Contemporary Swords and Sandals (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 5)
Hercules (2014) · Aug 31, 2023
Contemporary Swords and Sandals (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 5)
Gods of Egypt (2016) · Aug 31, 2023
Ator the Fighting Spaghetti Sword Master (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 4)
Quest for the Mighty Sword (1990) · Aug 25, 2023
Ator the Fighting Spaghetti Sword Master (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 4)
Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1982) · Aug 25, 2023
Ator the Fighting Spaghetti Sword Master (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 4)
Iron Warrior (1987) · Aug 25, 2023
The Cinema of Ray Harryhausen (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 3)
Clash of the Titans (1981) · Aug 17, 2023
The Cinema of Ray Harryhausen (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 3)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) · Aug 17, 2023
The Cinema of Ray Harryhausen (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 3)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) · Aug 17, 2023
Barbarian, Destroyer, Red (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 1)
Conan the Barbarian (1982) · Aug 3, 2023
Barbarian, Destroyer, Red (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 1)
Conan the Destroyer (1984) · Aug 3, 2023
Barbarian, Destroyer, Red (Swords and Sandals Month - Part 1)
Red Sonja (1985) · Aug 3, 2023
Good Vibes (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 3)
Fireworks (1997) · Jun 29, 2023
Good Vibes (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 3)
Sonatine (1993) · Jun 29, 2023
Good Vibes (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 3)
Making-of Kids Return (1996) · Jun 29, 2023
Beat Takeshi vs Takeshi Kitano (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 1)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008) · Jun 1, 2023
Beat Takeshi vs Takeshi Kitano (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 1)
Takeshis' (2005) · Jun 1, 2023
Beat Takeshi vs Takeshi Kitano (The Films of Takeshi Kitano - Part 1)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007) · Jun 1, 2023
It's Coming From Inside The House!
Black Christmas (1974) · Apr 21, 2023
It's Coming From Inside The House!
When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) · Apr 21, 2023
It's Coming From Inside The House!
When a Stranger Calls (1979) · Apr 21, 2023
The Films of Ruggero Deodato - Part 1
House on the Edge of the Park (1980) · Jan 13, 2023
The Films of Ruggero Deodato - Part 1
Body Count (1986) · Jan 13, 2023
The Films of Ruggero Deodato - Part 1
Dial: Help (1988) · Jan 13, 2023
The Films of Claude Chabrol - Part 3
This Man Must Die (1969) · Dec 8, 2022
The Films of Claude Chabrol - Part 3
The Breach (1970) · Dec 8, 2022
The Films of Claude Chabrol - Part 3
Torment (1994) · Dec 8, 2022
The Films of Claude Chabrol - Part 1
La Cérémonie (1995) · Jul 28, 2022
The Films of Claude Chabrol - Part 1
The Butcher (1970) · Jul 28, 2022
The Films of Claude Chabrol - Part 1
Just Before Nightfall (1971) · Jul 28, 2022
Woolong Club Session 13: Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) · Dec 30, 2021
The 21st Century Films of Dario Argento - Part 1
Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) · Dec 16, 2021
The 21st Century Films of Dario Argento - Part 1
The Card Player (2004) · Dec 16, 2021
The 21st Century Films of Dario Argento - Part 1
Sleepless (2001) · Dec 16, 2021
For Your Ears Only 0033: No Time to Die
No Time to Die (2021) · Nov 5, 2021
Enough Is Never Enough
Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) · Oct 28, 2021
Enough Is Never Enough
It's Alive (1974) · Oct 28, 2021
Enough Is Never Enough
God Told Me To (1976) · Oct 28, 2021
For Your Ears Only 0032: The Double 0 Kid
The Double 0 Kid (1992) · Sep 24, 2021
For Your Ears Only 0031: From Beijing With Love
From Beijing with Love (1994) · Sep 3, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 4
Double Team (1997) · Aug 12, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 4
Knock Off (1998) · Aug 12, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 4
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989) · Aug 12, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 4
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) · Aug 12, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 3
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) · Aug 6, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 3
Time and Tide (2000) · Aug 6, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 3
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980) · Aug 6, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 3
Shanghai Blues (1984) · Aug 6, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 1
Peking Opera Blues (1986) · Jul 23, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 1
Green Snake (1993) · Jul 23, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 1
The Blade (1995) · Jul 23, 2021
The Films of Tsui Hark - Part 1
The Butterfly Murders (1979) · Jul 23, 2021
For Your Ears Only 0030: Danger: Diabolik
Danger: Diabolik (1968) · Jul 15, 2021
God Bless America
God Bless America (2012) · Jul 2, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 4
Running Out of Time (1999) · Jun 3, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 4
Mad Detective (2007) · Jun 3, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 4
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) · Jun 3, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 4
Love in the Office (2015) · Jun 3, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 1
Exiled (2006) · May 13, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 1
Throw Down (2004) · May 13, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 1
The Mission (1999) · May 13, 2021
The Films of Johnnie To - Part 1
A Hero Never Dies (1998) · May 13, 2021
For Your Ears Only 0028: For Y'ur Height Only
For Y'ur Height Only (1981) · Apr 15, 2021
For Your Ears Only 0027: O.K. Connery
Operation Kid Brother (1967) · Mar 26, 2021
Is this Art?
The Telephone Book (1971) · Jan 14, 2021
Is this Art?
Let My Puppets Come (1976) · Jan 14, 2021
Happy Birthday, Christmas
Saving Christmas (2014) · Dec 24, 2020
Happy Birthday, Christmas
Fatman (2020) · Dec 24, 2020
For Your Ears Only 0026: Spectre
Spectre (2015) · Nov 19, 2020
Beyond Re-Animator
Beyond Re-Animator (2003) · Oct 15, 2020
Down with the Sickness
Cuties (2020) · Sep 24, 2020
For Your Ears Only 0025: Skyfall
Skyfall (2012) · Sep 17, 2020
The Films of Ernest P. Worrell - Part 3
Ernest Goes to Africa (1997) · Sep 10, 2020
The Films of Ernest P. Worrell - Part 3
Ernest in the Army (1998) · Sep 10, 2020
The Films of Ernest P. Worrell - Part 3
Slam Dunk Ernest (1995) · Sep 10, 2020