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 cinema and beyond.

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    • 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 cinema and beyond.

    Walken Among Angels (The Prophecy Trilogy)

    Walken Among Angels (The Prophecy Trilogy)

    THIS WEEK: The Prophecy (1995), The Prophecy II (1998), The Prophecy III (2000)
    Angels walk among us and it turns out they're just white guys with beautiful hair who wear school shooter trenchcoats. Wild! Join us as we explore the world of pre-9/11 heavenly deities and the films that made them famous*
    *Syndicated on the SyFy channel and collecting dust on your local video store's shelves.
    That Vinegar Syndrome box set sure is nice though...
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    The Next Best Picture

    The Next Best Picture

    THIS WEEK: Scoundrels (1982), All American Girls (1982), Irresistible (1982), Night Hunger (1983), Nothing to Hide (1981)
    It's that time of year again! The big award show! The hottest night in Hollywood! Step out on the red carpet with us and celebrate the stars of the silver screen!

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    • 1 hr 4 min
    Cinéma du Paris (The Cinema of Paris Hilton)

    Cinéma du Paris (The Cinema of Paris Hilton)

    THIS WEEK: House of Wax (2005), Pledge This! (2006), The Hottie & The Nottie (2008), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
    Paris Hilton is a global cultural icon whose titles include, entrepreneur, reality tv show star, DJ, recording artist, model, designer, sex tape haver and New York Times bestselling author.
    But what about ACTRESS? Yes, that too. Optimism Vaccine investigates.
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    • 1 hr 17 min
    It Does a Body Good (Miike, Matriarchy and Mommy Milkers)

    It Does a Body Good (Miike, Matriarchy and Mommy Milkers)

    THIS WEEK: Visitor Q (2001), A Lonely Cow Weeps At Dawn (2003), The Cow Who Sang a Song Into The Future (2022)
    People often accuse us of not "listening" to our "audience" so we're finally rolling out the long-awaited fetish content meets arthouse cinema episode you've been begging for. That's right! You can get your Takashi Miike shot-on-video fix while also appreciating an underrated indie film AND a softcore flick that looks like Ozu but swaps out the usual family drama for the heartwarming tale of a woman getting milked by her father-in-law. A tale as old as time!
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    • 1 hr 14 min
    Urban Legends (and not-so-legendary sequels)

    Urban Legends (and not-so-legendary sequels)

    THIS WEEK: Urban Legend (1998), Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), and Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
    Nothing gets the 90s nostalgia juices flowing like watching Jared Leto with a terrible haircut pal around with Joshua Jackson and Tara Reid. Join us as we reflect on the only film franchise that dared to ask "What if Scream was dumb? No, like, REALLY dumb" before branching out into the realm of supernatural horror and fizzling into obscurity. Put on your favorite fencing mask and get the pop rocks and soda ready. It's Urban Legend time, baby.
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    • 1 hr 28 min
    Second Verse, Worse Than the First (More Homegrown Horrors)

    Second Verse, Worse Than the First (More Homegrown Horrors)

    THIS WEEK: Hanging Heart (1989), Moonstalker (1989), and Dead Girls (1990)
    We dive back into Vinegar Syndrome's Homegrown Horrors. What awaits within? A slasher without any gore, a hard rocking horror without any music, and a homoerotic legal thriller. The fun never ends here on Optimism Vaccine.
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    • 1 hr 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

a homerun overtime ,

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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