Optimism Vaccine

Howdy Space Cowboys! Colin and Steve return for another brand new episode of the internet's official unofficial Cowboy Bebop podcast. This week, they tackle interstellar ecoterrorism, the history of …

Howdy Cowboys! Steve and Colin are making their way through Cowboy Bebop, breaking down each episode in honor of the show's 20th anniversary. This week, they discuss the return of Faye Valentine, Spi…

Howdy Cowboys! Steve and Colin continue their new Cowboy Bebop podcast, breaking down each episode in honor of the show's 20th anniversary. This week, the boys are talking corgi data dogs, rockabilly…

Howdy Cowboys! Steve and Colin kick off their brand new Cowboy Bebop podcast by discussing the show’s troubled production history, Shinichiro Watanabe's cinematic influences, and the gruesome effects…

Instagram influencers keep telling us that “nature is healing” but the Optimism Vaccine crew remains skeptical. A lifetime of indoor activities has taught us that the natural world is out to get us. …

With the world crumbling all around us, you have to wonder: What will things look like after we wake up from this apocalyptic nightmare? Clearly the only way to find the answer is to watch post-apoca…

James Bond has been shot, beaten, tortured, and blown up but can he survive sharing the screen with Denise Richards as his Bond girl? Jake and Jack investigate the oft-maligned and frequently forgott…

Whether your mother is an abusive old codger, a flesh-eating cannibal or a charming serial killer, we’re here to celebrate her valuable contributions to society. There’s no better way to say “thanks …

All good things must come to an end and, thankfully, all terrible things do as well. As we finish off the 2020 Whoopathon, we must ask ourselves, was it worth it? Absolutely not. But, who knows? Mayb…

The Whoopathon marches on with four more films from the Whoopi Goldberg comedic canon. Have our prospects of finding a good Whoopi Goldberg film improved? No, not at all, but we are coming closer to …

As the global pandemic rages on, it has become necessary for one podcast to dissolve their sanity and do what no other podcast has ever attempted: Watch an obscene amount of Whoopi Goldberg films. Jo…

What is a massive live event like WWE’s Wrestlemania, and professional wrestling in general, like without an audience? A little bit weird and occasionally great, it turns out. PLUS hear our thoughts …

With the rise of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, vast swathes of the world are faced with one, and only one, pressing issue: What should I watch? Thankfully, Optimism Vaccine is here with the cure…or maybe…

The Pierce Brosnan era marches forward with James Bond taking on a media mogul hell bent on starting World War III. Does Tomorrow Never Dies deserve its reputation as a mediocre-at-best Bond film? Th…

The year is 2020: the Covid-19 Coronavirus has turned local multiplexes into desolate wastelands. The only studio releasing new films? Blumhouse. So hey, why don’t we break quarantine and talk about …

The James Bond franchise takes a six year hiatus, says goodbye to Timothy Dalton and hello to the Pierce Brosnan 007 era. One question remains: Is Brosnan’s Bond film debut as good as the Nintendo 64…

PART TWO of our Oscar extravaganza features the acclaimed film critic and international playboy Alistair Ryder, who was kind enough to call in from one of those little red English phone booths that a…

Another year, another Oscar pod. OV discusses the first wave of best picture nominations in a single UNCUT 90 minute take in honor of Sam Mendes. In addition to 1917, we talk Once Upon a Time in Holl…

Once again we’re neck deep in our favorite season, DUMPUARY. Dump Santa was kind enough to drop a cornucopia of classic cinema logs in our laps this year, including a new Grudge remake, a Kristen Ste…

License to Kill is the final James Bond flick to star Timothy Dalton and the first to not use the title of an Ian Fleming story. It’s also the only film in the franchise that uses the British spellin…