Optimism Vaccine

THIS WEEK: Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) and Silent Night (2012)

Oh, wow. They just kept making these, huh? Once again the beloved Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise swerves int…

THIS WEEK: Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989) and Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation

After Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 was reduced to an underfunded clip show, you would th…

THIS WEEK: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)

This year, you made it through David Gordon Green's Halloween. But can you survive three decades of Silent Nig…

THIS WEEK: This Man Must Die AKA Que La Bête Meure (1969), La Rupture AKA The Breach (1970), Torment AKA L'enfer (1994)

Murder! Jealousy! Acid trips! Claude Chabrol sure knows how to hook you. He's al…

THIS WEEK: Skinamarink (2022) and Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural (1973)

Turns out the scariest movie of 2022 is a zero-budget, Canadian horror film that trades cheap scares for foreboding …

THIS WEEK: Blood Freak (1972)

This year, we have a lot to be thankful for. Shag carpet, wood panel walls, Pall Mall cigarettes, half-baked Animorph murder turkeys, cool drugs, and scar tissue from thi…

THIS WEEK: Viva Erotica (1996)

The OV boys are joined by Hong Kong film fanatic and all-around nice guy, Dylan Cheung, to talk about HK films and the Cat III meta-comedy from Tung-Shing Yee and Chi-Le…

THIS WEEK: Night Owl (1993), The Addiction (1995), and Nadja (1994)

Three filmmakers. Three films. Three black and white vampire movies from the mid-90s. Sounds like a good episode theme (and it helps…

THIS WEEK: Alone in the Dark (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), and The Hidden (1987).

Jack Sholder might not be a household name when it comes to horror and sci-fi directo…

THIS WEEK: Basket Case (1982), Brain Damage (1988), Frankenhooker (1990), Bad Biology (2008)

Josh Lewis from the Sleazoids podcast helps Miros introduce Shawn Glinis to the king of 42nd St. gross-out …

THIS WEEK: Nekromantik (1988), Der Todesking (1990), Nekromantik 2 (1991) and Schramm (1993)

It's time for Shawn's final exam, as we introduce him to the shocking, grotesque poetry of zero budget Germ…

THIS WEEK: Stage Fright a.k.a. Aquarius (1987), The Sect (1991), and Cemetary Man a.k.a. Dellamorte Dellamore

It wouldn't be October if we weren't introducing Shawn to another Italian master of horror…

THIS WEEK: Knife in the Water (1962), Repulsion (1965), The Tenant (1976)

It's October, which means it's once again time for Shawn Glinis to mainline some horror films he's never seen. What's that? We…

THIS WEEK: Hot to Trot (1988)

Episode 200 is brought to you by a dream. A dream that one day, Optimism Vaccine would cover the classic talking horse/Bobcat Goldthwait star vehicle, Hot to Trot, and th…

THIS WEEK: Thunderbolt (1995), Mr. Nice Guy (1997) and Who Am I? (1998)

A generous benefactor demanded that we cover... Jackie Chan? What a chore.

It's certainly a fascinating slate, as the aging Hong…

THIS WEEK: My Son Hunter (2022)

Director Robert Davi (Rtas 'Vadum in Halo 2 and 3) and the conservative cinema vanguard have finally released the MAGA response to Adam McKay's liberal political comedi…

THIS WEEK: Les Biches AKA Bad Girls (1968), La Femme Infidèle AKA The Unfaithful Wife (1969), and Merci Pour Le Chocolat AKA Nightcap (2000)

If you're still sleeping on Chabrol, Shawn Glinis is back …

THIS WEEK: Tiger Claws (1991), Tiger Claws II (1996) and Tiger Claws III (2000)

Rothrock hitches her wagon to Beirut’s Steven Seagal in what must be the only DTV martial arts franchise to involve both…

THIS WEEK: Devil Fish AKA Monster Shark (1984), Deep Blood (1990), and Cruel Jaws (1995)

Our Patrons spoke and we listened. Still a little shocked they didn't vote to make Miros watch Hentai. Oh well.…

THIS WEEK: China O'Brien (1990) and China O'Brien 2 (1990)

What happens when one of Hong Kong's hottest new action stars makes her triumphant return to America and teams up with the legendary director…