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Watching a ton of extremely weird porn and porn adjacent cinema this month. We’re covering the full spectrum from 1960s nudie cuties to “someone should probably go to jail for this”

There’s too much conflation of secret Santa and white elephant. A white elephant gift should be an immense burden. Janet from accounting is getting a 64oz jug of canola oil and I hope she hates it.

I think it’s time to acknowledge that Geese sucks shit and that new record sounds like Van Morrison doing a soundcheck

Huge development here

It’s required actually

We can’t drink at work anymore so now I have to drink before work. Totally throws off my schedule

Third tier for this is every Claude Chabrol film Arrow and Criterion haven’t put out yet

Honorable mentions

Mount Rushmore of films that need an HD release

Celebrating the sabbath this week with the president’s Special Ambassador to Hollywood

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The Next Best Critic - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: Day For Night (1973) and Hulk Blood Tapes (2015)

New Ep! It has come to our attention that Oscar blogger Matt “NextBestPicture” Neglia once starred in a found footage horror film called Hulk Blood Tapes. So of course we watched it and paired it with François Truffaut’s Day for Night. Enjoy.
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The most transgressive thing I’ve seen at pride so far is a drag queen carrying a replica of the NWA championship belt with a Hulk Hogan name plate

Dracula: Weinstein Style (The Dracula 2000 Trilogy) - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: Dracula 2000 (2000), Dracula II: Ascension (2003) and Dracula III: Legacy (2005)

New Ep! Our series on “stunted hopes of aughts horror” have led us to the turn-of-the-millennium bloodsucker, Dracula 2000. We also cover its two DTV sequels you probably didn’t know existed: Dracula II: Ascension and Dracula III: Awakening. Enjoy.
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I don’t think @optimismvaccine.bsky.social is the left’s answer to Joe Rogan but I hear they are aggressively pursuing a Phillip Morris sponsorship

BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (1998, Landis): Answers the question “What if The Blues Brothers was completely lifeless and inert?” Supremely fucked up that it was released in that year under that title and it’s still only the third worst thing John Landis has ever done.

Swine Before Pearls (The Films of Ti West? Mia Goth?) - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: X (2022), Pearl (2022) and MaXXXine (2024)

New Ep! This week, we take a look at the Ti West-helmed, Mia Goth-starring trilogy of period horror movies: X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. Enjoy.
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Charlotte Kirk, Mon Amour (The Films of Neil Marshall. No, Not Those Ones.) - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: The Reckoning (2020), The Lair (2022) and Duchess (2024)

New Ep! Whatever happened to Neil Marshall, director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent? Turns out, he became a Wife Guy. Join us as we discuss his three films starring partner Charlotte Kirk: The Reckoning, The Lair, and Duchess. Enjoy.
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Wolf Mode - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: Wolfen (1981), Wolf (1994) and Wolf Man (2025)

New Ep! We go Wolf Mode to explore the duality of man with a trio of features about werewolves. Sadly, Sonny Chiba’s Wolf Guy is not one of them, but we do discuss Wolfen (1991), Wolf (1994), and Wolf Man (2025). Enjoy!
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Master of Indie Horror (The Films of Larry Fessenden) - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: Wendigo (2001), Depraved (2019), and Blackout (2023) Larry Fessenden's career is defined by horror film brilliance hamstrung by low budgets.

New Ep! This week on the podcast, we explore the horror films of Director Larry Fessenden, a one-of-a-kind independent filmmaker whose career is marked by moments of brilliance. We discuss Wendigo, Depraved, and Blackout. Enjoy!
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Motion Sickness Episode Six: Searching/Missing feat. Jake Serwin & Ian Rhine - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: Searching (2018) and Missing (2023) feat. Jake Serwin & Ian Rhine of Pod Casty For Me

New Ep! Jake and Ian from @podcastyforme.bsky.social join us on a new installment of Motion Sickness! We delve into the screenlife mystery thriller genre to discuss 2018’s Searching and its 2023 spiritual sequel, Missing. Enjoy!
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The President Goes to Heaven Movie Trailer 1.mp4 YouTube video by A123632

Tom Charley AKA cTom is the chaotic evil to Neil Breen’s chaotic good. The only filmmaker who dares to ask “what kidnapping children is good?” while hitting you with a Bollywood dance routine and 9/11 conspiracy theories

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A thumbs down react in the group chat because I asked if Robert DeNiro’s dick has liver spots wow

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Just an FYI @jackeason.bsky.social is available for weddings, funerals and private parties

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German Michael Mann (The Films of Thomas Arlsan) - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: In the Shadows (2010) and Scorched Earth (2024) It's time you join the handful of others who have watched the Thomas Arslan's crime dramas.

New Ep! Do you like Michael Mann? Robert Bresson? Jean-Pierre Melville? Fantastic. Join us as we discuss a pair of outstanding but criminally underseen films in the same vein by German filmmaker Thomas Arslan: In the Shadows and Scorched Earth. Enjoy.
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Unrealistic Dick Expectations - Optimism Vaccine THIS WEEK: Basic Instinct (1992), Sliver (1993), and Jade (1995)

New Ep! In honor of Valentine’s Day, we celebrate the only way we can: by watching three 90s erotic thrillers penned by Joe Eszterhas. Join us as we discuss Basic Instinct, Sliver, and Jade. Listen with a loved one and enjoy!
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