The Floptimists - An Optimistic Movie Podcast

On this week's episode we take a trip to a sleepy little lake side town with a serious roach infestation. We watched 1998's Bug Buster,  a creature feature (that takes more than a little inspiration from Arachnophobia) staring the always amazing Randy Quaid and a fresh faced Katherine Heigl. Join us as we discuss the best of late 90's special effects, cinema etiquette, & lodge l...

On this week’s episode of The Floptimists, we have a chat about the 2018 horror movie, “Echoes of Fear '' which was written and directed by Brian Avenet-Bradley and Laurence Avenet-Bradley.  Echoes of Fear is your classic horror movie that follows the story of a young woman who loses her Grandfather unexpectedly after he has a heart attack in the shower. Alysa, played by Trista Roberts,...

This week the boys take a journey downriver and attempt to unpack the failed TV pilot turned movie, Riverworld. When an Astronaut is killed on re-entry and wakes up resurrected on a super-planet he's joined by other resurrected historical figures, and er... an alien. Together can they unlock the mysteries of Riverworld, and avoid the murderous native viking habitants? Join us as we talk Marlb...

On this week’s episode of The Floptimists, we discuss the 2020 Action/Sci-Fi disaster flick, “Asteroid-a-Geddon'', written and directed by Geoff Meed and starring Eric Roberts, Veronika Issa and Jennifer Lee Wiggins.  Asteroid-A-Geddon follows the daughter of a tech billionaire and her group of specialist Metallurgists as they try to stop the impending destruction of earth from a massive...

To say the 2020 Drama, Murder RX is a gem is an understatement!  Join us on a trip to Oakwood, a sleepy little suburb where all subtly and nuance has been thrown out the window for chewing scenery and stares that would cut into your soul. Can one mother save her troubled daughter from the world's most obvious drug ring?  We'll find out on this week's episode!

This week the boys watch the 1995 sci-fi Cyberzone , or maybe its called Pheonix II .... or even Droid Gunner ? We're not sure! Join us as we watch a movie with duster jackets, a pirate bartender, discount Clint Eastwood, underwater rich people, discount Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Sergio Leone homage, hidden derringer pistols and sex robots!

This week the boys find themselves back in the woods for another nature-themed thriller and come to blows over where this movie finds itself! Join us as we discuss the 2014 horror thriller Preservation where we ponder poor camp planning, Papier mache masks, dropped plot points, special agent Cole Phelps and a bag of rattling... something .  

On this week’s episode of The Floptimists, we take a deep dive into the 2019 horror movie, The Tomb: Devil’s Revenge. The film is directed by Jared Cohn, written by Maurice Hurley and stars William Shatner, Jeri Ryan and Jason Brooks. The film tells the story of one man (John - played by Jason Brooks) who is seeking the approval of his father, (Hayes - played by William Shatner) by attempting to f...

This week The Floptimists have watched Contamination, the Italian 1980’s invasion flick that never seems to know what exact genre it’s trying to go for.  Join the lads as they discuss the film making, the stellar special effects, and toxic romance you’d expect from an 80’s film about killer singing eggs.

What happens when you take The Avengers, but remove rich history, story, soaring score, acting, set design, logic and budget? You get Russia’s answer to the marvel behemoth - a film with more interesting character design than a game by Hideo Kojima. We discuss the first movie in the RCU, and right when the world needs more superhero movies too. Right? Shiftyeyes.gif

On this week's episode of The Floptimists, we sit down and open the lid on the 2019 “horror” movie, Dybbuk Box: The Story of Chris Chambers. While pitched as a home movie filmed by one man, Chris Chambers, this film is actually written and directed by Joseph Mazzaferro and stars actors Chris Chamber and Sarah Bently. If you’ve ever wanted a handy guide to procuring cursed items on the dark-we...

The Floptimists watch SyFy Channel’s 2010 take on Armageddon, starring Midnight Mass/Battlestar Galactica’s Michael Trucco. They’ll need to get through the green screens and techno babble to try and answer the question at the heart of this movie. Can an estranged divorced couple overcome their differences in a life changing event? (Finding out their daughter is in a relationship)

On paper this is already a masterpiece. Wesley Snipes. Action. Horror. Sci Fi. Wrestlers. Gene Simmons. Prison. Anne Heche. What could possibly go wrong? Well… join us as we discuss how it received one of those rare 0% scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

On this week’s episode of The Floptimists, we talk about the 2014 sci-fi/horror movie called Alien Strain, which was written and directed by Robert Benvides Jr and Andy Palmer. This movie tells the story of a young woman who goes missing during a camping trip, only to suspiciously return to the same spot, one year later, however, not is all as it seems. Join us as we break down the finer points of...

This week on The Floptimists, we discuss the 2013 Action / Adventure movie, 500 MPH Storm. This movie was directed by Daniel Lusko and written by Kuang Lee. Like all great action movies, this movie tells the story of an experiment gone wrong, that now threatens the safety of all life in America and one man, with the power of science, must get his family to safety. Strap in and listen to us rant ab...

There are no rules. There are no laws. There are no script editors. This week the Floptimists dive into the story of a Mexican drug lord that pisses off the wrong former supporting cast member from the hit US TV Series Gladiators and his sidekick, Mullet.

On this week’s episode, we discuss the 2017 movie known as Deep Space, Beyond the Trek or Teleios, depending on where and when you search for it. Deep Space is a sci-fi film that is written and directed by Ian Truitner. The movie follows a crew aboard a mining vessel that is adrift in space for two years, but things aren’t quite what they seem. We discuss the meandering and often nonsensical story...

Bears, blood, and brothers! In this episode we enter the Grizzly Maze with an all star cast as they try to survive against humanity's oldest foe… a gigantic bear who is stealthier than a ninja in a library.

After buying a new house, a young woman is tormented by a mysterious presence, her own history, and a low production budget. With the help of a team of mediums and her Aunt Gert can we solve the mystery of the Straw House?

Another young woman, another new house, and more mysteries to solve! In this episode we travel to Devil Island’s for a murder mystery, where The Floptimists must face their greatest challenge yet! How do you fill an episode about a movie where nothing happens?

What happens when you take an actor hot off the success of one of the biggest movie franchises of all time and put him in a fit-for-TV time-travel caper about saving the world in the past from an alien invasion in the future? Find out as the Floptimists watch a movie that doesn't understand its own time-travel rules and that Mark Hamill probably wishes time forgets !

On this week’s episode we travelled into space with a young Khary Payton and James Madio, who are on a trek to the icy moon of Europa to investigate new life forms possibly discovered by the filthy rich and NASA hating Moffit industries. However, like all space adventures, things don’t quite go as planned. Join us as we discuss 2016’s Astronaut: The Last Push by Eric Hayden, in which we talk throu...

This week the boys join a former US Kickboxing champion grid-running the mean streets of 1995 cyberpunk Las Vegas to track down and stop an evil virtual mute from releasing a horde of other virtual kickboxing champions! We break down the impossible helicopter explosions, virtual sex machine lobbies and Rip Taylors of it all.

The Floptimists head over to California’s Lost Coast in this found footage workplace documentary. Where they discuss workplace romances, working with a jerk boss, and sasquatch shoes.

Join The Floptimists as they journey to an ancient Chinese tomb with Kelsey Grammer to unravel the web of a two thousand year old secret filled with eight legged terror, in this cautionary tale of introducing species into a new ecosystem.