Matthew Poland

The Final Picture Show Podcast: Where the End times are Alive!

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A lighthearted take on the end of the world. A weekly podcast about apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic movies. Less of a movie review show and more of a, sometimes funny, discussion about movies and dying.

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Matthew Poland

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Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 112 12 Monkeys (1995/1996) 07.07.2026

This monkeys gone to heaven, well it was supposed to be maybe we were off a bit and it ended up in WW1, or maybe it ended up in 1996 to talk about one of the big surprise hits of the 90s. Tonight we dive into the world of 12 Monkeys. We get into the background of how the film was made, the director's journey to final cut, the documentary made to go along with the film, and our feelings on watc...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 111 La Jetee (1962) 30.06.2026

Don't bet your future On one roll of the dice you gotta go back in time, back in time, back in time, time in back. Fixate on the image. The image. Tonight we dive into the world of french new wave films via the famous 1960s short film: La Jetee. Tonight We do a poor job of pronouncing basic words and phrases, struggle to make sense of the past, wonder if even matters at all, deal with the pain...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 110 Fail-Safe (1964) 30.06.2026

I get around, we get around, around we get to the mid 60s for the 2nd week in a row! This week we talk Fail- Safe. We get into the amazing cast and director, the twists and turns this political drama takes, the controversial creation of the film, and why LBJ hated it. It is a fun time. This week we have another episode out covering 60s french new wave short: La Jetee.

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 109 Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 21.06.2026

You know we shake it to the left Shake it to the right You do the hippy shake-shake, you do the nuclear apocalypse shake until you die. Tonight on the show we shake on down to the mid 60s and find surf rock on the charts, communists fears in the streets, and Dr. Strangelove on the screen. This week We dive into one of the most important movies ever made. And to fit the occasion we have a special g...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 108 On The Beach (1959) 16.06.2026

I will buy you a new life where you flowers can bloom and the world will slowly die as we drink ourselves to death before making the final choice. Tonight we kick the bucket as we visit austrialla, once again, visit the 1950s, once again, and suffer the stings and arrows of the choices of the powerful, once again. Tonight we sit down and watch On the Beach. This 50s epic is, perhaps, the first big...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 107 The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) 09.06.2026

There's no law, no law anymore. I want to steal from the rich and Give to the poor the world, the flesh, and the devil and maybe some calypso music. Tonight we connect a lot of dots as we dive into this seminal film of scifi history. We get into some interesting stuff tonight, as diverse as race relations in the 1950-1960s to Pee Wee Herman. It is a fun time, in one of longer and more compelli...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 106 Five (1951) 02.06.2026

Come on-a my house, my house a-come on Come on-a my house, my house I'm gonna give a-you Figs and dates and grapes and cakes-and atom bombs and nuclear holocausts. Tonight...we get dark and depressing. We go back to the 1950s and encounter infanticide, racism, misogyny, sexual intimidation, and that's all in the first 20 mins! in one of the darker films we've encounter we talk about th...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 105 The Dead Next Door (1989) 26.05.2026

I got a sure shot way to kill your doubts Find what you're following and hope it is voiced by Bruce Campbell and shot on Super 8. Tonight we dive into a lost horror gem: The Dead Next Door. We get into the history of super 8 film making, dive into the work history of an electrician, celebrate ambition, and welcome our new overlords.

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 104 Black Friday (2021) 19.05.2026

Day is here fading, that's when I'm insane. I flirt with Black Friday sales sometimes kills the pain. This week we visit an older Bruce who has found himself saving the world once again-- this time as the lowly manager of a toy store in bumblephucknowhere. Tonight we dive into the world Covid world of 2020, our personal histories of working on Black Friday, the history of Black Friday itse...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 103 Alien Apocalypse (2005) 12.05.2026

You've had too much to think and it's steady as she goes they say, steady as they go then... tonight we try and keep the ship steady and find the world around us shakey-- tonight we face an Alien Apocalypse--rather THE Alien Apocalypse. But, fear not fellow traveller we have our dear friend Bruce here once again to guide us-- both spiritually and literally-- as in this movie makes the cut...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 102 Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) 05.05.2026

Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature risin', mmm Higher, higher, it's burning through to my soul Girl, girl, girl, girl, you're gonna set me on fire my body is ready for the burning burning feeling of dying of old age...that took a turn. Tonight we define our terms as we extend the bounds of the show for one night to talk about our friend Bruce, once again. And once again he has invite...

Final Picture Show Podcast: Highlander Season 1, Part 2 (Pateron Sample Bonus 04.05.2026

Here it is, born to be...born it is a our new spin off podcast...Here is a short little sample of our new series where we dive DEEP into the world of immortals as we find out who will win the prize and in the end there can be only one...podcast so give our patreon a look!!! It is free for 7 days and you get access to all of our previous episodes, bonus content, our new spin off, member shout outs,...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 101 Mindwarp (1992) 28.04.2026

Girl you know it is true, girl you know it is true we live in a simulation. Everything is actually on fire. Fire and Stone!!!! Stone and crimson!!!!! Anyway, tonight we talk about Mindwarp, a 90's Sci-Fi forgotten classic starring our boy Bruce!! Joined by our fellow wasteland fiend Phillip we dive into the background of this Fangoria Film, how it got made, the cast, and offend a few people al...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 100 Highlander the TV Show Season 1 (1992) 21.04.2026

Here we are, born to be kings We're the princes of the universe Here we belong, fighting to survive the wasteland that has become our everywhere. But in spite of these trying times we have found others like us, other Immortals searching for quality 90s programming-- and tonight we have found the ONE. Tonight we finally dive into the world of Highlander as we do something different, for one las...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 99 Matrix Revolutions (2003) 14.04.2026

My father told me "Son, it's futile to resist, You can topple ideologies but not the armies they enlist", I questioned the intentions of the boy scouts chanting "war" and the sign signifier relationship and love. Tonight we wrap up the original Matrix trilogy by talking about words and what they mean, the end times of our times, and much much more.

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 98 Matrix Reloaded (2003) 07.04.2026

Boom! Ready or Not? Here comes the noise from the south? Boom? Here comes our longest episode ever! Tonight we fall down one rabbit hole to only find ourselves in another rabbit hole. Theres meaning in there somewhere. Tonight we get into to thermodynamic, important ideas, and fail to live up to expectation

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 97 The Matrix (1999) 31.03.2026

Well, I'll go to college and I'll learn some big words, And I'll talk real loud, goddamn right I'll be heard, You'll remember the guy that said all those big words and maybe that would help us make sense of the Matrix. We start simple enough tonight: a scifi movie with enough context to fill up a textbook. Tonight beyond the cast and background we also get into our personal con...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 96 Double Dragon (1994) 24.03.2026

As the miles they disappear, See land begin to clear, Free from the filth and the scum, This American satellite's won Double Dragon. Tonight we fall down many a rabbit holes in pursuit of a medallion that has lack luster powers. Perhaps that's also a metaphor for this film as it is also full of a lot of holes and lacks luster, but what it does have is a lot of talented people working on it...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 95 Fist of the North Star (1986) 17.03.2026

Kenshiro, what have you done? You're a pink pony girl And you dance at the club when you violently kill massive hordes of wastelanders. Tonight we get into one of the most respected and revered anime series and movies of all time: Fist of the North Star. We dive into the background of the series, how the movie was made, the different endings, the cast of the dub and sub, and how much we enjoye...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 94 Fist of the North Star (1995) 10.03.2026

Love and peace, for eternity, love and peace, for future times, Love and peace, for you and I, love and peace, for everybody, Love and peace for Southern Cross and Northern Star as long as they do not fight. Tonight on the show we find a movie we love. We talk about our love of Chris Penn, over the top acting, discovering anime, Ben Stiller's Next Movie, and more.

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 93 Cyborg (1989) 03.03.2026

It's like a whirlwind inside of my head, It's like, I can't stop what I'm hearing within, It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin is a christ allegory in the form of a post-apocalyptic kickboxer movie. Tonight we get into one of the heavy hitters of the wastelands: Cyborg. We have a guest on to talk about what the movie is, what it could have been, and what it means.

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 92 Creepozoids (1987) 25.02.2026

Cause I don’t care where I belong no more What we share or not I will ignoreAnd I won’t waste my time fitting in, I'd rather waste my time on 80s sci-fi shlock from porn directors. Well are you in luck tonight, because we are going to spend our time wasting away with the first film of the amazing career: Creepozoids by David DeCoteau. Tonight we explore the late 80s, Charles Band, Alien Rip-of...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 91, 28 Years Later: Bone Temple (2026) SPOILERS!!!! 20.02.2026

Satan, Satan give me a dollar so I can could go and see Bone Temple. Something we should have done, but didn’t because of an ice storm. Tonight we dive into heavy spoilers as we talk about the brand new entry into the apocalyptic series 28 Days Later. We get into the cast, the new director, the new vision, and how we both really liked this movie. HEAVY SPOILERS!!!

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 90 Reservoir Dogs vs City on Fire (1987 and 1992) 17.02.2026

Well, I don't know why I came here tonight I got the feeling that something ain't right I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair trying to figure out whose the rat. Yes, it is more rats and it is episode 90-- which means something different. Tonight we look at a question that came about in the mid 90s: Is Taranatino a rip off artist? and if so do we care? Well tonight we look at the first salvo i...

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 89 Rats Night of Terror (1984) 10.02.2026

Soup is good food (we don't need you any more) You made a good meal (we don't need you any more) Now how does it feel (we don't need you any more) but ya know who does need you? We do! Especially tonight as we find ourselves neck deep in Rats. Come along as we talk about 80s Italian Wasteland movies, rooting for the underdog...erm underat, the troubling news of our times, and prepare f...

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