We are your hosts Janko and Mac, welcome to Critically Optimistic: Movie Reviews. Join us as we create some exciting double features and show our opinions on various movies, our likes and dislikes and everything else that makes a film tick. 

We release a NEW episode every last Tuesday of the month. 

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As you all might have noticed we havent posted an episode in a while, life had been busy for all of us and we would like to apologize for not staying consistant with our scheduling and uploads. We have some exciting news going forward that we hope you all will enjoy too, we would like to be quite frank where we are and what will happen going forward. Its been a fun run please stay tuned for our final episode which we hope will come out soon.

The end? An apology and news going forward

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Reach for the sky pardner&#39;, join Janko and Mac as they gear up with their saddles &amp; six shooters and talk about The wild bunch and true grit. want to get in touch with us? you can find us <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">here</a> Missed any of our previous episodes? No worries, you can find them all <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic: Western double-feature

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Janko is by himself this time, join him as he shares his personal top 20, some talk on the types of films he enjoys and some news about some recent films.Want to get in touch with us? you can find us <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">here</a>Missed any of our episodes? you can find them all <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically optimistic: Janko's top 20 extravaganza

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Janko and Mac dive headfirst into the films by &#34;the who&#34;, Tommy and Quadrophenia. want to get in touch with us? you can find us <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">here</a>have you missed any of our previous episodes? have no worries, you can find them all <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic: Who made this

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Febuary was the birthday month for all of us, so for that ocassion we all chose our favorite movies from the year we were born. Join as we talk about my cousin vinny, hard boiled and true stories. Happy birthday to us all!want to get ahold of us? you can find us <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">here </a>Missed any of our episodes? no worries, you can find them all right <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>!

Critically Optimistic: Birthday Special

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This new horror movie by Blumhouse just came out in January, join us as we dive deep into this film and share our likes and disliked on M3GAN.If you want to get in touch with us on social media you can find us <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">here</a>Have you missed a couple of our episodes? Have no worries, you can find them all <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimisitic's New Impressions: M3GAN

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We start the year off with a shaw bros double feature, both movies couldn&#39;t have been a better choice for each other. Have a listen as we dive into &#34;Seedings of a Ghost&#34; and &#34;The Boxer&#39;s Omen&#34;.For more episodes have a look <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>If you want to find us on social media or have any suggestions or questions you would like to ask, you can find us <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic: Shaw Bros double feature

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A new year is upon us and we&#39;re kicking it off with mentioning our favourites from 2022. We&#39;re all very excited for what this year will bring and for all the episodes we have in store for you. For more updates or if you have some questions you can find us <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">here</a>Have you missed a couple of our episodes? Have no worries you can find them all <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic's New Opinion: Best of 2022

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!sorry we&#39;re late... Join Janko, Mac, and Magi as they tackle this Christmas theme of... well just some modern Christmas films, some good, some dreadful. We give our opinion of Fatman and Christmas Bloody Christmas. As well as update you all on the Critically Masochistic front. More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic's Christmas Special 2022

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Janko and Mac do a tribute to their previous episode &#34;Our Favorite Comedies&#34; a year later. How better to appreciate the episode by watching the sequel to those films! Join us as we groan and joke about the thought processes that must of went into the creation of both Police Academy 2 and Wayne&#39;s World 2. More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic: Our Favorite Comedies the Sequel

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Join us as we share our mixed thoughts on Weird: The Al Yankovic story, additionally we also get to hear MAC&#39;s thoughts on Churchill: The holy wood hills Be sure to check us out or if you have any questions let us know at our <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">twitter </a>you can find our other episodes <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimisitic's New Impressions: Weird: The al Yankovic story

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN CRITICALLY OPTIMISTIC FANSJoin MAC, Janko, and Magi as they find some spine chilling found footage films. In this Double Feature Theme we look at Serial Killer Found Footage and match Be My Cat: A Film For Anne and Creep together.We are also joined by Adrian Țofei for an incredibly special interview where we get to ask him questions about himself, Be My Cat: A Film For Anne, and his up coming projects.Adrian ȚofeiYou can find all links to support Adrian in his Linktree<a href="https://linktr.ee/AdrianTofei" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a>More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optmistic's Halloween Special 2022 - Interview with Adrian Țofei

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Today we share our opinions on Elevated Horror with special guest Matthew Kirshenblatt. We ask questions about its purpose in todays modern setting and if it maybe being replaced with a new relevant genre? As well we continue on with the new segment, &#34;Critically Masochistic&#34;, where Janko or Mac are subjected to watch a random horror film plucked from Magi&#39;s very special list of terrible films. Matthew Kirshenblatt Links<a href="http://matthewkirshenblatt.ca/" rel="nofollow">Mythic Bios</a><a href="http://thehorrordoctor.ca/" rel="nofollow">The Horror Doctor</a><a href="http://sequart.org/author/matthew-kirshenblatt/" rel="nofollow">Matthew K. on Sequart</a>More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic's New Opinion: Elevated Horror

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Join Magi and Janko as they talk about video nasties, David Hess and two controversial films that are The Last House on the Left and The House on the Edge of the Park. We personally think this to be our most ambitious episode, so you don&#39;t want to miss it! Be sure to check out Mac&#39;s guest spot on the Daydreamcast podcast where he talks about one of his favourite games <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2022/09/06/daydreamcast-ep-42-skullmonkeys-1998/" rel="nofollow">here</a> For more of our episodes check out this link <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>, if you enjoy our episodes and like what you hear please leave a review or comment on our <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">social media</a>, we&#39;d love to hear your thoughts.

Critically Optimistic: Video Nasties - Bad Neighbourhood

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Janko and Magi tear into some MEN and talk about the flaws and fun they had with it. We mean the film. They talk about &#34;MEN&#34; directed by Alex Garland. Not actual men. More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic's New Impression: MEN

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Can&#39;t figure out how to end your film? Simple, just eat one of the characters, the end. Join MAC and Janko as we server up this tasty double feature.Join us as we talk about Eating Raoul and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife &amp; Her Lover.We also talk about A Boy and His Dog, as an honorary mention.Remember to listen right till the end for the conclusion to the sketch.As always if you like what you hear please consider subscribing and leave us a positive review if possible, Thank you.More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic: Cannibalism, The End.

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Welcome to a fresh new opinions episode, this time Mac and Janko talk about the use of subtitles where they aren&#39;t required. Also sharing some exciting news for the future of our podcast.More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic's New Opinion: Subtitles, Love Them or Hate Them?

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On this extremely special episode of Critically Optimistic we got the privilege of creating a double feature based around Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl (Diana Prince) favorite non-horror films. On top of all that we are joined by our very special guest Magi (Savage), she is in charge of the Lost Drive-in Discord.Join us as we talk about Smokey &amp; the Bandit and Clue.Support Darcy and all her hard work at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheLostDriveIn" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/TheLostDriveIn</a>More Critically Optimistic LinksJoin in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a><a href="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/976713446739566652/996541691156766811/unknown.png" rel="nofollow">Clue Board</a>

Critically Optimistic: Joe Bob & Darcy Non-Horror Favorites

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Join Janko and Mac as they dive into The stop motion fever dream that is Mad God. Join in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found around <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here</a>

Critically Optimistic's New Impressions: Phil Tippet's "Mad God"

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Mac and Janko are too broke to afford to watch a real James Bond film so they had to settle with bargain bin knock offs.Why not make it a theme! Join us as we talk about Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary and Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury.We also manage to sneak in an extra goodie film for all you Diabolik fan out there. Join in on the discussion over at our social media <a href="https://twitter.com/CriticallyOpti2" rel="nofollow">Critically Optimistic Twitter</a>Critically Optimistic is also found <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticallyoptimistic" rel="nofollow">here </a>

Critically Optimistic: We Could Only Afford 006