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

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

Matthew Poland 119 Episodes Aug 18, 2026

This weekly podcast takes a lighthearted approach to the end of the world, focusing on apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic movies. Rather than a formal review show, it offers a sometimes funny discussion about films and the concept of dying. Host Matthew Poland explores the end times through a cinematic lens with a casual and engaging tone.

Episodes

Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 121 Barefoot Gen 1 + 2 (1983/1986)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 121 Barefoot Gen 1 + 2 (1983/1986) Aug 18, 2026 02:17:40 I keep forgetting I’m not in love anymore. I keep forgetting the reasons why the united states dropped the bomb. Tonight we get into a new age, the destruction of a population, survivors tales, city pop, the need of a little levity, and fall down about a hundred rabbit holes as we discuss two films that will live in our heads for a long time to come.
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 120 Dragon Ball Z: History of Trunks (1993)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 120 Dragon Ball Z: History of Trunks (1993) Aug 15, 2026 01:19:51 What a difference a day makes, 24 single hours, what a difference a massive heart attack leading to the android apocalypse makes. Tonight we celebrate our 2nd year anniversary in style, going back to our roots to talk DBZ. We procured a unedited version of the History of Trunks so we dive in to a massive dose of nostalgia. We get into celebrating our 2nd year on the air, talk our favorite movies o
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 119 Wizards (1977)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 119 Wizards (1977) Aug 13, 2026 01:23:23 Upload failed for some reason, so here is the eps a few days late.
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 118 Highlander 2 (1991)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 118 Highlander 2 (1991) Aug 7, 2026 01:03:45 Carry on my wayward son, there will be peace when you are done. So please stop watching trash like Highlander 2, but we cant... we just cant. Tonight we grab our sword and try to be the one as we experience all that is Highlander 2, one of the worst movie ever made. We get into the cast drunk and dealing with Argentina mobsters, how this train wreck took shape, the director who walked out of the f
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 117 9 (2009)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 117 9 (2009) Aug 4, 2026 01:21:30 Need a little time to wake, need a little time to wake up what's the story morning glory? Well the story this week is back to the grind and back to the end times. We dive into the world of 9 an animated movie from the 2000s that is severely underrated. An amazing cast, a timeless art style, and much more. A movie that is more than the sum of its parts. We get into how the film was made, the ca
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 116 Zero Theorem (2013)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 116 Zero Theorem (2013) Jul 31, 2026 01:10:56 This is my favorite song, I dont even know the words, it just goes dystopian colorscape with lots of oscar winners. This week on the show we dive into the last of the Gilliam Sci-Fi movies, so far, with Zero Theorem a mid 2010 masterpiece that got lost in the post-modern shuffle. Tonight we dive into background of the film, the amazing cast, Project Greenlight, make connections to 12 Monkeys and B
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 115 Solarbabies (1986)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 115 Solarbabies (1986) Jul 28, 2026 01:14:38 You've got to be the most beautiful grave digger i've ever seen, now rest my weary eyes I've got to suffer through Solarbabies. This week we strap on some skates and get ready to finally nail that sick 180 Acid Grind. Tonight we get into how to lose a ton of money, how to cope with a disaster, firing the right guy for the job, hiring incompetent friends, and much much more as we talk a
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 114 The Quiet Earth (1985)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 114 The Quiet Earth (1985) Jul 21, 2026 01:16:03 You see me from the nose bleeds, im spending all my f--- pay to watch New Zealand Scifi from the 80s. We find ourselves in familiar territory this week as we dive into one of my favorite movies ever made: The Quiet Earth. Tonight we dive into the film industry in New Zealand in the mid 80s, Hastings, remember Sam Neil, talk underrated movies, shame others for not watching Freejack, fall into a Elv
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 113 Brazil (1985)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 113 Brazil (1985) Jul 14, 2026 01:54:42 She is a black belt in karate, working for the city, she's gotta fill out form number 129A/E3 in order to continue receiving oxygen. Tonight we wake up from a dream and find ourselves in a bureaucratic hellscape only to get buried alive in paper work. This week we dive into Brazil from 1985 a scifi masterpiece about escaping. We get into the troubled release of the film, the amazing cast and w
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 112 12 Monkeys (1995/1996)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 112 12 Monkeys (1995/1996) Jul 7, 2026 01:44:54 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)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 111 La Jetee (1962) Jun 30, 2026 00:51:13 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)
Final Picture Show Podcast Ep: 110 Fail-Safe (1964) Jun 30, 2026 01:38:37 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.

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