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Today weâre joined by critic Steve Erickson for two films that dared to dramatize the 1999 Columbine massacreâboth in 2003, barely four years after the tragedy. Ben Coccioâs ZERO DAY and Gus Van Santâs ELEPHANT each encountered controversy, though only one would win the Palme DâOr while the other is now mainly available on YouTube. Weâll talk about the filmsâ very different approaches to one of the 20th centuryâs defining tragedies, and where (or if) we draw the line between insight and exploitation.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Itâs the UNWATCHABLES Halloween special, and weâre dissecting two films that helped pave the way for last yearâs subject, HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER. With help from return guest Zach Butcher, we consider how two earlier, less ârespectableâ horror movies deglamorized serial killers by putting us in their shoes: 1980âs grimy New York slasher MANIAC and 1983âs Austrian cult shocker ANGST.This is also a great time to check out our new and improved Patreon page! This weekâs exclusive bonus content is a full conversation with Zach about our *extremely* combative rankings of the HALLOWEEN film series. For bonus episodes PLUS Marc and Sethâs reviews, special lists, and looks back at the UNWATCHABLES canon, join us at http://patreon.com/unwatchables!
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
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Today weâre kicking off Horror-tober with two classics from the undisputed master of body horror, David Cronenberg. And who better to help us than filmmaker and novelist Bobby Miller, the director of horror films like CRITTERS ATTACK! and 2016's THE CLEANSE starring Johnny Galecki and Angelica Huston. Weâll be discussing two films that blend horror, sci-fi, and grand tragedy in ways that churn your emotions as much as your stomach: 1986's existential monster movie THE FLY, and 1988's twisted psychological thriller DEAD RINGERS.Also be sure to pre-order Bobby Millerâs new book SITUATION NOWHERE at http://SituationNowhere.com, and get an autographed copy with exclusive art!
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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For the very first Unwatchables live event hosted by Akron's Nightlight theatre, Seth and Marc introduce a special screening of THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T, the only film ever written by Dr. Seussâ one deemed too dark and strange for family audiences when it flopped in 1953, but now rightfully beloved for its surreal production design and infectiously absurd musical numbers.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Today we welcome Letterboxdâs own Swartacus for the 2nd edition of our CANNES-TASTROPHES series. The Cannes film festival is the most prestigious of its kind in the world, and these films had premieres so disastrous that hundreds booed and even fled the theater. First up is Vincent Galloâs scandalous 2003 art film THE BROWN BUNNY, which Roger Ebert famously declared the worst film in Cannesâ history (sparking a legendary feud with the director). Then we see whether that label REALLY applies to our second candidate, Gus Van Santâs universally panned, Matthew McConaughey-starring mush THE SEA OF TREES.
You can find more from Swartacus at https://letterboxd.com/swartacus/
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Todayâs UNWATCHABLES looks back on two very different films about the September 11th terrorist attacks. Paul Greengrassâ UNITED 93 came out less than 5 years after the tragedy and was the first Hollywood film to dramatize the day that many people werenât sure needed dramatized. Weâll discuss what recreating the attacks means today as well as back in 2006, and then consider the other end of the spectrum: 2017âs simply titled 9/11, a chamber drama starring a post-TWO AND A HALF MEN Charlie Sheen trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center. And if that sounds ill-advised⊠you have no idea.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Today weâre joined by author Derek Fisher for two eerily similar, and similarly miserable, family portraits. Both are the directorial debuts of renowned British actors who would never direct again; both follow dysfunctional working class families; and both star Ray Winstone as *the* worst dad of all time. Only one, however, was too much for one of our hosts to finish. Is it Gary Oldmanâs 1997 slice-of-misery NIL BY MOUTH, or Tim Rothâs harrowing 1999 incest drama THE WAR ZONE?
You can find more from Derek at https://derekafisher.com/
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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On the conclusion of our two-part episode on the STAR WARS prequels, we somehow find both more AND less middle ground. ATTACK OF THE CLONES and REVENGE OF THE SITH are generally considered the worst and best of the prequels, respectivelyâso naturally, we canât even agree on that. Topics include whether lightsaber Yoda is a high- or lowlight, how you whiff the casting of Anakin two times over, and the future of both George Lucas and a Lucas-free STAR WARS.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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On a special two-part UNWATCHABLES, our hosts opinions are galaxies far, far apart. George Lucasâ STAR WARS prequels were greeted with mixed to hostile reactions over 20 years ago, but these days some fansâeven one on this podcast!âwill argue that theyâre worth defending. With help from our producer Tony, weâre tackling all three films in the most divisive STAR WARS trilogy of them all⊠but can a divided UNWATCHABLES stand?
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â patreon.com/unwatchables to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Today weâre joined by Zack Bornstein, the Emmy-nominated, WGA and Peabody Award-winning writer from shows like SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and SHRINKING, to answer the question: what if the Care Bears were in ANTICHRIST? The animated films of Alberto VĂĄzquez are full of cuddly talking animals, but also graphic gore, human-looking genitalia, and possibly clinical depression. Weâll be discussing his two unrelentingly bleak features: 2015âs coming-of-age horror drama BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN, and 2022âs epic splatter film UNICORN WARS.
You can find more from Zack at https://www.zackbornstein.com/
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Unwatchables welcomes back Cinemataryâs Michael OâMalley for two unhinged California cult curiosities that land somewhere between ROCKY HORROR and THE ROOM. Are they crazily inspired, or just crazy? They are: Timothy Careyâs 1962 Frank Zappa-scored satire THE WORLDâS GREATEST SINNER, and Richard Elfmanâs 1980 absurdist musical fantasy FORBIDDEN ZONE.
You can find more from Michael at https://www.cinematary.com/
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Today we welcome podcaster and musician Bob Ethington to discuss two ambitious, high-profile flops from two of the 1970âs most ambitious, high-profile auteurs. Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola were following up some of the most beloved American films ever made when they sunk huge budgets into experiments that blew up in their facesâ and that might even share some blame for the end of the New Hollowood era. They are Spielbergâs 1979 epic historical farce 1941, and Coppolaâs 1981 lavish musical romance ONE FROM THE HEART.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can hear more of Paul on Cinematic Underdogs at â https://open.spotify.com/show/7B13xjGbXCV4Sebw1CfQoXâ You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Today we welcome back Paul Keelan of CINEMATIC UNDERDOGS to discuss the abrasive, deliberately alienating character studies of Rick Alverson. Alverson works with alt-comedy icons like Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, but his films are anything but normal comediesâ whatever you call them, theyâre dark, uncomfortable, and follow people you probably donât want to spend much time with. Weâre discussing two of his best-known provocations (donât let the titles fool you): 2012âs Tim Heidecker-starring THE COMEDY, and 2015âs Neil Hamburger vehicle ENTERTAINMENT.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can hear more of Paul on Cinematic Underdogs at https://open.spotify.com/show/7B13xjGbXCV4Sebw1CfQoXYou can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Weâre thrilled to welcome Hit Factory hosts Aaron & Carlee to discuss the films of French provocateur Catherine Breillat. Breillat never met a male/female relationship she couldnât dissect in harrowing fashion, often with explicit or downright shocking content. We tackle two of her hardest to stomach films: 2001âs pitch-black coming of age tale FAT GIRL, and 2004âs graphic arthouse provocation ANATOMY OF HELL.
You can find more from Aaron and Carlee at https://open.spotify.com/show/2bwSvn4H3airk00IYCwaoa
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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In honor of Motherâs Day, weâre joined by horror author Emma E. Murray to take a look at the Unwatchable side of motherhood. Todayâs films arenât afraid to put both small children and pregnant women in peril; they include possibly the single bloodiest film of the New French Extremity horror wave, as well as a truly demented (and underseen) Hitchcock riff. They are the 2007 French slasher film INSIDE, and Zack Parkerâs shocking 2013 psychodrama PROXY.
You can find all of Emma's books at https://emmaemurray.com/
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Today we’re going back to 1928 for what might be the most harrowing film of the silent era. Carl Theodor Dreyer’s intense, claustrophobic THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC was like nothing at the time and arguably still isn’t; we’ll talk about the film’s controversial history, what makes it so radical, and whether it might be too much for some viewers.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.
You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod. -
Unwatchables welcomes Erik Davis, managing editor of Fandango.com, to discuss possibly the most heart-wrenching film weâve yet covered. Erik wrote the first review of 2008âs true crime doc DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER after its Slamdance premiere, and anyone whoâs seen it knows itâs not the kind of movie you ever forget. We discuss what makes it so uniquely devastating, how it holds up after all these years, and whether the way it handles its big âsecretâ is shamelessly exploitative.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Today we welcome back Jetta Weinstein, aka Letterboxd's theironcupcake, to discuss the film that scarred a generation of HOME ALONE fans. Macaulay Culkin was at the height of his child stardom when his father/manager signed him on for HOME ALONE 2 under one condition⊠that his next role be the murderous child sociopath in 1993âs R-rated thriller THE GOOD SON. Weâll talk about who this movie was possibly made for, whether it was actually responsible for the end of Culkinâs career, and if it has THE most insane ending weâve ever seen.You can find more from Jetta at https://letterboxd.com/theironcupcake/
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Todayâs film is so controversial itâs never actually been released. In 2017, comedian Louis CK wrote, directed, and starred in I LOVE YOU, DADDY, which was pulled just a week before release after a New York Times article detailed his sexual misconduct; as if that timing wasnât bad enough, the film itself concerns a director known for his sexual indiscretions with minors. We talk about how it fits into the #MeToo movement, whether CK had a future as a director, and if the movie really is as cursed as it sounds.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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Unwatchables is thrilled to welcome back Amy Hensarling of Watch This List for our special pre-Oscars episode! Jonathan Glazerâs harrowing Holocaust drama THE ZONE OF INTEREST may be the most unconventional Best Picture nominee in years, if not ever; we discuss Glazerâs entire career, his uniquely unsettling approach to a familiar unsettling subject, and whether in this case he went far enough.You can find more from Amy at https://letterboxd.com/amyhensarling/and you can check out her podcast, Watch This List, at https://t.co/UWxbDl7Rnj
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus.You can support us on Patreon at â â â â â â â â â â â â https://www.patreon.com/unwatchablesâ â â â â â â â â â â â to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod.
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