Unwatchables with Marc & Seth
unwatchables.bsky.social
Unwatchables with Marc & Seth
@unwatchables.bsky.social
A podcast examining the films that shock and disgust us.

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We celebrate our 100th episode with film critic Mike D'Angelo (@gemko.bsky.social), who joins us to discuss Kirby Dick's heart-rending documentary SICK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BOB FLANAGAN, SUPERMASOCHIST, and Marina de Van's 2002 body-horror drama IN MY SKIN.

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November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
On today’s Halloween special, we’re joined by author and visual artist Christopher Norris (@steakmtn.bsky.social) for two films that are decidedly NOT The Exorcist: 1974's knock-off BEYOND THE DOOR, and John Boorman's reviled 1977 sequel EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC.

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October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today UNWATCHABLES goes Down Under for two grim Australian thrillers with the help of film critic @lauravenning.bsky.social We discuss Ted Kotcheff's 1971 psychological thriller WAKE IN FRIGHT, and Jennifer Kent's 2018 revenge Western THE NIGHTINGALE.

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October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Filmmaker/author Steven Bernstein joins us for two painfully raw relationship dramas that courted controversy for the conditions under which their explicit sex scenes were shot: LAST TANGO IN PARIS and BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR. 

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September 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today we’re joined by Jetta Weinstein, aka theironcupcake, to discuss two peaks of Doris Wishman’s inimitable brand of trash cinema: 1965's questionably feminist softcore drama BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL, and 1974's bra-busting spy film DOUBLE AGENT 73.

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September 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Dr. Ethan Lyon joins us for two movies it’s hard to imagine getting made today: Lars Von Trier’s 1998 dark comedy THE IDIOTS, and THE “Gary Oldman as a little person” movie, Matthew Bright’s 2002 romantic drama TIPTOES

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September 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Filmmaker Frank Ritz joins us to talk about two films that blur the line between sex and death, including the rare look at necrophilia that’s… actually kind of sweet? The films are: 1996’s necrophiliac romance KISSED, and 2009’s avant-garde giallo AMER.

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August 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This Tuesday:
Why should romance stop at the grave?
August 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Today we’re joined by Cinematary's Grace Winburne to help us chart one film’s course from THE defining flop of the 90’s to midnight cult classic to the unlikely subject of critical reappraisal. But one question remains: does SHOWGIRLS actually not suck?

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August 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Today we’re joined by Cinematary’s Zach Dennis for the wild, weird, and (in one case) horrific films of director John Boorman - 1972's disturbing survival thriller DELIVERANCE, and its truly bizarre cult sci-fi follow-up: 1974's Sean Connery-starring ZARDOZ.

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July 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Amy Hensarling returns to discuss two films mired in controversy for their depictions of victims of sexual violence: Sam Peckinpah's 1971 thriller STRAW DOGS and Paul Verhoeven's 2017 psychological thriller ELLE.

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June 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Writer @souljagoyshmulik.bsky.social joins us to discuss WHAT IS A WOMAN?, a piece of transphobic propaganda hosted by conservative anti-personality Matt Walsh, and LADY BALLERS, an anti-woke sports comedy that somehow hates women even more than trans people.

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June 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today we're joined by @bilgeebiri.bsky.social to help us consider whether MEGALOPOLIS is another of Coppola's misunderstood masterpieces-- or if it was understood very well indeed.

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May 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This Tues:

An Unwatchables 40 years in the making

Feat. Vulture's Bilge Ebiri (@bilgeebiri.bsky.social)
May 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We’re on bluesky now! We’re posting links to each new episode here, starting with our latest. You can still find us on Twitter and Instagram, as well as www.unwatchablespod.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Critic @jasondashbailey.com returns for two controversial films by Joel Schumacher: 1993's FALLING DOWN, which may be THE angry white man vigilante thriller, and 1999's 8MM, which answers the question: what if SE7EN shared a director with BATMAN & ROBIN?

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May 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM