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70 episodes
Language
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Unpleasant MoviesExplicit
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Date created
2019/08/22
Latest episode
2025/05/14
Average duration
51 min.
Release period
95 days
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This is the podcast where we have pleasant conversations about harsh and unrelenting cinema, films that make you feel bad and that challenge you to think about difficult subject matter. Check out our ever growing list of films on Mubi here: https://mubi.com/lists/unpleasant-movies
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Unpleasant Movies Ep 36 - The Wild Boys
2025/05/14
The Wild Boys by Bertrand Mandico from 2017 is about five likely lads who murder their English teacher and get sent off to a tropical island where weird shit happens. My old co-host Mallory Schjølberg joins me to talk about it. Enjoy!
The recommendations for this episode are:
"Tallahassee" (album) by The Mountain Goats
"Detransition, Baby" written by Torrey Peters
Ep 35 Postscript - Jesus and the devil in film
2025/04/26
We continue our discussion, exploring other representations of Jesus and the devil in film and tv. The Greatest Story Ever Told, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus of Montreal, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Life of Brian, The Last Temptation of Christ, Son of Man, Simon of the Desert, Häxan, Shaitaan, Beat the Devil, the Chosen, Black Jesus, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Faust and The Exorcist are among the films we talk about!
Unpleasant Movies Ep 35 - The Passion of the Christ
2025/04/17
The Unpleasant Movie podcast discussion of The Passion of the Christ from 2004.
The recommendations for this episode are:
"Infancy Gospel of Thomas" - religious text
"Her Vengeance" (1988) - Lam Nai-Choi
Unpleasant Movies - Season Two
2025/04/16
Welcome to season two of Unpleasant Movies!
Ep 34 - A Serbian Film, Srđan Spasojević 2010
2022/10/21
We take a look at Srđan Spasojević's controversial 2010 thriller, where a former porn star gets roped into the snuff scene for huge amounts of money. But what price will he really have to pay?
Feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected]
Our recommendations for this episode:
Oddly Terrifying subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/
Cult Of the Lamb, Massive Monster
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313140/Cult_of_the_Lamb/
Ep 33 Postscript - Spooky films for a spooky season
2022/09/21
For this postscript we talk about films that we find scary and unsettling, from old bbc television horror specials to newer stuff - what makes a film scary?
Get in touch with us at unpleasantmovies@protonmail
Ep 33 On A Silver Globe, Andrzej Żuławski 1988
2022/09/12
Żuławskis hugely ambitious unfinished sci-fi masterpiece, is production stopped two thirds in by Polish regulators, edited together a decade later into a semi-metafilm about failed ambitions and destructive human nature. Join us as we discuss!
Recommendations for this episode are
Frostpunk - 11 Bit studio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frostpunk
The Grey Leno Show - Vinny Vinesauce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki3ssj466E0
Get in touch with us at [email protected]
Ep 32 Postscript - Zulawskis Diabel, Elden Ringu and Synergies in Games
2022/07/03
We kick off with a little chat about Zulawskis second movie, Diabel, which is intense and unrelenting, but also great! Then we talk a little about franchises that biffed it, and games we've ben playing. Enjoy!
Ep 32 Possession, Andrzej Żuławski 1981
2022/06/26
Having worked as a spy for several years, Mark returns home to find his wife Anna in despair. Unexplainable bursts of wild hysterics and demands for divorce are just the tip of the iceberg for this intense and incredible story.
Recommendations for this episode are:
https://www.reddit.com/r/McMansionHell/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkwood
Get in touch with us at [email protected]
Ep 31 Postscript - Space Westerns + Weird and Wonderful Cinema
2022/04/12
This episode was recorded last December, so some of the references might seem a little dated. Sverre started watching the live action Cowboy Bebop adaptation, we talk in general about space westerns and get into other series like wheel of time. Thomas tells about his (then) new film club, weird and wonderful cinema, where they screen surrealistic, absurd and amazing movies that are a little obscure.
Feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected]
Ep 31 Inland Empire, David Lynch 2006
2022/04/06
David latest last movie, at least so far, is about a woman in trouble. Laura Der plays Nikki Grace, or is it Susan Blue, or someone else? Yes, the plot is vague, dense and complicated. A challenging movie no doubt, but perhaps one of Lynches best. Join us as we wade through these murky waters and discuss this uncompromising masterpiece of cinema.
Our recommendations for this episode are:
Tickled by David Farrier and Dylan Reeve https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5278506/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
The News Hasn't Happened yet - David Firth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-t6bmh4Uc
Get in touch with us at [email protected]
Ep 30 Postscript - Talkin Lynch
2021/11/16
Following up on our Eraserhead episode we talk all things lynch from the eighties movies like the Elephant Man and Dune to the weather reports he is doing to this day!
Enjoy!
Get in touch with us at [email protected]
Ep 30 - Eraserhead, David Lynch 1977
2021/11/11
The debut movie of David Lynch, a weird, unsettling and powerful movie dealing with the angst of parenthood. Set to an intense and desolate industrial landscape with the wonderfully put upon Jack Nance in the main role - few films have been so widely influential across creative media and still feel as engrossing and tangible as ever.
Our recommendations for this episode are:
The Grandmother shortfilm, David Lynch 1970
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065794/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_55
Little Woods, Nia DaCosta 2018
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418918/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Get in touch with us at: [email protected]
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/unpleasantmovies/
Mubi: https://mubi.com/lists/unpleasant-movies
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/152393.Unpleasant_Movies_Readinglist
Ep 29 Postscript - Darkly Epic Puppet Theater, Sentimentality and Bad Unpleasants
2021/10/10
An informal chat about this and that. Thomas starts of telling about an adaptation of Moby Dick for the stage which uses a lot of puppets, then we talk about what shows we've been watching lately and eventually get into sentimentality in films and romance literature. At the end we talk a little about bad films that are unpleasant and why they might be interesting to talk about.
Ep 29 - Taxidermia, György Pálfi 2006
2021/09/26
A low ranking peeping tom, a competitive speed eater, and a ghoulish taxidermist - three generations of men that may or may not be related. This absurd and intense film explores their lives in Hungary from the second world war, in the soviet era and contemporary times. What a joy!
This weeks recommendations are:
Miguel León-Portilla - The Broken Spears
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/833834.The_Broken_Spears
Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy
https://store.steampowered.com/app/240720/Getting_Over_It_with_Bennett_Foddy/
Get in touch with us at: [email protected]
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Imawsesomeandiknowit 2021/06/06
fantastic podcast exploring a fave niche
Love this pod! Really interesting discussions and film choices. Some of the movies are a little too extreme for my taste, but the hosts do a good job ...
bpbp* 2021/03/17
My favorite podcast
You guys, don’t sleep on this! If you like witty, nuanced, empathetic conversation about intense films/theory—this is the show for you. The hosts are ...
Soulaco 2020/08/09
Interesting podcast about unpleasant movies
Wonderful. Always eager to listen a new episode. A couple of thoughtful podcasters who pick all the right movies with some interesting insight.
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