Unwatchables with Marc & Seth

Unwatchables with Marc & Seth

Unwatchables

Episodes 108
Avg. Duration 1h 23m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (11)
Since Mar 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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On Unwatchables, we dive deep into the most controversial, disturbing, or just misunderstood films. From punishing art films to extreme horror to bizarre curiosities, Marc and Seth test their limits and try to pin down what separates the art from the trolling. At the end of each episode, we answer the same question: If you could, would you Unwatch this? Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus. Find us at unwatchablespod.com.

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S5E7 Ep. 110 - Howard The Duck (Live at Nightlight Cinema)

Jun 02, 2026 56m

Big thanks to Akron's Nightlight Cinema for hosting the second live Unwatchables recording! We had a lively back-and-forth with the audience of a sold-out screening of HOWARD THE DUCK, the notorious…

S5E6 Ep. 109 - Michael

May 19, 2026 1h 18m

Today Unwatchables tackles the most controversial hit of the year, a film about the one celebrity we can all agree on with nothing complicated whatsoever. We discuss our experience seeing Antoine…

S5E5 Ep. 108 - Man Bites Dog / Natural Born Killers feat. Jesse Hassenger

May 05, 2026 1h 40m

Film critic Jesse Hassenger stops by UNWATCHABLES for two movies about serial killers and the media that loves them. These blood-soaked satires stirred up controversy for their graphic violence and…

S5E4 Ep. 107 - Afternoons of Solitude feat. Roman Pessarov

Apr 21, 2026 1h 13m

In an UNWATCHABLES first, today’s episode captures our real-time reactions to 2025’s most gruesome documentary. In honor of our guest Roman Pessarov’s podcast CINEMA STROLLS, we finished watching…

S5E3 Ep. 106 - Birth / The Trouble With Being Born feat. Guy Lodge

Apr 07, 2026 1h 34m

Variety’s Guy Lodge returns to UNWATCHABLES for two films that faced similar controversies over their supposedly "irresponsible" use of child actors. Jonathan Glazer’s 2004 drama BIRTH made some…

S5E2 Ep. 105 - Nothing But Trouble feat. Nathan Rabin

Mar 24, 2026 1h 10m

UNWATCHABLES welcomes back film critic and author Nathan Rabin to discuss one of the most bizarre and reviled so-called comedies of the 90’s. Dan Akroyd’s first and to date only directorial effort…

S5E1 Ep. 104 - Worst Best Picture (Crash / Green Book)

Mar 10, 2026 1h 57m

UNWATCHABLES kicks off Season 5 with our pre-Oscars special, where we ask the question: are these the worst Best Picture winners? Both of these films caused controversy when they unexpectedly took…

S4E24 Ep. 103 - Cannibal Holocaust / The Green Inferno

Dec 23, 2025 1h 35m

For today’s season finale, we're joined by author Caleb Bethea for possibly our longest-awaited episode. Ruggero Deodato's 1980 video nasty CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is on the shortlist for the most…

S4E23 Ep. 102 - Private Parts / Ringmaster feat. Anthony Crislip

Dec 09, 2025 1h 14m

Today we're joined by Anthony Crislip of Akron, Ohio's THE NIGHTLIGHT cinema for the vanity projects of the two most controversial broadcasters of the 90's. Both Howard Stern and Jerry Springer…

S4E22 Ep. 101 - Two by Godard feat. Nathan Gelgud (La Chinoise / British Sounds)

Nov 25, 2025 1h 9m

Today we're joined by cartoonist Nathan Gelgud to tackle the most polarizing and some might say Unwatchable period of a legendary filmmaker's career. Jean-Luc Godard was one of the leading figures of…

S4E21 Ep. 100 - Sick / In My Skin feat. Mike D'Angelo

Nov 11, 2025 1h 23m

UNWATCHABLES celebrates its 100th episode with film critic Mike D'Angelo, who joins us for two films about the ecstasy of agony. These movies are all about pain of the self-inflicted kind, one…

S4E20 Ep. 99 - Halloween Special feat. Christopher Norris (Exorcist II: The Heretic / Beyond the Door)

Oct 28, 2025 1h 41m

On today’s Halloween special, we’re joined by author and visual artist Christopher Norris for two films that are decidedly NOT The Exorcist. William Friedkin's 1973 phenomenon inspired plenty of…

S4E19 Ep. 98 - Unwatchables Down Under feat. Laura Venning (Wake in Fright / The Nightingale)

Oct 19, 2025 1h 23m

Today UNWATCHABLES goes Down Under for two grim Australian thrillers with the help of film critic Laura Venning. These films faced controversy for their upsetting depictions of brutal violence—in one…

S4E18 Ep. 97 - Last Tango in Paris / Blue Is the Warmest Color feat. Steven Bernstein

Sep 30, 2025 1h 34m

Today we're joined by filmmaker/author Steven Bernstein for our tribute to intimacy coordinators, none of whom were present for these films. These painfully raw relationship dramas courted…

S4E17 Ep. 96 - Two by Doris Wishman feat. Jetta Weinstein (Bad Girls Go to Hell / Double Agent 73)

Sep 16, 2025 1h 25m

Doris Wishman has been called the Queen of Sexploitation, and the most prolific female filmmaker of the 1960’s and 70’s. But did she ever learn how to make a movie? Today we’re joined by Jetta…

S4E16 Ep. 95 - The Idiots / Tiptoes feat. Dr. Ethan Lyon

Sep 06, 2025 1h 37m

Hollywood has come a long way in depicting individuals with disabilities with candor and respect… these are not those films.  Dr. Ethan Lyon joins us for two movies it’s hard to imagine getting made…

S4E15 Ep. 94 - Kissed / Amer feat. Frank Ritz

Aug 19, 2025 1h 29m

Today we’re joined by filmmaker Frank Ritz for what Freud would call our “Eros and Thanatos” episode. These two films blur the line between sex and death, including the rare look at necrophilia…

S4E14 Ep. 93 - Showgirls feat. Grace Winburne

Aug 05, 2025 1h 20m

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…

S4E13 Ep. 92 - Two by John Boorman (Deliverance / Zardoz)

Jul 22, 2025 1h 36m

Today we're joined by Cinematary's Zach Dennis for the wild, weird, and (in one case) horrific films of director John Boorman. We take a look at his harrowing Hollywood breakthrough, 1972's…

S4E12 Ep. 91 - Family Annihilators feat. Elena Lazic (Natural Enemies / The Stepfather)

Jul 08, 2025 1h 22m

Film critic Elena Lazic joins us for two films about “family annihilators,” the real-life phenomenon of husbands and fathers who kill their entire families. We discuss a long-unavailable 70’s downer,…

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