A panel of filmmakers, writers and critics take a look at some cinema's biggest critical and/or financial failures and discuss what makes them watchable despite their lack of success.
Nobleman Media | Unwatchable Podcast
Annihilation is so good it took us two episodes to get through all our content! Hopefully the box office output of this episode is better than the film, because we know we'll be boosting search algorithms all over the world for 'Annihilation,' and 'Alex Garland.'
Part sci-fi, horror, mystery, thriller, action, drama, etc - Annihilation refracts genres as well as its mysterious Shimmer refracts DNA. Here to discuss Alex Garland's box office disaster is horror and sci-fi film producer Michael Facey, as we cut to the core of what made this movie so great... but not great enough to see at the cinema.
It is one of the most expensive films ever made, costing Disney $200 million after box office receipts. At least it was a critical success... oh wait, it wasn't. 'Failure' isn't an adequate description of Andrew Stanton's 'John Carter.'
A film which received as much criticism as it made money, a cast that couldn't save it and some weird fan "shipping" of Eddie Brock and his symbiote. We can only be talking about Ruben Fleischer's Venom.
It's officially the worst Star Wars film. Just ask Rotten Tomatoes. A disappointing end to a disappointing trilogy, and an even worse ending to such an amazing story. Let's dig into why.
There probably isn't a Star Wars film as divisive as Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi, so we sat down to figure out why. From casinos to Space Jesus, it's all a bunch of, "This Isn't My Star Wars." Let's talk about why.
Season Two: Bangers Incoming is here and, as promised, so is the Star Wars Special. What's more Unwatchable than a trilogy which made over $4.5 billion and has a collective Rotten Tomatoes score of 77%? We're not sure - but listen anyway!
Our internal compass is pointed directly at the Wachowski's latest box office and critical disaster, 'Jupiter Ascending,' this time with special guest and fan of all things Wachowski, Tim Smith. Chipper by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3502-chipper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
How do you follow up two masterpieces of science fiction? By hiring a rookie filmmaker and shooting without a script! Brent Evans, Kori Reay-Mackey and Ben Norris take a look at the ugly sibling of the Alien franchise, David Fincher's debut feature film, 'Alien 3.' Chipper by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3502-chipper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Imagine being trapped in a building with three film nerds and having to shoot your way out! Okay, now imagine you're Karl Urban's mouth, outperforming and outgunning any thug that comes his way in Alex Garland's 2012 action masterpiece, Dredd.
The film that perfected Bayhem, inspired a generation of 13 year old boys and disappointed literally everybody else. Brent Evans, Kori Reay-Mackey and Ben Norris spend probably too much time diving into the depths of what works and what doesn't in Michael Bay's 'Bad Boys II.' Chipper by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3502-chipper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
It's the ultimate Nobleman team-up episode! Filmmaker Kori Reay-Mackey joins the desk to discuss his not-even-guilty pleasure, the divisive critical disaster that is Zack Snyder's 'Batman v Superman.' Chipper by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3502-chipper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In a quest to find the answer to the human condition, Brent Evans and Ben Norris discuss the philosophical debate movie of the decade: 'The Sunset Limited' directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones alongside Samuel L. Jackson. Chipper by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3502-chipper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/