Welcome to unpleasant movies. Here we examine works of extreme cinema that apply an artistic vision with a thoughtful agenda – films that challenge you as a viewer for a good reason. We talk about one film per episode, discussing it in-depth – what it is, what it does and how we like it. You should probably have seen it before hand, or know that you have no intention of seeing it at all, as plot-spoilers tend to come aplenty. At the end of each episode we have a couple of recommendations of other bits of unpleasant art.

You can also listen to our Post-scripts episodes, where we follow up the discussion from the previous film. Here we loosen up and talk about whatever comes to mind be it politics, literature, video games, TV-series or just the stuff we've been thinking of lately.

Lastly we have the Conversations episodes – our attempt at broadening the scope a little, talking to artists and academics who's work relates to the unpleasant in one way or another.

We wish to explore how a term like unpleasant applies to culture in a positive and enlightening way, and believe it plays an important role in a healthy and compassionate society.

So join my co-host Sverre Aagaard and I, Thomas Simonsen Balmra, as we explore how a term like unpleasant applies to culture in a positive and enlightening way.

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