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Uncut Gems Podcast

Uncut Gems Podcast

A weekly show about bringing attention to forgotten and orphaned movies where a bunch of like-minded individuals dive head first into the septic tank of cinema in search for disregarded masterpieces. A CLAPPER production.

tv & film film reviews

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02:31:07

Episode 238 - The Great Waldo Pepper

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2025/08/16

In this episode of the show we are soaring into the skies together with The Great Waldo Pepper, which is the 1975 George Roy Hill movie that the filmmaker held as the most personal and important movie he had ever made. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the ways in which The Great Waldo Pepper connects to George Roy Hill's lifelong passion for flying as well as his history as a pilot during wartime and how the movie broke all possible safety rules and whose

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02:55:38

Episode 237 - Slaughterhouse-Five

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2025/08/09

In this episode of the show, we are continuing our August with George Roy Hill as we talk about his audacious anti-war epic Slaughterhouse-Five. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the ways in which this movie adapts Kurt Vonnegut's seemingly unadaptable prose, the comments it makes about the morality of war and two wrongs not making a right, and how its impenetrable structure may be a turn-off for many viewers while being an invitation to others. We also wonder

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00:15:47

Mike Nichols Marathon 08 - Heartburn (teaser)

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2025/08/06

In this episode of our comprehensive retrospective of the cinema of Mike Nichols we are talking about his second collaboration with Meryl Streep and Nora Ephron, the 1986 Heartburn. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the complex genesis of this movie, how bringing a real-life story to the screen was complicated by the people portrayed in the movie, and how it marked Mike Nichols' return to his comfort zone between a woman, a man, and a bed. We also talk about the

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02:07:04

Episode 236 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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2025/08/02

In this episode of the show we are beginning an entire month of conversations about the cinema of George Roy Hill and we are kicking things off with his western classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the ways in which this movie fits into the twilight zone between the withering Old Hollywood and the incoming New Hollywood tidal wave, how much it owes to Bonnie and Clyde and how it upsets the genre template while also paying due

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02:51:37

Episode 235 - Superman II and Superman III

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2025/07/26

In this episode of the show we are concluding our July adventure with Richard Lester with a double header of Superman II and Superman III. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how Superman II wrote the playbook for a comic book movie sequel, how it humanizes Superman while also further denuding the many problems this character will continue to have in future movies. We talked about Lester's absurdist vibes creeping into the operation and blossoming in the third

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 50 - Superman (teaser)

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2025/07/23

In this episode of the show we are tying into our Richard Lester conversations with a debate about the seminal comic book movie, the Richard Donner-directed Superman. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the ways in which Superman wrote the playbook for what later became a comic book movie genre, how the many cuts of the movie that are in existence complicate the plot, and how Christopher Reeve was perhaps the perfect casting for the role of the Man of Steel. We also talk

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02:37:18

Episode 234 - Cuba

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2025/07/19

In this episode of the show we are discussing another off-kilter Richard Lester movie, the 1979 Cuba. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie connects to Casablanca and The Battle of Algiers, how important it is to make sure the chemistry between two romantic leads is undeniably there and whether the post-Bond Sean Connery was the man to evoke it. We also talk about how Lester finds frightening absurdity in the reality of pre-evolution Cuba, how the movie wants

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00:15:48

The 50-30 Series 07 - Jaws (teaser)

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2025/07/16

In this episode of our ongoing 50-30 series, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's Jaws. Over the course of our incredible conversation you will hear us talk about our relationship with this movie, the numerous production legends surrounding it and just how influential it was on the culture at large. We also talk about how Jaws fits in between the legacies of The New Hollywood and studio-driven disaster movies, how Steven Spielberg was a bilingual storyteller, how the

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01:27:09

Episode 233 - Robin and Marian

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2025/07/12

In this episode of the show, probably one of the shortest on record, we continue our Richard Lester conversations by talking about one of his period epics, Robin and Marian. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about how on paper this movie works as an intellectual subversion of the swashbuckling genre and how in reality it only gets to buckle a few swashes. We also talk about Richard Lester's interest in period filmmaking and whether his dual interest in absurdity adds to the tonal

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00:15:48

Mike Nichols Marathon 07 - Silkwood (teaser)

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2025/07/09

In this episode of our Mike Nichols marathon, we reunite with the battle-worn director to talk about a movie that took him out of his self-imposed Hollywood exile, Silkwood. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie contributes to the spawning of a crusader realism subgenre, the genesis of his fruitful collaboration with Nora Ephron and Meryl Streep and how the movie is both an important piece because it sheds light at an important story and a reflection of the

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02:31:18

Episode 232 - Juggernaut

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2025/07/05

In this episode of the show we are embarking on a July expedition into the cinema of Richard Lester and we shall begin by talking about his 1974 cruise ship thriller Juggernaut. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us debate (because it seems to be one our favourite pastimes recently) whether this movie fits into the legacy of 70s disaster movies, how it leverages the authenticity of its era and how it heralds the arrival of action-packed docu-thrillers. We also talk about Richard

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02:18:00

Episode 231 - Gosford Park

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2025/06/28

In this episode of the show we are closing the books on Robert Altman June with his 2001 period-set whodunnit Gosford Park. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us debate whether this movie is a murder mystery, if it wants to be one and if the intent is for it to subvert the genre. Or maybe if it is supposed to be a platform for Altman to exercise his signature moves. We also talk about the ways in which the movie delineates class divides, how it gives a few of its characters some room

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 49 - M*A*S*H

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2025/06/25

In this podcast we are tying into our June conversations on Robert Altman with a debate about his biggest commercial success, the 1970 anti-war satire M*A*S*H. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the many ways in which Altman attempted to redefine and deconstruct the perennial genre of a war movie, how the audiences chose to respond to this over Catch-22 and how this movie spoke to a generation sick and tired of the Vietnam War... despite the fact the movie is set in

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03:06:19

Episode 230 - Short Cuts

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2025/06/21

In this episode of the show we are moving our Altman conversation to the 90s as we discuss his sprawling epic, some would say a tapestry, Short Cuts. Over the course of our equally sprawling conversation you will hear us talk about Altman emerging from the shadows and reclaiming his position as a critical darling, the many reasons why film critics tend to see Short Cuts as one of the best of its year and maybe even the decade, and whether Altman is evolving in this movie or rather applying his

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00:15:48

The 50-30 Series 06 - Nashville (teaser)

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2025/06/18

In this episode of our 2025 series where we talk about gems from 1975 and 1995 we decided to go whole hog and commit the entire month to Robert Altman by discussing his 1975 Nashville. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us debate this movie as a tapestry of American society, how it is timely and timeless in equal measures and how it interweaves personal vignette stories into a narrative-less stream of storytelling. We also talk about whether our relationship with this movie might be

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02:56:30

Episode 229 - 3 Women

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2025/06/14

In this episode of the show our Alt-June continues with a discussion about Altman's 1977 3 Women. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us try to get to the bottom of what exactly this movie is about, whether it can be interpreted in a logical manner and if its symbolism carries some depth. We also talk about Altman imitating Bergman and anticipating David Lynch, the concept of staying in your lane, Shelley Duvall's unconventional beauty and the logic of dreams as a tool for

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02:40:09

Episode 228 - The Long Goodbye

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2025/06/07

In this episode of the show we are continuing our June celebration of Robert Altman's centenary with a great discussion about The Long Goodbye. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how Altman chose to deconstruct film noir, chiefly by stripping it of its iconography and by treating his protagonist as a fish out of water. We dig into how this movie still tries to fulfil its own genre obligations and whether it might be a bit muddy for its own good. We also talk about

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00:15:47

Mike Nichols Marathon 06 - The Fortune (teaser)

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2025/06/04

In this instalment of our ongoing Mike Nichols Marathon we are setting sights on The Fortune, a movie that nearly ended its director's career. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie came together as a package deal with Warren Beatty's passion project Shampoo, how it carried an immense promise because of the talent attached to it, and how it all came apart in the end. We also talk about the difficulty to get over an unfunny comedy, how some filmmakers

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03:22:02

Episode 227 - McCabe and Mrs Miller

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2025/05/31

In this episode of the show we are beginning, albeit a little bit prematurely, our June excursion into the cinema of Robert Altman who would be celebrating his 100th birthday if he was still with us. And we are starting off with his anti-western McCabe and Mrs Miller. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how Altman fits into the landscape of New Hollywood, how he set out to deconstruct the form and bury the star under his aesthetic and perhaps the reasons why he did so. We

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 48 - Heaven Can Wait (teaser)

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2025/05/28

In this podcast we are tying into our Elaine May May conversations with a chat about a movie she co-wrote and for which she got an Oscar nomination too, namely Heaven Can Wait. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us try to figure out how and why this movie ended up as successful as it did, if it was a bellwether of the changing times suggesting that the world had had enough of the New Hollywood grime and whether it was a flash in the pan that couldn't have worked at any other point in

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