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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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03:05:24

Episode 206 - Lone Survivor

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2025/01/04

In this first episode of 2025 we are launching our Berg-Wahlberg January, a month where we will talk about the collaborations between Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg, and we begin this journey by talking about Lone Survivor. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how the harrowing true story of Marcus Luttrell translated to the screen and how reality met Hollywood, what Peter Berg brought to the table and what his style is in our estimation, and how it is after all possible to

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02:00:34

Episode 205 - The Long Kiss Goodnight

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2024/12/28

In this final podcast of 2024 we conclude the December Shane Black Christmas series with a conversation about the Renny Harlin-directed The Long Kiss Goodnight. Over the course of our chat you will hear us try to make sense of the action movie landscape in 1996 and how The Long Kiss Goodnight fit or didn't fit into the changing times, Shane Black's crassness and its interplay with Harlin's innate directorial trashiness, the way Harlin needed a win after he quite literally brought down a studio and

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 43 - Die Hard (teaser)

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2024/12/25

In this special Christmas Bonus episode of our podcast we are loosely tying into our Black Christmas operations by way of talking about an action movie set at Christmas, but most importantly, we are tying into one of the foremost movie Christmas traditions out there. We are talking about Die Hard! Over the course of our amazing chat you will hear us recount the oral history of how this movie was made, how Die Hard changed the action movie narrative and reinvented the canonical action hero to make

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02:47:33

Episode 204 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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2024/12/21

In this episode of the show, our December series of Shane Black Christmas continues with Black's directorial debut, the 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Over the course of our sprawling discussion you will hear us talk about how important it was to watch this movie around the time of its release to get on board with its vibes, how it struggles to match Black's crass humor with the story reliant on truly dark noir and how Black has continued developing the formula for a buddy movie over the years. We also

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 42 - Lethal Weapon (teaser)

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2024/12/18

In this December Bonus Tie-in podcast we are linking to our main show conversations about Shane Black movies by talking about the breakout hit that blew open the door to Hollywood fame for him: the 1987 Richard Donner-directed Lethal Weapon. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the 80s buddy cop movies and how Shane Black both capitalizes on the 70s Hollywood while charting ways for others to follow, the chemistry between Danny Glover and Mel Gibson and the unique allure

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01:58:18

Episode 203 - The Nice Guys

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2024/12/14

In this episode of the show we are beginning our December series of (Shane) Black Christmas where we will go through a few movies Shane Black wrote and/or directed in reverse chronological order but in order of increasing Christmasiness. This week we begin with The Nice Guys, an action comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the many reasons why this movie didn't hit it big with audiences as well as the reasons it should have

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01:18:00

Episode 202.5 - Spike Fina-Lee

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2024/12/12

In this special episode of the show we are putting a bow on our year-long journey through the cinema of Spike Lee. Over the course of this conversation you will hear us talk about what we learned by looking at Lee's movies through a magnifying glass, how much more we ended up appreciating his style, his film IQ and his political animus and just how much we are looking forward to what he does next. We also share some of the highlights from this odyssey, briefly talk about some of his documentaries

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00:15:48

BONUS Spike Lee Major Joint 11 - Da 5 Bloods (teaser)

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2024/12/09

In this episode of our 2024 Spike Lee project we are finally getting together to discuss the last (as of now) feature directed by Spike Lee, the 2020 Da 5 Bloods. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the density and business of the movie, the many references to classic cinema hidden within it and whether it is once again using the past to talk about the present. We also talk about its relationship with Miracle at St. Anna, Delroy Lindo's powerhouse performance, crass

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02:14:22

Episode 202 - Chi-Raq

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2024/12/07

In this episode of the show we are finishing the main show part of our Spike Lee Joint-a-Thon as we discuss the final minor joint of this retrospective, the 2015 Chi-Raq. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about Spike Lee once again getting on his soap box and delivering a dense and busy treaty underpinned by political ire. We talk about the filmmaker speaking to women as opposed to on behalf of them, the idea of delivering a heightened satire inspired by an ancient Greek play and the

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02:59:29

Episode 201 - Wrath of Man and Operation Fortune:...

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2024/11/30

In this episode of the show we are putting a finishing touch on our November exploration of the professional partnership between Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham with a double bill of Wrath of Man and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Jason Statham's career trajectory as a latter day action star, Wrath of Man as a temporally complex ode to Michael Mann and Ridley Scott, and Operation Fortune as a movie you get when you want to make a

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00:15:48

BONUS Kathryn Bigelow Marathon 10 - Detroit (teaser)

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2024/11/27

In this final instalment of our year-long journey throughthe cinema of Kathryn Bigelow, we are discussing her last directorial effort to date, the 2017 Detroit. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Bigelow telling stories she cares about, the responsibility of the storyteller towards the material and the nuances of telling socially relevant stories in today's climate. We also talk about the complex structure of the movie working to its benefit and detriment, the idea of

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03:34:08

Episode 200 - Uncut Gems

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2024/11/23

We did it! In the 200th episode of the show we gathered together with a panel of all-star co-hosts to talk about the namesake of the show, the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems. In this show we reminisce for a little while about our journey with this podcast, reveal some of our plans for the future and also, naturally, talk about the movie. We talk about Adam Sandler in "serious" movies, how the film's frenetic style makes Uncut Gems and experience, how difficult it is to keep Sandler and Kevin Garnett in

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02:03:17

Episode 199 - Revolver

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2024/11/16

In this episode of the show we are taking our Ritchie-Statham conversations into a whole new dimension as the universe of crime comedies complicated by their plot-related shenanigans make space for faux-philosophical musings about the nature of the self in the 2005 Revolver. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Guy Ritchie trying to lean into Lynchian filmmaking and coming across as a little bit pretentions, Jason Statham rocking long hair in an act of artistic denial and

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00:15:47

BONUS Tie-in 41 - Snatch (teaser)

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2024/11/13

In this Bonus Tie-in podcast we are adding to our November conversations about the partnership between Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie with a great chat about their arguably biggest hit, Snatch. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the growth of Ritchie and how this movie differs from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels while remaining largely symmetrical in structure and tone. We also talk about the rise of Brad Pitt, the allure of working class gangsters and much

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02:08:46

Episode 198 - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

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2024/11/09

In this episode of the show we are beginning our November exploration of the professional partnership between Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie. Thus, we begin with their debut, the 1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the influence of Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith and Robert Rodriguez making a mark on British cinema, the complexity of the film's plot and the ridiculousness of its comedy. We also talk about Statham's straight man

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00:15:47

BONUS Spike Lee Major Joint 10 - BlacKkKlansman (teaser)

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2024/11/06

In this episode of our ongoing 2024 comprehensive Spike Lee feature retrospective, we are slowly inching close to the finish line and we are now taking on one of Lee's most resounding recent successes, the 2018 BlacKkKlansman. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Spike Lee not mincing his words any more, how this movie uses history to comment on current times, and how racial divisions in America are a interwoven with class and other issues. We also talk about the film

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03:52:15

Episode 197 - Red Hook Summer and Da Sweet Blood of...

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2024/11/02

In this episode of the show we are touching base with Spike Lee again and this time we are taking on a double bill of Red Hook Summer and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Red Hook Summer functioning as a spiritual sequel to Do The Right Thing, how it's a dense sermon spanning gentrification, cultural homelessness of working class America, false prophets and the fallacy of American Dream and how it is the most personal film Spike Lee made since

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-In 40 - Halloween (teaser)

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2024/10/30

In this very special show, we are tying into our Carpentober conversations with a great chat about the movie that put John Carpenter on the map and became his biggest success, namely the 1978 Halloween. Over the course of our conversation, you will hear us talk about the enduring legacy of this movie, how it skillfully upsets the viewer in multiple ways and how its horrific ambiguity sets it apart from the era of slashers it helped to usher in the 80s. We also talk about Jamie Lee Curtis's line

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02:39:17

Episode 196 - Vampires and Ghosts of Mars

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2024/10/26

In this episode of the show we are closing the main strand of our Carpentober operation with a conversation about Vampires and Ghosts of Mars. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about how both of these movies still carry out the main mission of a western, how Vampires refreshes the stale lore surrounding the canonical vampire and how Ghosts of Mars maybe has always been taken at face value, as opposed to being treated as a trashy exploitation flick with a tongue pressed into its

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01:55:06

Episode 195 - Christine

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2024/10/19

In this episode of the show, Carpentober revs up as we talk about John Carpenter's 1983 adaptation of the Stephen King novel Christine. Joined by the phenomenal dynamic duo of Kevin and Erin of The Podcast That Wouldn't Die we talk about the many changes the movie made to the original novel, John Carpenter's nostalgia for the 50s fitting the thematic sphere and his continuing effort to make exploitation movies that look A-grade as well. We also talk about hiring thirty-somethings to play teenagers,

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