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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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00:15:48

Mike Nichols Marathon 13 - Wolf (teaser)

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2026/01/07

In this show, we are extending our ongoing Mike Nichols Marathon as our journey through his filmography takes us deeper into the 1990's where we finally take on the 1994 Wolf. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about this movie's positioning among other classical horror archetypes explored by other filmmakers (such as Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein, or Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear), whether this big budget production

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02:52:37

Episode 258 - Excalibur

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2026/01/03

Boom! Our 2026 journey through the 1980's begins right here and now with! We are officially embarking on the first of four seasons of the year - Fantastic Winter - with a month-long survey through 80's fantasy movies. Naturally, some tough choices had to be made, but we settled on a great roster of movies tugging and pulling at this genre from different directions and we begin with the 1981 Excalibur! Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the genesis of this movie

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02:38:15

Episode 257 - Air

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2025/12/27

In this episode of the show, our December retrospective of Ben Affleck's directorial efforts comes to a close. It also puts a bow on the entire year of going through a Director Zodiac of sorts and sets the stage for the next year as well. But more on that later. In this conversation you will hear us talk about Air, the 2023 brand-o-pic about the creation of the iconic shoe for Michael Jordan and his signing a contract with Nike. We discuss the vagaries of independent financing in the age of

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00:15:48

The 50-30 Series 12 - Casino (teaser)

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2025/12/24

THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE IN FULL FOR FREE ON OUR PATREON!!! (patreon.com/uncutgemspod)In this final episode of our 2025 series in which we explored some of the most iconic movies from 1975 and 1995 we are finally rolling the dice with Martin Scorsese's Casino. Over the course of our conversation, which (expectedly) is just as sprawling and widespread as the movie itself, you will hear us talk about the ways in which Casino capitalizes on the success of Goodfellas, how it differs from it in many

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02:13:51

Episode 256 - Live by Night

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2025/12/20

In this episode of the show our December retrospective of Ben Affleck's works behind the camera continues with Live by Night. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us discuss the challenges of adapting Dennis Lehane's sprawling gangster epic, the possibility that Affleck might have bitten more than he could chew at the time and that imitating Scorsese is much more difficult than meets the eye. We also talk about Affleck's physical transformation and why he might not look his

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 55 - Argo (teaser)

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2025/12/17

THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE IN FULL FOR FREE ON OUR PATREON!!! (patreon.com/uncutgemspod)In this last bonus tie-in podcast of the year we are discussing Ben Affleck's most acclaimed movie Argo. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about where Argo ranks among Affleck's directorial efforts, how it stacks up against other prominent movies of its year, how many historical inaccuracies it sports and whether it even matters at all. We also talk about Affleck directing himself

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02:44:59

Episode 255 - The Town

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2025/12/13

In this episode of the show, our Ben Affleck mini-retrospective continues with The Town. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about whether The Town is a herald of filmmaking growth from Affleck, how he directs his own performance and how the ideas of organic authenticity explored in Gone Baby Gone translate to a different genre. We comment on Affleck's directorial style, Jeremy Renner's powerhouse performance and the many flourishes connecting The Town to such filmmakers as

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00:15:48

Mike Nichols Marathon 12 - Regarding Henry (teaser)

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2025/12/10

In this episode of our Mike Nichols Marathon, the last of the year, we are ankle-deep in the auteur's 90's output as we discuss the 1991 film Regarding Henry. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us debate whether Nichols abandoned or lost his subversive edge over the course of two decades since his most iconic work or if his early masterpieces were an anomaly in a catalogue of safe movies about relationships. We talk about this movie functioning as an attempt at a Frank Capra

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02:36:03

Episode 254 - Gone Baby Gone

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2025/12/06

In this episode of the show we are embarking on the last of our 2025 director series, in which we will take a close look at the directorial efforts of one Ben Affleck and discuss all of his movies, one by one. Thus, we shall begin with Affleck's debut feature Gone Baby Gone. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Affleck's transition to directing that felt both like a natural extension of his interests and a career comeback, his unique positioning as a Bostonian to

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02:19:54

Episode 253 - Rounders

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2025/11/29

In this episode of the show we are finishing John Dahl Fall with a conversation about his 1998 effort Rounders. Over the course of our chat you will hear us wonder how this movie was dumped unceremoniously and how Miramax decided to have more faith in Shakespeare in Love, how it fits (or doesn't) in John Dahl's creative catalogue and how it also gained second life on home video in the following years. We also talk about how cinematic or uncinematic portrayal of poker is on screen, how the

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 54 - Bound (teaser)

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2025/11/26

In this bonus podcast we are tying into our Noir-vember conversation on John Dahl by talking about another influential 90's neo-noir, namely Bound. Over the course of our sprawling discussion you will hear us try to identify where exactly The Wachowskis came from, as they seemingly came out of nowhere, and how their directorial debut charted the course for them to eventually direct The Matrix. We also talk about warping and subverting noir staples by introducing a lesbian angle, Jennifer Tilly

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02:17:37

Episode 252 - Unforgettable

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2025/11/22

In this episode of the show our November journey through the films of John Dahl continues with his 1996 Unforgettable. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the ways in which this movie continues Dahl's pet obsession with film noir and how it departs from it, how it fits into the 90s microtrend of thrillers with a sci-fi element like Strange Days or Flatliners and how it might have been partially inspired by the stunning success of The X-Files too. We also talk about

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00:15:48

The 50-30 Series 11 - Night Moves (teaser)

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2025/11/19

In this episode of our 2025 series in which we discuss classics from 1975 and 1995 we are turning our attention to Night Moves directed by Arthur Penn. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie executes on the film noir template with its convoluted plots and morally ambiguous characterizations and how it functions as its subversion. We debate the possible reasons why this movie was misunderstood and unsuccessful upon release, and why competing against Jaws for

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02:14:51

Episode 251 - The Last Seduction

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2025/11/15

In this episode of the show, our conversations about John Dahl noir-adjacent thrillers continues with The Last Seduction. Over the course of the recording you will hear us talk about the way in which this movie traverses between tropes of noir and the more 90s-specific erotic thriller, how Linda Fiorentino embodies and elevates the archetypal femme fatale and a project destined originally for TV ended up one of the year's critical darlings. We also discuss how the deleted scenes would have added

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03:18:35

Episode 250 - Red Rock West

Uncut Gems Podcast ·

2025/11/08

In this episode of the show we are joined by Jak and Carson to celebrate the show's 250th episode. In this show we spare a few minutes reminiscing and we also engage in a brief game of Uncut Gems trivia before talking about the movie of the day, John Dahl's Red Rock West. In this part of our show we discuss the film's difficult fate, cult resurrection and universal critical acclaim. We talk about Dahl banking on a great story and the cast plucked out of David Lynch's closet, Nic Cage

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00:15:48

Mike Nichols Marathon 11 - Postcards from the Edge...

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2025/11/05

In this episode of our Mike Nichols Marathon we enter the 90s with a conversation about Postcards from the Edge. In this show you will hear us talk about the challenge of adapting a seemingly unfilmable material and how it was a task for its first-time author Carrie Fisher. We talk about the many facets of mirroring reality this movie allows, how it thinly veils its relationship with Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds and how it pulls no punches when it comes to describing the rotten core

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02:06:51

Episode 249 - Kill Me Again

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2025/11/01

In this episode of the show we are embarking on the 11th mini-run of the year and we are contributing to the tradition of observing Noir-Vember. On this occasion, we will spend the entire month talking about films directed by John Dahl - The John Dahl Fall, so to speak. And we begin our deliberations with Dahl's 1989 debut Kill Me Again. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the ways in which Dahl's movie adds to the noir tradition, how it executes on the genre

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01:45:49

Episode 248 - The Pit and the Pendulum

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2025/10/25

In this episode of the show we are parting ways with Stuart Gordon-Tober as we are discussing his 1991 The Pit and the Pendulum. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Gordon moving from adapting Lovecraft to another challenging godfather of horror, Edgar Allan Poe, how challenging it must have been to essentially have to invent a story to wrap around a sparse narrative and whether this exercise bore any fruit. We also talk about the place of violence in this movie, its

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00:15:48

BONUS Tie-in 53 - Color Out of Space (teaser)

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2025/10/22

In this podcast we are tying into the Lovecraftian vibe of our Stuart Gordon October by talking about the Richard Stanley-directed Color Out of Space. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about this movie as a cult classic and an exemplar of cosmic horror, how it treats Lovecraft's prose and adapts it for the modern viewer and how it attempts to mesh sensibilities of The Thing with an atmosphere of an ayahuasca ceremony. We also talk about raising alpacas and doing

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02:01:36

Episode 247 - Dolls

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2025/10/18

In this episode of the show our October series of Stuart Gordon's early movies continues with a conversation about the 1987 Dolls. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about Gordon's brief departure from adapting H.P. Lovecraft and directing what could easily look like a dark fairy tale in the vein of the Grimm Brothers. We talk about Gordon's time filming in Italy, the movie as a showcase of practical special effects and a cross between Gordon's own sensibilities and

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