Uncut Gems Podcast
By Uncut Gems Podcast
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Uncut Gems PodcastMar 30, 2022
Episode 172 - Timecop
In this episode of the show we are opening our May triptych of JCVD collaborations with Peter Hyams and we begin our deliberations by travelling back in time to 1994 to talk about Timecop. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Van Damme's drive to establish himself as an A-list action star, Ron Silver's villainous take owing a lot to Blue Steel and Peter Hyams leaning into inspirations drawn from James Cameron and Ridley Scott. We also talk about reasons why you want to put a wall in front of your time machine on rails, doing splits in the kitchen, how a police officer could afford a massive mansion, or how it seems that watching VR porn at work is not a firing offense in this version of the future.
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Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Featuring: Rich Foster
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Episode 171 - Clockers
In this episode of the show we are again touching base with our hero of the year, Spike Lee, as we talk about his 1995 outing Clockers. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Lee taking his cinema close to Martin Scorsese, whether this movie is a continuation of film activism the filmmaker has been advancing his entire career and whether it attempts to have a difficult conversation with the viewer about the problem of fatherlessness in American communities. We also talk about the movie's literary connection to trains, distance between Penn Station and Port Authority and much more.
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BONUS Spike Lee's Major Joint 04 - Crooklyn (teaser)
This month we are devoting our Spike Lee conversation to Crooklyn, a semiautobiographical piece co-authored by Spike and his sisters. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about whether this movie strays from Lee's mission of cinematic activism or if it indeed harbours a message of societal appeal, how much of what we see on screen is filtered through the optics of a young child and just how great Delroy Lindo's performance truly is. We also talk about fake dogs jumping out of hide-a-beds, the power of perspective, and much more.
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Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Featuring: Hillary White
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Episode 170 - Leave No Trace
In this episode of the show we are joined by our good friend Hillary to talk about Leave No Trace, Debra Granik's drama about a man and his daughter living off the grid. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Granik's filmmaking being rooted in sociopolitical activism, Ben Foster's performance as a traumatized vet and Thomasin McKenzie's understated brilliance., as well as the fact the general audiences did not respond to this film as well as critics did. We also talk again about PTSD, how state-backed safety nets have flaws, the importance of socialized upbringing of children and how a single visual may be worth more than a scene full of dialogue.
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Featuring: Hillary White
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BONUS Kathryn Bigelow Marathon 04 - Point Break (teaser)
In the fourth episode of our 2024 Kathryn Bigelow Marathon, we look at her 1991 outing, Point Break. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how Bigelow's moody aesthetic translates into the movie and perhaps enriches it, whether Keanu Reeves could have been replaced by Brandon Lee and if Gary Busey eating a meatball sandwich is an iconic image full of meaning. We also talk about epiphanies sparked by seeing bare asses, Tom Sizemore's brief appearance, differences between a queer reading and the female gaze, and the idea of living vicariously through Patrick Swayze.
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Episode 169 - Captain Fantastic
In this episode of the show, we are continuing our trek off the grid as we talk the 2016 indie darling Captain Fantastic. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the quirky recipe for a Sundance drama, what the film is trying to say about parenting and whether it is interested in practicing what it preaches. We also talk about the unsettling quality of witnessing Viggo Mortensen having his morning coffee in the nude, upper middle class liberals going camping and the idea of keeping pictures of Pol Pot on your bedroom wall.
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BONUS Tie-in 33 - First Blood (teaser)
Here's a short teaser of our brand new Patreon-exclusive episode of Uncut Gems Tie-ins, a monthly series where we take a classic movie and connect it to a film discussed on our main show. In this episode of the show tying into this month's theme of April Off The Grid, we are talking about Ted Kotcheff's First Blood. Joined by a special guest and friend of the show Rich Foster we are discussing how The New Hollywood invented the action hero, whether Stallone needs to be thanked for the 80s and how a survival thriller about PTSD and authorities on a power trip spawned one of the most well-known franchises in Hollywood. We also talk about the importance of keeping your knife sharp in the forest, the many subtle differences between the book and the film and whether trying to shave a man who refuses to be shaved is a good idea in the first place.
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Featuring: Rich Foster
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Episode 168 - The Hunted
In this episode of the show we are heading to the forest to begin our April Off The Grid together with William Friedkin's The Hunted. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about possible reasons why Friedkin decided to direct this movie, what it possibly owes to First Blood and whether it has a metaphorical connotation with the culture at large. We also talk about it being a vestige of the 90s, Tommy Lee Jones' running skills and whether the story problems can get in the way of entertainment.
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BONUS Spike Lee's Major Joint 03 - Malcolm X
In this episode of our 2024 Spike Lee Joint-a-thon, we are gearing up for a serious discussion about Spike Lee's take on a prestige biopic, Malcolm X. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how Lee reinvents the biopic formula while adhering to it, how Denzel Washington embodies the titular character and how this movie had to be as long as it was to allow the filmmaker to bring his point home. We also talk about narrative shorthand, Malcolm X's journey from a criminal to a radical activist and to a reformed preacher, and much more!
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Episode 167 - Jungle Fever
In this episode of the show, we are talking about Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, a dense societal diorama that begins with a premise of an elevated screwball rom-com and descends into deep and heavy thematic deliberations on race, relationships, drugs and familial sins. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Spike Lee finding his footing as a cinematic preacher, workplace racism, Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra owning the screen, and Samuel L. Jackson spreading his wings. We also talk about how men and women talk about their sexual relationships differently, the NYPD response time being incredibly quick when it is convenient, and how many people can one reasonably expect to dwell in a single crack house.
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Episode 166 - The Fan
In this episode of the show, we are closing our Spring Clinging series with a homerun as we are talking about Tony Scott's The Fan! Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how much Nine Inch Nails music is too much, whether this movie gets baseball right and if there is a point to it in the first place only a few short years after Cape Fear. We also talk about positioning this movie as Tony Scott's middle child, the logistics of shaving your body hair as a marketing pitch and whether it is a good idea to bring a car door to a sales meeting.
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Featuring: Hillary White
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BONUS Kathryn Bigelow Marathon 03 - Blue Steel (teaser)
In the third episode of our 2024 Kathryn Bigelow Marathon we are entering the 90s together with her police procedural Blue Steel. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Jamie Lee Curtis and whether Roger Ebert was right to call her character the next iteration of Laurie Strode, Bigelow's continuing fascination with John Carpenter and James Cameron, and how her own personal life may have been reflected in the movie. We also talk about Clancy Brown's perm, Tom Sizemore's appearance and Ron Silver's workout routine.
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Episode 165 - The Crush
In this episode of the show, we are continuing our exploration of obsession and stalking, aka Spring Clinging, as we are talking about the 1993 The Crush. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Alan Shapiro as a filmmaker, his attempt at meshing real life experience with Lolita, his writing acumen or lack thereof, and whether he knew what to do with Cary Elwes's acting prowess... or lack thereof. We also talk about the logistics of building carousels in the attic, how to distinguish bees from yellowjackets and whether the filmmakers asked anyone what forensic scientists actually do.
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Featuring: Hillary White
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Episode 164 - The Fanatic
In this episode of the show, we are continuing our conversations about obsession and lack of personal boundaries, as we talk about The Fanatic. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us wonder if this universally panned movie can be salvaged, whether John Travolta's performance is overblown, by how much and why, as well as what we think about Fred Durst as a filmmaker. We also talk about on-the-nose references to film-bro movies, the ego behind playing your own music in the car and if the movie is smarter than it makes it look.
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Featuring: Nicolo Grasso
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BONUS Tie-in 32 - Misery (teaser)
Here's a short teaser of our brand new Patreon-exclusive episode of Uncut Gems Tie-ins, a monthly series where we take a classic movie and connect it to a film discussed on our main show. In this show, which is tied into our month's conversations about obsession and people who don't know where the boundaries are, we are talking about one of the most iconic obsessed stalker fan movies of all time, Rob Reiner's Misery. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about Stephen King's unique way of writing quirky characters, how the movie improves occasionally on the novel and how James Caan and Kathy Bates truly bring their A-game to the set. We also talk about the logic of driving muscle cars in a blizzard, the suspense of waving a piss-filled pitcher around and just how disturbed we were by the "hobbling" scene.
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Episode 163 - Ingrid Goes West
In this episode of the show, we are talking about Ingrid Goes West as we begin our March bout of Spring Clinging. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Aubrey Plaza's troll deadpan, the dangers of social media and how reality is warped by looking at carefully curated lives online. We also talk about Hollywood's fake-it-till-you-make-it toxicity, how the movie continues a much longer tradition, how nowadays teenage bullying is seemingly inescapable and whether asking what your biggest emotional wound is a good line to open when you're greeting customers at a restaurant.
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BONUS Spike Lee's Major Joint 02 - Do the Right Thing (teaser)
In this episode of our 2024 Spike Lee Joint-a-thon, we are talking about Lee's magnum opus, Do the Right Thing. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us try to deconvolute the intricate cultural mosaic that is this movie, understand Lee's political convictions and map them over the cyclical nature of American history. We also talk about racial relations as depicted in the movie, the idea that the characters ought to be decoded as entire communities, police brutality and what exactly Lee wanted us to learn by showing us quotes from Martin Luther King and Malcolm X back-to-back.
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Episode 162 - Mo' Better Blues
In this episode of the show, making our monthly stop at the Spike Lee Station to talk about his fourth feature, Mo' Better Blues. Joined by our two great buddies, Jak and Carson, we dig into this dense movie to find out whether it should be faulted for its archetypal storytelling or applauded for its symbolic richness. We also talk about Lee's place in the pantheon of filmmakers at the time of its release, his potential anguish at the state of Hollywood, the problem with the film's bookends, its many controversies and more!
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Featuring: Jak-Luke Sharp & Carson Timar
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BONUS Kathryn Bigelow Marathon 02 - Near Dark
In the second episode of our Kathryn Bigelow Marathon, we are talking about her vampire western sophomore, Near Dark. Joined by our great friend Hillary, we talk about Bigelow meshing genre, taking inspiration from James Cameron and John Carpenter, and wonder how much one can refresh the vampire canon. We also talk about her becoming an action director in the world dominated by men, the pros and cons of poaching the cast of Aliens and that any vampire who isn't wealthy is a failure.
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Episode 161 - The Hindenburg
In this episode of the show, we are taking a slow and steady blimp trip as we talk about Robert Wise's The Hindenburg. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about the genre of disaster movies slowly reaching its climax and fizzling out towards the latter half of the 70s, how nice it is to see George C. Scott in shape and how the movie may have been built around a great idea for an ending. We also talk about whether James Cameron's Titanic does a better job at what The Hindenburg is trying, how awkward it is to root for a Nazi Colombo and what we think about spectacles unfolding in slow motion.
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Episode 160 - Airport Sequels
In this jumbo jet-sized episode we are joined by our great buddy Jak to talk about the three movies that followed the 1970 Airport: Airport '75, Airport '77 and The Concorde... Airport 1979. Over the course of our conversation you will hear what we think about the early days of Hollywood franchising, how the Airport movies are either B-movies or Bond movies without Bond, and whether their titles reflect reality. We also talk about giving old stars stuff to do, Charlton Heston as a 60s Superman, monetizing The New Hollywood and whether it is a good idea to open the window in a supersonic jet flying at super-high altitudes, even if you're being chased by a stray rocket.
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BONUS Tie-in 31 - Airport
Here's a short teaser of our brand new Patreon-exclusive episode of Uncut Gems Tie-ins, a monthly series where we take a classic movie and connect it to a film discussed on our main show. In this show, tied to our February theme of Terror in the Sky, we are talking about the 1970 Airport! Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie paved the way for the disaster movie genre to come into existence, how in 1970 it looks a decade out of place, and how the genre itself may have become a refuge for ageing stars. We also talk about insecure men, model airplanes as special effects, George Kennedy's cigar diet and the fact of all people Helen Hayes got an Oscar for her role in this film.
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Episode 159 - Skyjacked
In this episode of the show we are getting jacked in the sky as we are talking Skyjacked to kick off our February theme of Terror in the Sky (or T-air-or?). Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the ripples that Airport made in 1970, how the big studio heads grappled with the advent of The New Hollywood and how this movie maybe belongs in the 60s more than in the 70s. We also talk Charlton Heston's intimidating kissing regimen, airport security, the movie's many outdated proclivities and whether on some level it was maybe a forebearer of the post-Vietnam conversation that materialized towards the end of the decade.
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BONUS Spike Lee's Major Joint 01 - School Daze (teaser)
In this inaugural episode of our Patreon side of the 2024 Spike Lee retrospective, we are looking at his sophomore feature School Daze. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the sophomore ego, the surprise of this movie being a musical and the perils of stuffing a musical template with too much content. We also talk about Spike Lee's acting chops or lack thereof, the movie as a conversation about intracommunal animosities, the college privilege and whether School Daze would have been better placed as a later entry in Spike Lee's filmography.Tune in and enjoy!
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Featuring: Jak-Luke Sharp
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Episode 158 - She's Gotta Have It
In this episode of the show we are officially beginning our new long-term project where we will comprehensively go through the cinema of Spike Lee and there's only one way to begin such a journey, which is with his debut She's Gotta Have It. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie, short as it may be, fosters a truly nuanced discussion, how it comments on different shades of feminism and how Spike Lee begins his lifelong mission of bringing the black experience to the cultural foreground. We also talk about Wizard of Oz, black-and-white cinematography as a vessel for people to connect with art and that Spike Lee's films may be better received if you pay very close attention to them.
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Episode 157 - Non-Stop
In this episode of the show we are concluding our brief journey through Liam Neeson movies confined to different modes of transportation and we are taking off into the skies to talk about Non-Stop! Over the course of our conversation you will hear us wonder why this movie was as successful as it was, the woes of making action movies in the Marvel era and the idea of staying busy in times of grief. We also touch on Jaume Collet-Serra's directorial proclivities, the implicit benefits of setting movies on a plane and whether the ending of Non-Stop makes any sense at all.
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BONUS Kathryn Bigelow Marathon 01 - The Loveless (teaser)
The time has come for us to get on our bikes and launch a brand new director marathon and for this year we decided to shadow Kathryn Bigelow and chart the course of her career as she went from indie obscurity to genre re-invention and all the way to the highest echelons of prestige filmmaking! We begin our escapade by talking about her indie debut The Loveless! Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about biker movies, how this movie homages (or doesn't) The Wild One, how Jim Jarmusch may have influenced the NY indie scene and whether young Willem Dafoe was a hot hunk or not. We also talk about pretentiousness in film, men being trash and much more!
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Episode 156 - The Ice Road
In this episode of the show we are going on a road trip with Liam Neeson while trying not to be left out in the cold, as we talk The Ice Road! Over the course of our conversation you will hear us try to understand what makes this movie work way better than it perhaps should, how important it is to anchor an action movie in the classics of the genre and whether it would have worked even half as well without the film's central character dynamic. Surprisingly enough, in a conversation about a disposable direct-to-streaming actioner we end up talking about 90s blockbusters, The Wages of Fear and even John Steinbeck himself!
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BONUS Tie-in 30 -Taken (teaser)
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Episode 155 - The Commuter
In this episode of the show we are beginning our January theme of Liam Neeson's Planes, Trains and Automobiles (transitioning from our recent chat on Terror Train) and we begin with his train-bound thriller The Commuter. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Neeson fully embracing his action stardom, the question whether this movie is perhaps too complex for its own good and if it is a good idea to hire Patrick Wilson for what looks like a cameo. We also talk guitar fights, safety sticker locations and whether The Commuter is secretly an indictment of the financial crisis.
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Episode 154.5 - Steven Soder-noument
In this episode of the show we are finally coming to an end of our epic journey through the cinema of Steven Soderbergh we have been on for the last thirteen months! We are also plugging a few blind spots here by discussing the two Spalding Gray movies he made (Gray's Anatomy and And Everything Is Going Fine), just to make sure we have covered his entire feature output. We also share our reflections on this journey, opine on what we learned about Soderbergh, how our appreciation for this man developed over the course of this past year, all in addition to sharing our top 10 Soderbergh movies!
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BONUS Cutting into Soderbergh 13 - Magic Mike's Last Dance (teaser)
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Episode 154 - Kimi
In this episode of the show we are inching ever closer to the end of our Steven Soderbergh journey as we talk about one his most recent efforts, Kimi. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how reliant Soderbergh has become on the quality of the scripts he directs, David Koepp's magic touch, and how a well-paced story can hide a lot of exposition using visuals alone. We also talk about pandemic cinema, know-it-all youngsters, the idea of bugging your own house and that we are all happy to see Devin Ratray aka Buzz from Home Alone in a movie again.
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Episode 153 - Terror Train
In this episode of the show we close the year with a New Year's Party aboard the Terror Train! Over the course of our conversation you will hear us argue the question if this movie is more a slasher or a whodunnit, if its central gimmick of "Halloween on a train" is enough to set the film apart from other movies in the genre and if there is anything special about Jamie Lee Curtis' run as the 1980s Scream Queen. We also talk about magic, David Copperfield's acting, the many opportunities this movie squanders and much more!
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John Cassavetes 12 - Big Trouble (teaser)
Here's a short teaser of the twelfth and final episode of the 2023 edition of Uncut Gems Marathons where we will - one by one - re-trace the directorial career of John Cassavetes. We are finally coming to a close of our year-long journey through the cinema of John Cassavetes and we finish with Big Trouble. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about this movie being a job for hire, whether it carries some Cassavetes DNA in it, if Alan Arkin and Peter Falk had enough chemistry to make the movie a success, and how Beverly D'Angelo is a comedic gem. We also spend some time looking back upon our time watching all Cassavetes films, reflect on what we learned in the process, and share our top moments too.
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Episode 152 - Anna and the Apocalypse
In this episode of the show we are getting ready for a Christmas zombie apocalypse together with the cast of Anna and the Apocalypse. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about the many ways one could execute a gimmick, the idea of mashing up genres, how much this movie owes to Edgar Wright and whether it would have been better off if it had committed to either of the elements it was trying to mash together! Merry Zombie Christmas!
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Episode 151 - Krampus
In this episode of the show we are continuing our December theme of Holiday Horror with the 2015 Krampus. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us wonder if this movie is a Christmas film, a dark fairy tale, a horror or a combination of all three, how much it owes to Joe Dante and Guillermo Del Toro, whether it is actually scary and if if even matters in the first place. We also talk about the film's dysfunctional family dynamic, the woes of raising bilingual children, Toni Collette's feng shui skills and much more!
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BONUS Tie-in 29 - Black Christmas (teaser)
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Episode 150 - Silent Night, Deadly Night
In this episode of the show we are beginning our December theme of Holiday Horror with the 1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night. Over the course of our chat you will hear us go into the controversy that saw this movie pulled from cinemas, the many ways it induced a moral panic, the idea of using a Christmas icon as an axe murderer, church methods for raising orphans, the legacy of this movie and much more!
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BONUS Cutting into Soderbergh 12 - No Sudden Move (teaser)
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Episode 149 - Let Them All Talk
In this episode of the show we are catching up once more with one of the heroes of our 2023 conversations, Steven Soderbergh, as we talk about Let Them All Talk. Over the course of our chat you will hear us come back to the old questions of whether Soderbergh is making movies on autopilot, if he's revisiting modes of his youth, how the movie works as a film critic's film, what it says about the responsibilities of a storyteller and more. We also talk about biological clocks, the etiquette of wearing baseball caps indoors and that Lucas Hedges really needs a haircut.
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John Cassavetes 11 - Love Streams (teaser)
Here's a short teaser of the eleventh episode of the 2023 edition of Uncut Gems Marathons where we will - one by one - re-trace the directorial career of John Cassavetes. In this episode of our 2023 John Cassavetes Marathon, we are talking about arguably the last great movie John Cassavetes directed, Love Streams. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the finality of this movie, its relationship with the filmmaker's entire body of work, Gena Rowlands climbing to new heights, and how Cassavetes himself was trying to bid the world farewell from behind the camera.
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John Cassavetes Marathon 10 - Gloria
Here's a short teaser of the tenth episode of the 2023 edition of Uncut Gems Marathons where we will - one by one - re-trace the directorial career of John Cassavetes. In this episode of our 2023 John Cassavetes Marathon, we are talking about Gloria. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Cassavetes brushing shoulders with mainstream Hollywood, operating on the fringes of the New Hollywood, how the movie inspired Leon: The Professional and many other films, how Gena Rowlands was a John Wick of her time and much more!
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Episode 148 - Star 80
In this episode of the show we are closing our November Bob Fosse retrospective with Fosse's final film, Star 80. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about why Fosse would make a movie like that, the symmetry between Dorothy Stratten and Sharon Tate. Eric Roberts' turn as a sleazy psychopath, the sleaze of Hollywood, the 80s iconography and much, much more!
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Episode 147 - All That Jazz
In this episode of the show, we gather to celebrate a momentous occasion, Randy's birthday, and as luck would have it, we are talking about his favourite film ever - All That Jazz! Flanked by a duet of very special guests, Sarah and Jak, we discuss Bob Fosse's New Wave ways, Roy Scheider's phenomenal acting range and the movie's many meta-musical moments. We also spare a thought or two on the subject of film critics not being able to recognize Fosse's genius, the film's many metaphorical planes of interpretation, its subtle sense of humour and much more!
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BONUS Tie-in 28 - Cabaret (teaser)
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Episode 146 - Sweet Charity and Lenny
In this episode of the show, we assemble as The Fosse Posse to gallop through the cinema of one Bob Fosse. We begin with Sweet Charity, his 1969 musical with Shirley MacLaine, and Lenny, his 1974 new wave biopic of Lenny Bruce and his crusade against censorship. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Fosse needing to fail in 1969 to become the master that he needed to be, his inability to kill his darlings in 1969 as well as his acute sense of the visual art just a few years later, his take on cinema verité, Dustin Hoffman's funny bone, free speech absolutism and that you should never show up to an interview without a resume.
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BONUS Cutting into Soderbergh 11 - High Flying Bird
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This month, as we are slowly nearing completion of our year-long journey through Steven Soderbergh's movies, we are talking about his 2019 movie High Flying Bird. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about whether Soderbergh was the right man for the job, if it is his Moneyball or Jerry Maguire, how it opens a difficult conversation about racial politics in American sports, and whether it is acceptable to leave boogers in a sauna.
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Episode 145 - The Laundromat
In this episode of the show, we add another notch to our Soderbergh belt as we talk The Laundromat. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us try to find something to latch onto in this string of vignettes, make fun of Mossack and Fonseca, stipulate that the movie would have been better if Meryl Streep played all the roles and that Soderbergh and Scott Z. Burns maybe just couldn't decide if they wanted to make a serious investigative thriller or a me-too The Big Short.
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Episode 144 - The Ninth Configuration
In this episode of the show, we put a bow on our William Peter Blatty's Demonic-Tober by talking about The Ninth Configuration. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us pontificate over how this movie is potentially related to The Exorcist, whether its farcical underpinnings do the story any good, how Blatty may be a bit too pretentious for its own good and much more!
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