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Uncut Gems Podcast Uncut Gems Podcast
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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.
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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.
Tune in and enjoy!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Intro: Infraction - Cassette
Outro: Infraction - Daydream
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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.
Tune in and enjoy!
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.
Tune in and enjoy!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Featuring: Hillary White
Intro: Infraction - Cassette
Outro: Infraction - Daydream
Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more!
Follow us on Twitter (@UncutGemsPod), IG (@UncutGemsPod) and Facebook (@UncutGemsPod)
Buy us a coffee over at Ko-Fi.com (ko-fi.com/uncutgemspod)
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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.
Tune in and enjoy!
Subscribe to our patreon at patreon.com/uncutgemspod (3$/month) and support us by gaining access to this show in full in addition to ALL of our exclusive podcasts, such as bonus tie-ins, themed retrospectives and director marathons!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Head over to our website to find out more! (uncutgemspodcast.com)
The Uncut Gems Podcast is a CLAPPER production
Follow us on Twitter (@UncutGemsPod) and IG (@UncutGemsPod)
Buy us a coffee over at Ko-Fi.com (ko-fi.com/uncutgemspod)
Subscribe to our Patreon (patreon.com/uncutgemspod) -
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.
Tune in and enjoy!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Intro: Infraction - Cassette
Outro: Infraction - Daydream
Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more!
Follow us on Twitter (@UncutGemsPod), IG (@UncutGemsPod) and Facebook (@UncutGemsPod)
Buy us a coffee over at Ko-Fi.com (ko-fi.com/uncutgemspod)
Subscribe to our Patreon! (patreon.com/uncutgemspod) -
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.
Tune in and enjoy!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Featuring: Rich Foster
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Head over to our website to find out more! (uncutgemspodcast.com)
Follow us on Twitter (@UncutGemsPod) and IG (@UncutGemsPod)
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Subscribe to our Patreon (patreon.com/uncutgemspod)
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