#072: Uncut Gems with Phillip Iscove

This is how we win. For our seventy-second episode, we’re joined once again by Phillip Iscove (“Sleepy Hollow”, “Podcast Like It’s the 2000s”) for a discussion of the commentary for the anxiety-inducing Safdie Brothers follow-up to their masterpiece “Good Time”: 2019’s “Uncut Gems”. We discuss the contemporary themes relating to Jewish identity, phenomenal performances from non-acting athletes, audiences rooting for a character who refuses to make the right decisions, verisimilitude in casting, how brothers can argue over something as trivial as a commentary, and so much more. Ryan’s Recommendations: “Rushmore” (1998), “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001), and “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004) For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.