The Genius of 'Uncut Gems.' Plus: the Safdie Brothers! | The Big Picture

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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This is how the Safdies win. Sean shares the 12 highly specific things he loves (with spoilers!) about the New York brothers' new film (0:55). Then, Josh and Benny Safdie join Sean to talk about the long road to its creation (16:04). Host: Sean Fennessey Guests: Josh and Benny Safdie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Liz Kelly and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:04.9	Over the holidays and into the new year, we'll still be publishing new shows to keep
0:08.5	you up to speed with the NFL Playoff race, the NBA and award season.
0:13.6	We've published some great episodes in the month of December, including two rewatchables
0:17.3	on Happy Gilmore and the Godfather Part II, Chris interviewed Watchman Showrunner Damon
0:22.1	Lindelof on the watch, and the Ringer NBA show ranked the top 25 players of the 2019-2020
0:28.2	season so far.
0:29.5	Lastly, Happy Holidays from the Ringer.
0:31.5	I'm Sean Fennese and this is the big picture a conversation show about key
1:29.5	of importantidencies.
2:44.5	The
2:45.9	the
2:46.5	safties and bill and I talked about
2:47.9	Adam as as sociopath as crazy person as person with pent up rage and confusion and aspiration
2:56.3	and a singularly driven focus to accomplish.
2:59.6	That is what Howard Ratner on cougems is like to.
3:01.7	He is a man on a mission and he's willing to break all reasonable rules of society to
3:06.7	get his mission accomplished.
3:08.7	It's such a thrilling performance.
3:10.8	It's such a uniquely cool vehicle for him that that is by far the number one thing
3:15.2	about it that I want to talk about.
3:17.0	Secondly, it's a movie about gambling.
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