The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 180 (Get on the Bus)
The Uncut Gems PodcastThe Uncut Gems Podcast is a show where a bunch of like-minded individuals gather around a virtual table to discuss films that for one reason or another have become forgotten. Tongues pressed firmly in cheek, the team don their film historian top hats and rant from sedentary positions to hopefully conclude whether the film in question deserves to be covered by sands of time or if it is a classic in dire need of attention.
In this episode of the show we are adding a notch to our Spike Lee belt by talking about his mostly forgotten 90s piece, Get on the Bus. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Spike Lee playing with form, advancing his concepts of cinematic activism and whether a single-location movie like this could ever be conceived as a commercial endeavor. We also talk about Lee's ongoing theme of absentee fatherhood, using slick conceptual metaphors to encapsulate archetypal storytelling, that Randy Quaid cameo and more. And naturally, Randy finds an opportunity to talk about Homicide: Life on the Street.
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Produced and hosted by Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Edited by Jakub Flasz
