The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 201 (Wrath of Man and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre)
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 putting a finishing touch on our November exploration of the professional partnership between Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham with a double bill of Wrath of Man and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Jason Statham's career trajectory as a latter day action star, Wrath of Man as a temporally complex ode to Michael Mann and Ridley Scott, and Operation Fortune as a movie you get when you want to make a Mission: Impossible movie without spending big money. We also talk about the resurgence of Josh Hartnett, the subtle art of nicknaming, and whether Ancient Greeks knew what a polar bear looked like.
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Produced and hosted by Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Edited by Jakub Flasz
