The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 206 (Lone Survivor)
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 first episode of 2025 we are launching our Berg-Wahlberg January, a month where we will talk about the collaborations between Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg, and we begin this journey by talking about Lone Survivor. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how the harrowing true story of Marcus Luttrell translated to the screen and how reality met Hollywood, what Peter Berg brought to the table and what his style is in our estimation, and how it is after all possible to imbue a fundamentally rah-rah patriotic piece of flag-waving with emotional oomph and visceral immediacy. We also talk about how toy helicopters are always useful at work briefings, the many vagaries of trying to grow a respectable beard and whether rattlesnakes belong in Afghanistan.
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Produced and hosted by Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Edited by Jakub Flasz
