The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 26: The Village
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 venturing into the mystical woods of New England and talking about M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. Over the course of this yet another gargantuan conversation we dig into the film's problematic reception upon its release, comment on the differences between what ended up in the film and what leaked out online during production, find multiple meanings and readings within this story, identify the filmmaker's inspirations, try to figure out whether this film would work better today and who would star in it, if it was about to hit cinemas tomorrow and - as usual - exchange multiple barbs over the most insignificant minutiae while having an absolute ball!
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Produced and edited by Jakub Flasz
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Carson Timar, Nicolo Grasso & Jak-Luke Sharp
