Uncut Gems

vulture lists Mar. 16, 2024

What Is the Best Adam Sandler Movie?Ranking his 47 films to better understand what even defines an “Adam Sandler movie.”

By Jesse David Fox

da big screen Mar. 13, 2024

A24 Rereleasing Ex Machina, Hereditary, Uncut Gems on ImaxThe most stressful moments depicted in film, on the biggest screen possible.

By Bethy Squires

the great schism Jan. 4, 2024

A Brother Breakup Is a Sad AffairThe Safdies are consciously uncoupling.

By Jason P. Frank

vulture investigates Apr. 27, 2023

I Think I Found the Rolex Buyer From John Mulaney’s Baby JHot on the heels of the Netflix special, a search for truth in the Diamond District.

By Rebecca Alter

accusations Mar. 29, 2023

Sebastian Bear-McClard, Uncut Gems Producer, Accused of Sexual MisconductEmRata’s estranged husband was fired last summer from the production company he started with the Safdie brothers.

By Zoe Guy

box office May 21, 2022

Everything Everywhere All at Once to Beat Uncut Gems As A24’s Biggest HitAt the domestic box office in this universe, at least.

By Jennifer Zhan

vulture lists Sept. 10, 2021

The 26 Best Movies About GamblingFrom Uncut Gems to California Split, many of our favorite films revolve around big bets.

By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

vulture sports Aug. 11, 2021

A24, the Steph Curry of Production Companies, Is Making a Steph Curry DocRyan Coogler is also set to produce the doc, called Underrated.

By Rebecca Alter

cannes 2021 July 15, 2021

Which of These Cannes Movies Is the ‘Next Uncut Gems’?A new film-festival tradition: crowning the heir to Howard Ratner.

By Nate Jones

uncut gems Mar. 29, 2021

Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, and More Join Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi ShowPlus, Benny Safdie!

By Jackson McHenry

uncut gems May 25, 2020

The Story Behind the Uncut Gems House, and the 83-Year-Old Widow Who Owns ItTo Rose Leviton, the Safdies are just “two young boys” who made a movie in her kitchen. Now that it’s on Netflix, she might even watch it.

By Nate Jones

diamond district May 25, 2020

We Cordially Invite You To Meet Uncut Gems’ Non-ActorsUncut Gems uses and subverts stars like Adam Sandler, but the movie is built on a handful of first-time actors from the diamond district and beyond.

By Hunter Harris

quarantine diary Apr. 7, 2020

Julia Fox Is Rewatching Thirteen and Kalifornia in Quarantine“I love a hillbilly and Brad Pitt fantasy moment. And I love serial-killer movies.”

By Carl Swanson

larry you’re a jew again Apr. 7, 2020

How to Have a Very Uncut Gems PassoverThis year, we should all lean deeply into crazy and emulate our modern Jewish icons of drama and anxiety: the Ratners.

By Rachel Handler

indie spirits 2020 Feb. 8, 2020

Adam Sandler Shows the Oscars What They’re Missing in Spirit Awards SpeechA true icon of independent film.

By Charu Sinha

party report Feb. 3, 2020

For the Love of God, Let Natasha Lyonne Be the ‘Third Safdie’This is how we win.

By Hunter Harris

deep contemplation Jan. 30, 2020

The Safdies Are ‘Considering’ Making a Dark Pee-Wee Herman RebootThey’re thinkin’ on it.

By Zoe Haylock

pure gold Jan. 16, 2020

Adam Sandler Plays a Times Square Performer in New Safdie Brothers Short Film“Goldman v. Silverman” is online now.

By Zoe Haylock

dont cut my gems Jan. 16, 2020

Brief Conversations with Those Two Brothers from Uncut GemsMitchell and Stewart, the breakout stars of the Safdie brothers’ latest movie, tell us who they are.

By Hunter Harris

party report Jan. 9, 2020

Timothée Chalamet and His Goatee Showed Up to Stan Uncut Gems Last Night“These are movies people my age can watch and not get bored as fuck watching.”

By Hunter Harris

safdie brothers Jan. 8, 2020

Here’s Adam Sandler Praising the Safdie Brothers in Highlight NYFCC Award SpeechWorking with Josh and Benny is “kind of like being in a threesome,” the Uncut Gems star explains in a video from the event.

By Charu Sinha

party report Jan. 8, 2020

The Safdie Brothers Explain John Amos’s ‘Uncut Gems’ CameoAnd how Amos was almost in Happy Gilmore.

By Hunter Harris

hacked Jan. 3, 2020

Adam Sandler’s Twitter Was Hacked, Used to Post Racist TweetsLuckily, his gems remain intact.

By Zoe Haylock

box office Dec. 26, 2019

Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker Crushes the Christmas Day Box OfficeLittle Women and Uncut Gems also made strong Christmas Day debuts!

By Chris Murphy

movie review Dec. 13, 2019

Uncut Gems Gives Adam Sandler the Awesome, Freaky Movie He DeservesIt’s the summation of the Safdie brothers’ culture, in which the drive for life collides head-on with the drive for death, and the upshot is cinema.

By David Edelstein

dont cut my gems Dec. 13, 2019

Benny and Josh Safdie on the Alternate History of Uncut GemsThe directors wrote an entire movie based around Kobe Bryant before they landed on Kevin Garnett.

By Hunter Harris

chat room Dec. 13, 2019

Kevin Garnett and Julia Fox on Gambling, Superstitions, and Uncut Gems“People were like, ‘Yo, you’re doing such a great job!’ It’s like, I’m playing myself!”

By Hunter Harris

uncut gems Dec. 13, 2019