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Inside 'Uncut Gems': A Cosmic Score In A Frantic Film

Adam Sandler plays jeweler Howard Ratner in the film Uncut Gems. The score is as shiny and cosmic as Ratner's life is messy and frantic. Julieta Cervantes/Courtesy of A24 hide caption

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Inside 'Uncut Gems': A Cosmic Score In A Frantic Film

Uncut Gems hurtles along with Howard Ratner's compulsion to gamble, bet his winnings instead of paying off debts and chase down the next high. A lot of the score is, counterintuitively, New Age.

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Inside 'Uncut Gems': A Cosmic Score In A Frantic Film

Adam Sandler plays jeweler Howard Ratner in the film Uncut Gems. The score is as shiny and cosmic as Ratner's life is messy and frantic. Julieta Cervantes/Courtesy of A24 hide caption

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Inside 'Uncut Gems': A Cosmic Score In A Frantic Film

Inside 'Uncut Gems': A Cosmic Score In A Frantic Film

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Ilana Glazer Strikes Out On Her Own In New Stand-Up Special

Comedian and actor Ilana Glazer strikes out solo in her new hour-long special, The Planet Is Burning, set to release on Amazon Prime Video in January. Emily V. Aragones/Amazon Studios, Prime Video hide caption

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Ilana Glazer Strikes Out On Her Own In New Stand-Up Special

Ilana Glazer Strikes Out On Her Own In New Stand-Up Special

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