I thought Uncut Gems was a masterpiece when it first came out and still somehow think it's even better nowadays than I initially did back in 2019. Maybe it's because in the five years since Uncut Gems was released truly nothing else like it has come after it and nothing like it had come before it. It is such an achievement of creating an atmosphere of controlled chaos that I don't think many filmmakers outside of the Safdie bros can pull off.

The same frantic energy was introduced in their 2017 independent hit Good Time which was just as if not more impressive in setting a tone and essentially keeping the audience in a chokehold throughout. It's by far my favorite Sandler performance apart from Happy Gilmore and I think will only continue to age like fine wine over time for its ambition, its captivating effects, and its announcement of two legend-in-the-making directors.