‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Is the Movie America Deserves

The Big Picture

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🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakhstan correspondent has returned in a sequel to the 2006 comedy classic. Sean and Amanda are joined by Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker of 'The Press Box' to discuss whether or not Borat is still effective in today's absurd political environment, how Borat pulled off the stunts this time around, and why this is really Tutar's movie (0:55). Then, Sean and Amanda break down a pair of misbegotten new remakes: Ben Wheatley's 'Rebecca' and Robert Zemeckis's 'The Witches' (52:33). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennese.
0:15.8	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:17.2	And this is the big picture a conversation show about.
0:20.8	My wife!
0:22.2	Today we'll discuss a handful of new releases that hit streaming services over the past few
0:26.8	days among them.
0:27.8	For its amecas' remake of Roll of Dolls the Witches, which arrived on HBO Max, Rebecca
0:32.8	Ben Wheatley's remake of Alpherpitch Cox Classic for Netflix, and of course the comedy
0:37.8	event of the fall.
0:39.4	Borat subsequent movie film, Sasha Baron Cohen's return to the character that made him a comic
0:44.3	icon of the George W. Bush era, it's all coming up on the big picture.
0:54.9	Joining us today are two men who know from political and cultural quagmires.
0:59.2	It's Brian Curtis and David Schumaker, co-host of the Pressbox podcast.
1:03.3	Hi guys.
1:04.3	Yes!
1:05.3	Just a couple of Borats here to talk to Amanda and I about one of the movie moments of
1:12.8	the year really in a way.
1:14.9	And I'm fascinated to talk to you both about it because you guys on your show regularly
1:20.1	cover the intersection of culture and politics.
1:23.5	That's something that Borat is very focused on.
1:26.2	I'm just going to read the full title of this film for the listeners out there in case
1:30.4	they didn't get a chance to check it out.
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