Borat

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Very nice! Amy and Paul dive deep into the influential and controversial 2006 film Borat. They discuss its place on major film lists, its impact on comedy and American culture, and the unique challenges faced during its production. The episode features a special interview with Borat director Larry Charles, who shares behind-the-scenes stories and insights into the making of the film. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.9	I like it you.
1:03.5	I like six.
1:05.4	It's nice.
1:06.8	In the movie, Is Borat.
1:13.6	I'm schools. I'm... In the movie, he's a board at... Ah, unschooled. It's time for Paul and 80 Cinematica takes and the 100 best will be shot in space.
1:23.6	Ah, uh, everyone, and welcome to unspooled.
1:39.3	Welcome to unspooled. This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, must sees, and in case you missed them.
1:47.9	We have covered the AFI top 100 films, and now we are checking off movies from three major lists. The Letterbox top 250 films with the most fans, the IMDB top 250, and the New York Times, 1,000 of Central films.
2:02.4	You know, this film is a film that has been coming up a lot lately because, as we talked
2:07.8	about in an earlier episode, the New York Times released the most influential films of the
2:13.3	2000s. And I saw Borat on a lot of these lists. I don't know what you think about that, Amy. I really do agree that Borat is an important movie.
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