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Film Review: “Borat II: Subsequent Moviefilm” — A Suitably Savage Satire

October 26, 2020

Posted in Review, Featured, Film, Television

Sacha Baron Cohen uncovers enough destructive inanity in Borat II to justify the savagery of its satire of American ignorance.

Film Review: Toxicity Roulette — 1969, 2020, and “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

October 23, 2020

Posted in Film, Featured, Review, Television

In the end, The Trial of the Chicago 7 strikes a reasonable balance between historical document and cinematic art.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America on Both Sides of the Camera

November 20, 2006

Posted in Film

Perhaps the best way to review this wild satiric film is to get inside the head of Borat, the lead character: Jagshemash! Borat number one in U. S. and A. box office! High Five! Ingredients for make good movie, show racist Americans how stupid they are: find first really smart British/Jewish comedian; add naïve foreigner;…

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Film Review: “Borat II: Subsequent Moviefilm” — A Suitably Savage Satire

Film Review: Toxicity Roulette — 1969, 2020, and “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America on Both Sides of the Camera

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