Jenna and Chris are back to discuss 'Sorry to Bother You', Boots Riley's highly-anticipated and absolutely one-of-a-kind directorial debut. Even after months of being hyped about the trailers, we were taken on a journey that we absolutely, positively would not have expected.
(PLEASE avoid this episode if you have not yet seen the movie. I know we say that a lot, but please trust us. You 100% do not want this spoiled for you beforehand. Even if you think you do, you don't.)
What ways did the technical and narrative elements of this movie genuinely surprise us? How does this movie's polarizing audience response only further prove its overall point? And what new (kind-of) phobia did this movie awaken in Jenna? Listen to find out.
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Reviews/Articles We Reference:
NPR: "'Sorry To Bother You': Ambitious Telemarketing Satire Can't Close The Sale" by Mark Jenkins:
Vanity Fair: "Review: Sorry to Bother You Is on the Money" by K. Austin Collins:
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/sorry-to-bother-you-review
San Diego Reader: "Sorry to Bother You" by Scott Marks:
https://m.sandiegoreader.com/movies/sorry-to-bother-you/
Reel Film Reviews: "Sorry to Bother You" by David Nusair:
http://reelfilm.com/boots.htm#sorry
The Hollywood Reporter: "How 'Sorry to Bother You' Avoids Tired Moral Dichotomies" by Ciara Wardlow:
R/Movies: Boots Riley's AMA:
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/8yb6re/im_boots_riley_writerdirector_of_sorry_to_bother/
