In defense of bad movie accents

It's Been a Minute - A podcast by NPR

We can all think of a bad movie accent. There's Lady Gaga in House of Gucci, Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black, or Emma Watson in The Bling Ring. A bad accent takes you out of a movie, right? Well, Brittany sits down with New York Times columnist Kyle Buchanan who thinks a bad accent actually pulls you into a movie. Brittany and Kyle breakdown his theory and play a special game of "Where IS she from?"Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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