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Bringing back our favorite recurring feature, in which we compare this year's Oscar race to previous years and see what we can learn. How is Matt Damon like Peter O'Toole? What if Inde Navarette's Oscar campaign is like Jennifer Lopez's? Joyce Eng joins Katey and Chris to explain it all. Then, Katey catches up with Project Hail Mary directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller about the nerves headed into their springtime box office hit, how they balance earnestness and comedy across their work, and the Hollywood legend who inspired Sandra Huller's unconventional onscreen style.
00:00 Intro
00:23 Coming Up...
01:49 Oscar Nerds Assemble: Historical Comps
02:18 Nobody Knows Anything Yet
04:21 Digger Box Office Bombs
07:50 Why Hollywood Is Rallying For Tom Cruise
10:37 Cruise's Path To A Nomination
14:01 Best Actor's Crowded Field
16:07 Is Project Hail Mary The Martian?
19:13 The Odyssey Comps
21:27 Could The Odyssey Get Snuck Up On?
24:01 Supporting Actress Wide Open
27:03 Julianne Moore And The Pattinson Gamble
30:13 Artificial And Festival Goggles
34:32 Can Ai Headlines Boost The Film?
35:37 Up Next: Phil Lord And Chris Miller
36:25 March Release, Maximum Pressure
37:19 Selling A Movie You Can't Pitch
39:42 Have Audiences Changed?
40:25 Optimism Versus Comedy
42:09 Why Getting Along Is Spectacular
44:19 Asking Collaborators To Be Scared
46:10 'A Film By A Lot Of People'
48:21 Directing As Two Minds
50:00 Ryan Gosling's Wild Instincts
51:34 Sandra Huller's Cozy Power
53:43 The Yellow Raincoat Theory
55:27 What You Leave In Someone's Head
57:29 The Stories That Make Us Cry
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Katey, Chris and Jacqueline share the ten actresses they think are likeliest to get Oscar nominations — and though they all agree on #1, there's a lot of debate otherwise. Then, Katey talks to Rosalind Eleazar about how she broke all of her own rules about auditioning while trying to get the lead role in Chris Rock's Misty Green.
00:00 Intro
01:27 Best Actress Deep Dive Begins
02:16 The Bias Against International Performances
03:33 Governors Awards Star Power
04:41 Taylor Swift Vs Jesse Eisenberg
05:30 Diane Warren And The Pig
07:32 Number Ten: The Picks
09:50 Zendaya's Banner Year Problem
13:33 Carrie Coon, The Chameleon
15:11 Gentle Monster And Netflix's Strategy
18:58 Rosalind Eleazar, Surprise Breakthrough
20:24 Sandra Huller's Many Paths
22:33 Romantasy Goes To The Oscars
24:52 The Undeniable Child Performance
26:26 Zendaya's Riskiest Role Yet
28:33 A Three-And-A-Half Hour Homer Pick
30:40 The Break Out Stars
32:29 The Palme Winner Nobody's Placing
34:03 Advocacy Picks: Madley And Bailey
37:06 The Indy Navarette Phenomenon
38:36 Very Strong Contenders
40:47 Olivia Wilde's Comeback Story
42:33 "Wouldn't That Be Interesting" To "I Guess She's In"
43:16 Second Place Picks
45:41 First Place Picks
48:52 Next: Rosalind Eleazar
49:48 Could She Have Played Misty Earlier?
51:08 Building Misty's Armor
52:28 Inventing 'Red Eye,' Misty's Emmy Show
53:56 Learning The Business Behind The Art
56:15 Controlling What You Can Control
58:27 The Grueling Fight To Land The Role
01:00:44 Bring Back In-Person Auditions
01:02:37 Immersing Herself In La
01:06:11 Hollywood's Brutal Disparity
01:08:47 The Double Feature: 'Bad Lieutenant' And 'Klute'
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Richard Lawson joins Katey and Chris as everyone brings in their rankings of the 10 actors most likely to get nominated for best actor — with plenty of surprises, controversy, and movie stars to go around. Then Katey talks to Olivia Wilde about the long theatrical life of her film The Invite, which has had audiences talking — and arguing — since its hit theatrical release this summer.
00:00 Intro
01:16 Best Actor Race Top Tens
03:42 Jaafar Jackson's 'Michael' Gamble
07:20 Seth Rogen's Surprise Push
09:49 Ian Mckellen's Overdue Moment
11:55 Pedro Pascal And 'Behemoth'
14:53 Andrew Garfield Plays Sam Altman
17:52 The Biopic Impersonation Lane
20:38 Is Tom Cruise Really In Play?
26:10 Sebastian Stan And 'Fjord' Backlash
30:44 Robert Pattinson's Respect Problem
34:08 Ryan Gosling, Movie Star
37:21 Everyone Agrees On Turturro
39:58 Gosling Wants It Right Now
42:44 The Academy Is Primed For Tom Cruise
43:44 The Top Three Showdown
47:18 Malkovich Vs. Andrew Scott
49:46 Why Matt Damon Could Win
51:46 Could Scott Make History?
57:27 The Longshots We Forgot
01:02:01 Taking The Movie On Tour
01:04:07 35Mm Prints And Movie Palaces
01:06:02 What Audiences Taught Her
01:08:52 The Horror Of Hosting
01:10:11 The Souffle Shot
01:11:29 Building The Brain Trust
01:14:21 Designing A One-Location Film
01:17:04 How The Script Found Her
01:20:19 Becoming Angela
01:22:47 Performing Adulthood
01:24:21 Is This A Millennial Movie?
01:27:16 The Missing Daughter
01:29:27 The Wasted Night Off
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Katey and Christopher Rosen discuss the Peoples Choice winners from the Toronto International Film Festival, including the big champion La Bola Negra. Then hear the conversation Katey had onstage a day before La bola negra's raucous TIFF premiere with Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, the directing duo also known as Los Javis. In their hourlong conversation they talk about the shared artistic influences that led to their first collaborations, how they created the film's epic scope on a relatively small budget, how they divvy up their roles on set, and some personal influences that made it into La Bola Negra.
00:00 Intro
00:49 The People's Choice Oscar Pipeline
03:08 La Bola Negra Takes It All
05:18 Standing Ovations Invade Tiff
06:11 Elsinore's Strange International Win
09:23 I Play Rocky's Second-Place Problem
12:29 Possible Love's Venice Heat
13:40 What Missed The List
16:55 Who Fills The Second International Slot?
20:25 Netflix's First Audience Award
22:08 Up Next: Los Javis
22:53 Live at TIFF With Los Javis
23:34 Processing the Cannes Best Director Win
28:12 From Actors to Creators
33:51 Why Music Drives Everything
36:27 Writing Like a Novel
38:33 One Small Play Becomes Three Stories
42:11 Making Lorca's Subtext Explicit
43:01 Spain's Unresolved Civil War
46:28 Making a War Epic on a Budget
50:32 Writing the Film for Guitarricadelafuente
54:15 Building Sebastian and Rafael's Bond
57:03 Working With a Family of Collaborators
58:51 How Two Directors Split the Job
01:04:14 Bombing a Town on Camera
01:08:28 Chasing the Bigger Challenge
01:09:47 A Queer Lens on History
01:12:14 Outro
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Fresh from their marathon livestream watchalong of the 2026 Emmys, Katey and Chris — live from their Toronto Airbnb! — recap the highlights and lowlights of the night, from Allison Janney's delightful shock and the Widow's Bay sweep to the bad production choices that led to literal awkward silence onstage. For much more on the night, revisit our livestream on YouTube.
00:00 Intro
00:11 Live From Toronto After The Emmys
00:44 Widow's Bay Sweeps The Night
03:05 Hacks' Disappointing Farewell
04:57 Apple's Comedy Stranglehold
05:54 The Pitt's Divided Victory
10:45 Pluribus And Vince Gilligan's First Emmy
12:38 Beef Flops, Sally Field Surprises
14:32 The Categories They Cut
16:04 How The Broadcast Ran Short
17:59 The In Memoriam Done Right
20:27 McConaughey And Harrelson's Endless Bit
22:14 What We've Done At TIFF
25:28 What's Coming Next Season
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Katey catches up with Christopher Rosen as the Telluride Film Festival wraps up, discussing the huge buzz around films like The Debut and La Bola Negra and the one movie everybody seems to love the most. Then Katey talks to Andrew Garfield about his new historical epic The Uprising, what it's like to play a medieval peasant and Sam Altman in the same year, and some tips on how to quit social media — for two weeks, at least.
00:00 Intro
00:53 Telluride Vibes Through The Roof
03:52 Inside 'You Can See Everything'
08:59 What's Left To Know About Elizabeth Holmes?
11:06 Oprah Hugs Andrew Scott: 'Elsinore'
13:33 'Club Kid' Steals The Festival
18:26 A24'S Three Best Picture Plays
19:34 Nothing Flopped — And That's A Problem
21:14 'La Bola Negra': Netflix's Big Swing
23:55 Creative Arts Emmys: Widow's Bay Dominates
25:37 Beef's Brutal Weekend
26:58 Next Stop: Toronto
28:09 Next: Andrew Garfield
29:28 Down The Piers Plowman Rabbit Hole
32:52 Living Like A Medieval Ploughman
33:52 Building A Character Through The Body
36:07 Robin Hood And The Green Man
37:27 You Can't Play A Symbol
40:47 Who The Story Belongs To Now
44:05 Quitting Social Media
46:50 The Artificial State
48:32 A Year Of Back-To-Back Roles
50:42 From Sam Altman To The Ploughman
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Variety's Clayton Davis joins Katey and Chris Rosen to look at a wide range of indie contenders in this year's Oscar race, from Mike Leigh's intimate final film to the billion-dollar Michael Jackson biopic. Then Chris talks to Jake Johnson about his latest collaboration with director Joe Swanberg, The Sun Never Sets, and why he's not actually addicted to work, even if it looks that way.
00:00 Intro
02:13 Fall Preview Finale With Clayton Davis
02:54 Is 'The Odyssey' Still The Frontrunner?
04:43 Anne Hathaway: Lead Or Supporting?
06:31 'Michael' And The Billion-Dollar Biopic
12:39 Lionsgate And 'Sunrise On The Reaping'
13:44 Mubi's Crowded Slate
16:49 The Year Of Sandra Huller
19:59 'Coward' And The December Problem
22:47 Bleecker Street Bets On Mike Leigh
28:18 Bleecker Street Tiff Premieres
29:52 The Four-Hour Elon Musk Doc
30:42 Why Studios Fear Venice
33:23 Telluride's Secret World Premiere
34:26 Magnolia And Olivia Wilde's Big Year
35:48 'Josephine' And A Brand-New Distributor
40:48 Next: Jake Johnson
42:14 Jake Johnson Summer
43:51 Letting Go Of Control
47:17 Rediscovering The Joy Of Acting
49:11 Reuniting With Joe Swanberg
55:08 No Saving You In Post
58:49 Playing Guys He Doesn't Like
01:01:47 Weaponizing Audience Expectations
01:03:40 A Gene Hackman North Star
01:05:09 Sunset Pi And The Columbo Pitch
01:07:50 Considering Awards
01:12:22 Mary Steenburgen And The Dink
01:14:54 Indie Movies Aren't Punk Rock Anymore
01:18:15 Shooting In A Working Restaurant
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Katey and Chris Rosen are joined by Tyler Coates to look at what's ahead for A24 and Neon this Oscar season, including a slew of Cannes hits and a practically guaranteed best actress frontrunner. Then Katey talks to Noah Wyle, who is nominated for three Emmys for his work on The Pitt and says he relishes having what might feel like way too many jobs for anyone else.
00:00 Intro
01:16 Neon Vs. A24: Fall Preview
03:00 Who's Having The Better Year?
05:09 The Drama And Zendaya's Shot
08:17 The Invite: Olivia Wilde's Play
11:45 Banderas And 'Tony'
13:12 A24's Fall Slate: The Debut
16:01 A24's Misty Green
19:59 Primetime And The Venice Factor
22:38 Can Pattinson Win Best Actor?
28:26 Club Kid's Crowd-Pleaser Ceiling
31:34 Neon's Cannes Pile-Up
32:47 Paper Tiger And James Gray
36:08 Fjord: The Palme Winner
41:16 Artificial: The Movie Nobody Wanted
44:33 Heading To Tiff!
45:12 Next: Noah Wyle
46:45 The Pitt Cast Family Reunion
48:13 A Young Ensemble
50:03 Wearing Many Hats
51:29 Acting As A Vacation
54:30 How He Fell Into Directing
56:33 Directing While Playing The Lead
59:21 What Changed In Season Two
01:01:19 Hunters Vs. Gatherers
01:03:34 The Hardest Show To Write
01:05:27 Why 48 Minutes Is The Rule
01:09:01 The Helmet Decision
01:10:52 Emmy Snubs And Unsung Heroes
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The Emmy-nominated actress joins Katey to talk about the journey to getting the FX limited series Love Story just right, which included a lot of hair experiments as well as focusing small details to recreate a woman who was so deeply misunderstood during her life.
00:00 Intro
02:02 Hair Is Everything: Becoming Carolyn
04:21 Broadway Vs Tv
06:25 What It's Like On Set
08:52 Smoking And Fake Smoking
10:12 Advocating For Takes
12:51 Finding Carolyn With The Team
15:45 Shaping The Character
20:27 Imagining Vs Recreating History
23:39 Why Carolyn Still Captivates Us
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Katey talks to the star and co-creator of The Comeback about how she and Michael Patrick King decided to bring back Valerie Cherish and put her up against the thing Hollywood fears most: a TV show written entirely by AI.
00:00 Intro
00:00 Coming Up...
01:31 Racing Ai To Finish The Show
04:37 The Pressure Of Ending A Trilogy
06:56 Balancing Valerie And The Ensemble
08:46 Why Valerie Rejects Humiliation
10:38 Valerie At Sixty
13:15 Is Hollywood Facing Extinction?
15:13 The Value Of Human Storytelling
17:52 Making Peace With Cancellation
19:58 Is This Really The End?
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