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David Canfield joins Katey and Chris to recap the biggest hits of the Montclair and Middleburg film festivals, plus the endless buzz around the new releases You Can See Everything and La Bola Negra. Then Katey talks to Alden Ehrenreich about jumping into his new film A Talent for Murder, how he wound up running an independent playhouse in Los Angeles, and how he’s grown since he started his career...

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...

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 Again...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 01:1...

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 An...

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 Rejec...

Kyle Buchanan joins Katey and Chris Rosen to look at what the major streamers have in store for this year's Oscar race, how Amazon MGM is equipped to push a major contender like Project Hail Mary, and why Kyle has been so high on Netfilx's La Bola Negra ever since its Cannes premiere. Then Katey talks to David Harbour about the years he spent trying to get DTF: St. Louis i...

Katey talks to the Emmy-nominated breakout star of the year's breakout comedy series Widow's Bay, about how she created Patricia as one of television's most lovable oddballs and how kicking off her screen career with director Mike Leigh — who she'll reunite with for Tender Loving Care this fall — set her up for a remarkable career.  00:00 Intro 01:02 Coming Up... 02:33 The...

David Canfield joins Katey and Chris Rosen to look at the fall offerings from the studio-based indie labels Focus Features, Sony Pictures Classics, and Searchlight Pictures. Then Katey talks to Charles Melton about how he tapped into his Gen Z side — as well as some very endearing cluelessness — to play his character Austin on the Emmy-nominated Beef. 00:00 Intro 01:24 Fall Preview: The Indie...

Katey talks to the Emmy nominee for both the Netflix limited series Death by Lightning and the Apple comedy series Margo's Got Money Troubles, about how he became so in-demand as an actor ("I mind my manners and try to do the best job I can") and some incredible behind the scenes details on how his pro wrestler character on Margo became so believable. 00:00 Intro 01:1...

Entertainment Weekly's Joyce Eng joins Katey and Chris Rosen to kick off our fall preview series, looking at what's in store from the major studios — and whether anything on the horizon can beat The Odyssey. Then Katey talks to Jane Schoenbrun about their new film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which is a love letter to many important things, from sexual liberation to slasher movi...

Listen to the thrilling conclusion of our Who's Next Oscar Draft, a collaboration with our friends Joe Reid and Chris Feil of This Had Oscar Buzz. With categories like "Comeback Oscar" and "Character Actor" we're trying to draft teams of the actors most likely to win their first Oscars in the next 10 years. To watch the full draft, complete with video, visit The Ankler's YouTube page. Subscri...

It's a crossover event with This Had Oscar Buzz, as Joe Reid and Chris Feil join Katey and Chris Rosen to make their picks for the actors likeliest to win Oscars in the next 10 years — and of course we made a game out of it. Then Katey talks to Tom Pelphrey about his Emmy nominated role in Task, and what he learned when he didn't get the Emmy nomination everyone thought he'd get for...

Katey and Chris Rosen look at the awards hopes for Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey, including just how hard it is to win best picture with back to back films. Then Katey talks to Carrie Coon about finding a home on the set of The Gilded Age, and why she feels so differently about real life billionaires. 00:00 Intro 01:22 The Odyssey: Second Viewing Verdict 04:29 Box Office Blows Past Expectat...

Reece Feldman, known online as Guy with a Movie Camera, joins Katey to talk about what he learned watching Christopher Nolan at work on The Odyssey, and why the film lives up to what would probably feel like an unbelievable amount of hype for any other movie. Then, Hacks co-creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky join to talk about how they decided it was time for...

Katey and Chris Rosen join forces to make their final predictions in all the major Emmy categories, keeping an eye out for a Widow's Bay surge, a massive number of nominations for The Pitt, the most chaotic categories, and all the other narratives we'll be talking about for the rest of Emmy season. Join us on YouTube on Wednesday at 11:30 am Eastern/8:30 am Pacific as we cover the Emmy nominations...

Katey and Chris Rosen regroup to look at the 2026 movies that are already in the Oscar race, how the buzz from this year's Cannes Film Festival will translate to the fall, and what we're already anticipating, including new trailers for fall movies like Digger and The Debut. 00:00 Intro 00:57 The Vibes Are Finally Good 03:30 Project Hail Mary Leads The Pack 07:47 The Optimism Theory 11:23 Can Obses...

With Obsession tearing up the box office, Toy Story reigning supreme and a new Christopher Nolan movie on the way, it’s fervent fanbases driving so much of the excitement in the movie business right now. Film critic Katie Walsh joins Katey to talk about how it happened, how Heated Rivalry predicted all of this, and what might come next. 00:00 Intro 01:06 The New Era Of Niche Fandom 02:55 When Yout...

Peter Knegt joins Katey to talk about Stop! That! Train!, Leviticus, and the surge of queer summer movies that we hope is a big new trend. Then, Michael Urie talks to Katey about the thrill of sticking around Shrinking for a new season, the similarities between that show and his breakthrough hit Ugly Betty, and some surprising side-effects of appearing on The $100,000 Pyramid. 00:00 Intro 00:44 Co...

Inside Christopher Rosen's live conversation with the creators and cast of Prime Video's ambitious new series Spider-Noir, including stars Jack Huston, Lukas Haas, Karen Rodriguez and Lamorne Morris and co-creator Oren Uziel. And yes, they all have incredible stories about the show's star, Nicolas Cage.  00:00 Intro 02:24 Casting Opposite Nic Cage 03:47 Building On-Screen Chemistry 07:05 Playing T...