Inside the Emilia Pérez Scandal With Sam Adams, Plus Sean Baker On Making Anora As Funny as It's Sad

After a whirlwind few days of scandal and seemingly endless interviews from Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón, Slate's Sam Adams join Katey to figure out how it all played out, how fervent fan bases have played outsize roles in this awards season, and where Emilia Pérez 's Oscar hopes can go from here. Then Katey talks to Anora 's director, writer, co-producer and editor Sean Baker about his very particular way of making movies, how he challenged himself with Anora and where he'll go from here. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on X and Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.