This week on the Adult Beverage Film Podcast, we’re shaking up our cocktails and our genres with Jacques Audiard’s bold, bonkers, and beautiful Emilia Pérez. Part musical, part crime thriller, and part “wait, did they just break into song during a cartel shootout?”, this Cannes sensation tells the story of Rita — a burned-out lawyer who’s roped into helping a ruthless drug lord disappear… only to discover he doesn’t want to dodge the law, he wants to become the woman he’s always dreamed of being. Enter Emilia Pérez: diva, dreamer, and living proof that Scarface and La La Land had a baby with a Latin pop soundtrack.
Kent, Laura, Patrick, and Squeeker pop the cork and dive into gender identity, redemption arcs, cartel politics, and whether choreographed musical numbers can survive in a world of AK-47s. We tackle the big questions:
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How do you cast a drug lord turned pop diva and make us believe it?
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What cocktail pairs best with a power ballad about smuggling routes?
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And is it possible to two-step your way out of a federal indictment?
Pour yourself something strong, turn up the volume, and join us for the most tuneful crime story you’ll hear this year.
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