Kernels

Film editing is a huge chunk of work, but the film editor's hustle often goes unrecognised. Chris chats to 'Nymphomaniac Vol. I & II' editor and Academy member Molly Stensgaard about her process and how good film editing is about the opposite of putting a personal stamp on things.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is Christopher Nolan's new film a masterpiece or merely a near-masterpiece? Chris reviews Dunkirk and looks at the hype surrounding it and Cillian Murphy and Mark Rylance explain what the auteur is like to work with and the intensity he brings on set.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HBO's Game of Thrones is an impressive, technically proficient series, but is it a good one? Ahead of season 7, Chris, Jacob and Jack look at how the show has changed, assess the hype surrounding it and lament how it has a tendency to drown in characters.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Producer Brett Ratner has called Rotten Tomatoes 'the worst thing that we have in today’s movie culture'. An executive at an independent film distributor has branded this argument 'ridiculous', countering: 'F**k you, make a good movie!' Chris, joined by team members Jack and Jacob examine how review aggregation is affecting film consumption and how the role of the film critic is changing.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A podcast with the godfather of podcasts. Chris and Marc discuss everything from happiness to hand soap, how he's playing 'a piece of shit' in new Netflix show GLOW and how he doesn't want to make a big deal out of his part when the series is all about the women.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris discusses what it was like interviewing Martin Scorsese, Jacob chats to Jessica Chastain about how she thinks about her roles and what she looks for in movies, and we implore you to find time for The Leftovers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Financing low-budget found-footage horrors has enabled Jason Blum to produce Oscar-winning indies like Whiplash. We talk to him about what motivates a producer, how directors differ from genre to genre and the enormous success of Get Out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the age of 80, Warren Beatty has just written, directed and co-produced a movie that he also stars in. With a career spanning over 50 years, how does he see the industry having changed, and is he aware of the comparison between himself and his latest subject, Howard Hughes? Also in the episode, Chris catches up with a colleague who's been surveying the scene at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The way we consume films and TV shows is fast changing, but is the cinema really doomed? We chew over different viewing experiences and near future possibilities, with help from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and CCO Ted Sarandos.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What’s it like going from a budget of £6,000 to £6 million? Brit director Ben Wheatley discusses his rise to new single-location action film Free Fire, how it was influenced by video game Counter-Strike, working with Martin Scorsese and a new film about women with shotguns killing giant crabs  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bob Odenkirk drops in to discuss how and why it's easier to move from comedy to drama than the other way around, his Netflix neo-noir oddity 'Girlfriend's Day', how Saul Goodman came in part from the "divorced, bankrupt, fucked" people he grew up around and the third season of 'Better Call Saul'.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The one and only Sir Patrick Stewart talks 17 years as Xavier, crew members on drips, revisiting an old character in a very new way and the sense of finality in Logan (mild spoilers enclosed).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Texan acting legend talks building a character, the joy of acting, that chest-thumping Wolf of Wall Street scene and his new film, Gold.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.