Ranked #1
#21: James and Dave Franco on The Disaster Artist
#21: James and Dave Franco on The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist, a Warner Bros film about a relatively obscure indie drama gone wrong had no right to work. And yet ... Read more
22 Nov 2017
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18mins
Ranked #2
#24: Jake Gyllenhaal
#24: Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal is a quiet but powerful actor who's explored some different types of characters in reason years. Jacob w... Read more
3 Jan 2018
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21mins
Ranked #3
#20: Mindhunter director Asif Kapadia on Ed Kemper and learning David Fincher's style
#20: Mindhunter director Asif Kapadia on Ed Kemper and learning David Fincher's style
Netflix's new original series Mindhunter has enrapt a legion of viewers with its smart, reserved style. Chris Hooton sit... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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33mins
Ranked #4
#27: Chris finishes his first film + why do acting Oscars keep going to biopic roles?
#27: Chris finishes his first film + why do acting Oscars keep going to biopic roles?
In something of a meta pod, the Kernels team review and discuss host Christopher Hooton's just-completed first feature f... Read more
28 Feb 2018
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48mins
Ranked #5
#28: Lena Waithe on Master of None's future, Ready Player One and Spielberg's soul
#28: Lena Waithe on Master of None's future, Ready Player One and Spielberg's soul
After breaking through as Denise in Netflix's 'Master of None', Lena Waithe has found herself doing motion capture in St... Read more
23 Mar 2018
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17mins
Ranked #6
#25: 'American films would rather have someone explode than say cunt' - Martin McDonagh
#25: 'American films would rather have someone explode than say cunt' - Martin McDonagh
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths director Martin McDonagh talks working with th... Read more
15 Jan 2018
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29mins
Ranked #7
#23: The Last Jedi backlash - what the hell's happening?
#23: The Last Jedi backlash - what the hell's happening?
You know the drill. Critics publish scathing or just lukewarm reviews of blockbuster franchise films, fans go in droves ... Read more
22 Dec 2017
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31mins
Ranked #8
#22: Charlie Brooker
#22: Charlie Brooker
The Black Mirror creator discusses his sudden rise from columnist to award-winning screenwriter, how he owes everything ... Read more
4 Dec 2017
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23mins
Ranked #9
#17: Ethan Hawke
#17: Ethan Hawke
An actor you'll never see in a cape, Ethan Hawke is more interested in humanist roles. He chats to Kernels' Jacob Stolwo... Read more
25 Sep 2017
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25mins
Ranked #10
#19: Willem Dafoe
#19: Willem Dafoe
"I'm not supposed to be in this movie." A character actor with an extraordinary filmography, Willem Dafoe sits down to d... Read more
23 Oct 2017
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38mins
Ranked #11
#26: Right nominees, wrong winners? Who'll win the 2018 Oscars and who should
#26: Right nominees, wrong winners? Who'll win the 2018 Oscars and who should
The Oscar nominations are out and for once there's barely a ripple of outrage - the list is good and we can broadly say ... Read more
30 Jan 2018
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55mins
Ranked #12
#18: The mad brilliance of Blade Runner 2049 and the rise of Denis Villeneuve
#18: The mad brilliance of Blade Runner 2049 and the rise of Denis Villeneuve
Blade Runner 2049 is an audacious proposition: a $185 million film that doesn't patronise the audience or feel made by c... Read more
9 Oct 2017
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30mins
Ranked #13
#16: Steven Soderbergh
#16: Steven Soderbergh
The incredibly versatile and efficient director (Ocean's trilogy, Logan Lucky and more) talks to host Christopher Hooton... Read more
11 Sep 2017
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30mins
Ranked #14
#15: Adam Driver
#15: Adam Driver
In spite of Star Wars swallowing up most of his time, Adam Driver has still managed to fire out some great indies the pa... Read more
28 Aug 2017
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26mins
Ranked #15
#14: David Lowery
#14: David Lowery
After completing Disney animation 'Pete's Dragon', director David Lowery took a real left turn, heading to Texas with fr... Read more
14 Aug 2017
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27mins