Each week on The Cine-Files we enter the world of great film and explore its themes, history, filmmakers and the influences it has on movies today Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecine-files/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theci
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha go back to 1988 to begin their celebration of the Spooky Season with Part 1 of their breakdown of BEETLEJUICE from director Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones and Alec Baldwin. The plot revolves around Adam and Barbara Maitland (Baldwin and Davis), a recently deceased couple. As ghosts, they are not allowed to leave their house. They contact Betelgeuse (Keaton), a sleazy "bio-exorcist", to scare the house's new inhabitants away. The film prominently features…
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris celebrate the 501st episode of the show with Part 2 of their conversation on their favorite and most influential films from the 1970s to the 2020s. They select one film from each decade as their favorite and one film as their most influential. Join us for this fun celebration of the show and let us know your choices! Plus, we answer all your questions, thoughts and comments on Streamlabs or SuperChat. TO SEND IN YOUR QUESTION for John and Steve on STREAMLABS, GO TO: https://streamlabs.com/thecine-files/tip #Film…
On this new episode of The Cine-Files One Takes, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in to discuss 1974's DEATH WISH. Directed by Michael Winner, the film is loosely based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield and it stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, alongside Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, William Redfield, Kathleen Tolan, Christopher Guest and Jeff Goldblum in his film debut. In the film, Paul Kersey (Bronson), an architect leading a peaceful life, resorts to vigilantism after his wife Joanna is murdered and daughter Carol Kersey Toby is raped during a home invasion.…
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris celebrate the 500th episode of the show with Part 1 of their conversation on their favorite and most influential films from the 1920s to the 1960s. Part 2 which will cover the 1970s to now will be live next week. In this episode, they select one film from each decade to fit into those categories. Join us for this fun celebration of the show and let us know your choices! Plus, we answer all your questions, thoughts and comments on Streamlabs or SuperChat. TO SEND IN YOUR QUESTION for John and Steve on STREAMLABS, GO TO:…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha finish their trip back to 1956 with the final part of their breakdown and analysis one of the greatest Westerns ever made and arguably one of the greatest movies ever made in 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood, and Ward Bond. The film is written by Frank S. Nugent and based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas–Indian wars and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who,…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their trip back to 1956 with Part 3 of their breakdown and analysis one of the greatest Westerns ever made and arguably one of the greatest movies ever made in 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood, and Ward Bond. The film is written by Frank S. Nugent and based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas–Indian wars and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who,…
On this episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in to discuss 1984's REVENGE OF THE NERDS. It is directed by Jeff Kanew and written by Steve Zacharias and Jeff Buhai. The film stars Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. Set at the fictional Adams College, the film follows a group of socially awkward students who form their own fraternity to counter ongoing harassment from the dominant Alpha Beta fraternity and its sister sorority, Pi Delta Pi. It's a film that received generally negative reviews, with criticism…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their trip back to 1956 with Part 2 of their breakdown and analysis one of the greatest Westerns ever made and arguably one of the greatest movies ever made, 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood, and Ward Bond. The film ia directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas–Indian wars and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha go back to 1956 to breakdown and analyze one of the greatest Westerns ever made and possibly the greatest Western ever made, 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood, and Ward Bond. The film ia directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas–Indian wars and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who, accompanied by his adopted,…
On the episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in deep to discuss ONCE, an Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars the late Glen Hansard, who we recently lost in a tragic accident, and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglová composed and performed the film's original songs.Th e song "Falling Slowly" won the 2007 Oscar for Best Original Song. It was a critical and box office success that appeared on the Top 10 lists of numerous film critics. Steve and…
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit the 2026 Summer Movie Season and look back on the Spider-Man, the Mandalorian and the Supergirl of the season. They discuss what went right, what went wrong and if any of these movies and the audiences that came to see them give us a window into where movies are going and what audiences want to see in their theaters. #Film #MOVIES #Cinema #TheCineFiles #Spiderman #TheOdyssey #Supergirl #DC #Marvel To support The Cine-Files on Patreon, go to: www.patreon.com/thecinefiles! To rent or watch Oppenheimer, CLICK…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha finish off their Season of Christopher Nolan as they also wrap up their discussion on Noaln's 'OPPENHEIMER' with part 5 of their breakdown of one of the greatest films of the 21st century. In this episode, they explore the last scenes of the movie as the Gray Board intensifies its fixed badgering of Oppenheimer, Kitty comes to the rescue, Strauss is denied his Cabinet position and we find out what was really said between Einstein and Oppenheimer by the pond. Oppenheimer won Best Picture for 2023 and it's based on the 2005…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 4 of their discussion on 'OPPENHEIMER', one of the greatest films of the 21st century. In this episode, they turn the corner into the last hours of the movie and discuss the incredible Los Alamos testing scene, the scene in the high school auditorium with Oppenheimer finally confronting the consequences of what he has created and numerous other scenes from this section of the movie. Oppenheimer won Best Picture for 2023 and it follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer,…
On the episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in deep to discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Part review, part analysis, and part scene by scene breakdown, Steve and John reveal what they enjoyed about the movie, why they think this is another great film on Nolan's resume, which performances and scenes really stood out, the direction, score, cinematography and more! Plus they weigh in on Nolan's "modern" adaptation and address some of the controversies surrounding the film. The guys will be back next week with Part 4 of Oppenheimer…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 3 of their discussion on 'OPPENHEIMER', one of the greatest films of the 21st century. It won Best Picture for 2023 and it follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film dramatizes Oppenheimer's studies, his direction of the Los Alamos Laboratory and his 1954 security hearing. It stars…
On the debut episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha celebrate the recent World Cup, that just wrapped up this past weekend, by diving into this free flowing discussion on the 1981 movie VICTORY starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Pele and Max Von Sydow. The film is about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during the Second World War who play an exhibition match of football against a German team. The film received great attention upon its theatrical release, as it starred professional footballers Bobby…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 2 of their discussion on 'OPPENHEIMER', one of the greatest films of the 21st century. It won Best Picture for 2023 and it follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film dramatizes Oppenheimer's studies, his direction of the Los Alamos Laboratory and his 1954 security hearing. It stars…
On this REISSUED episode of The Cine-Files for Jurassic Park, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha offer a tribute to the great Sam Neill who passed away with a new intro honoring his work in this movie, his work overall and legacy as a human being. They then break down and discuss this fantastic masterwork from Steven Spielberg with their special guest Collider's Perri Nemiroff. We hope you enjoy listening to this one and RIP to the incredible Sam Neill. He will be missed! To support The Cine-Files on Patreon, go to: www.patreon.com/thecinefiles! Please remember to LIKE and SHARE this video on…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan by tackling one of the greatest films of the 21st century and one that won Best Picture for 2023. It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film dramatizes Oppenheimer's studies, his direction of the Los Alamos Laboratory and his 1954 security hearing. It stars Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer,…
On this REISSUED episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan by recording a new intro for their episode on The Dark Knight and combining both parts into one episode. Directed by Christopher Nolan, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan, it is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005), and the second installment in The Dark Knight trilogy. The plot follows the vigilante Batman, police lieutenant James Gordon, and district attorney Harvey Dent, who form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City. Their efforts…
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris celerbate the 10th anniversary of ther show by talking about our favorite moments, guests and episodes of the show! Plus, some special guests weighing in with their thoughts and some of our fans chiming in with their thoughts as well! Join us for this fun celebration of the show! To support The Cine-Files on Patreon, go to: www.patreon.com/thecinefiles! Please remember to LIKE and SHARE this video on your social media, leave a COMMENT below, and to SUBSCRIBE to this channel below as well. Facebook:…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan by wrapping up their in depth discussion on 2014's Interstellar with Part 3 of their exploration of this modern masterpiece. Co-written by Christopher Nolan with his brother Jonathan Nolan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through space in search of a new home for…
On this special Father's Day reissue episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha record a new 2026 Father's Day intro for the film FIELD OF DREAMS and discuss their thoughts on fatherhood, fathers and their children and what appeals to them about this film in 2026. A 1989 American sports fantasy drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, and based on Canadian novelist W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel Shoeless Joe. The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends, including Shoeless Joe…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 2 of their in depth discussion on 2014's Interstellar. Co-written by Christopher Nolan with his brother Jonathan Nolan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through space in search of a new home for humanity. Steve and John go scene by scene thru the movie to…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 1 of their in depth discussion on Interstellar. The 2014 movie was co-written by with his brother Jonathan Nolan and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through space in search of a new home for humanity. Steve and John go scene by scene thru the movie to talk its…
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha begin their Season of Christopher Nolan with an in depth discussion on Nolan's career, artistic journey, his movies, how his work as a director has evolved over the years and his legacy as one of the great modern directors. From Following to The Prestige to The Dark Knight to Inception to Interstellar to Dunkirk to Oppenheimer, Steve and John reveal their thoughts about each of Nolan's movies and what they believe makes them modern classics. They dive into all of this as they prep to dive into two of his greatest films…
On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish their exploration of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA with Part 2 of their conversation on this film starring Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier and Meryl Streep. The sequel to this modern classic is in theaters now and Steve and John thought it was the perfect time to revisit the original movie. Directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger. The film follows Andy Sachs (Hathaway), an aspiring…
On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha begin their exploration of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA starring Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier and Meryl Streep. The sequel to this modern classic is in theaters now and Steve and John thought it was the perfect time to revisit the original movie. Directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger. The film follows Andy Sachs (Hathaway), an aspiring journalist who gets a job at a fashion magazine but…
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris discuss the best movies that explore the artistic and creative process and what they say about us as a creative species. They explore the hard truths, uncomfortable moments and triumphant moments in these movies and their commentary on the creative processes as well. #Film #MOVIES #Cinema #TheCineFiles To support The Cine-Files on Patreon, go to: www.patreon.com/thecinefiles! Please remember to LIKE and SHARE this video on your social media, leave a COMMENT below, and to SUBSCRIBE to this channel below as well. Follow…
On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish off their revisit, breakdown and analysis of 2014's brutally thought provoking modern classic, WHIPLASH. From director Damien Chazelle and starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons (who own the Oscar for his role), Meliias Benoist and Paul Reiser. It focuses on an ambitious music student and aspiring jazz drummer (Teller), who is pushed to his limit by his abusive instructor (Simmons). It also won Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.…
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