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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 talk its...

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 themes...

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...

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 journalist who...

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.

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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. Steve and John...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha revisit, breakdown and analyze 2014's brutally though 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. Steve and John go thru the movie...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish up their revisit, breakdown and analysis of one of the most surprising success stories in the world of superhero movies, 2016"s Deadpool. The film from director Tim Miller, making his theatrical directorial debut) stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular Merc with a Mouth character, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, TJ MIller, Leslie Uggams and Birianna Hildebrand. Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, it is a spin-off of the X-Men film series and its overall eighth installment. In the film, Wilson hunts the man responsible...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha revisit, breakdown and analyze one of the most surprising success stories in the world of superhero movies, 2016"s Deadpool from director Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular Merc with a Mouth character, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, TJ MIller, Leslie Uggams and Birianna Hildebrand. Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, it is a spin-off of the X-Men film series and its overall eighth installment. In the film, Wilson hunts the man responsible for giving him mutant abilities and a scarred physical appearance...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris discuss the MCU films to break down the great, good, middling, and terrible movies as we all head into an important 2026 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Join us for this LIVE discussion and let us know!

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On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha conclude their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 2 of their discussion on STAND BY ME, his beloved coming of classic from 1986 starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack, Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body and adapted by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon (who were nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay), the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959 focusing on four boys who set out on a journey to find the...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 1 of their discussion on STAND BY ME, his beloved coming of classic from 1986 starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack, Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body and adapted by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon (who were nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay), the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959 focusing on four boys who set out on a journey to find the...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner by wrapping up their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN with Part 4 of their discussion. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland. The plot follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow...

On this special LIVE episode of The Cine-Files, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris bring you the their 2nd ANNUAL CINE-FILES AWARDS SHOW! Steve and John are joined by some special guests to reveal what the Cine-Files fans have selected as the winners for their version of the Oscars. Using the nominees from a selected number of Oscars categories from this year, John and Steve reveal who the Cine-Files community has chosen as their winners!

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It's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris wrap up their exploration of the 2025 Best Picture nominees in their Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of three Best Picture nominees: SINNERS, BUGONIA, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, and THE SECRET AGENT. They discuss the performances, filmmaking, storylines, scripts and constructions of these films. They also give you their thoughts on the chances of them winning in all the categories they are nominated in including Best Picture. Don't forget to vote in our Second Annual Oscars show by signing up for our Patreon as a...

It's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris begin their exploration of the 2025 Best Picture nominees in their Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of three Best Picture nominees: SENTIMENTAL VALUE, FRANKENSTEIN, TRAIN DREAMS. They discuss the performances, filmmaking, storylines, scripts and constructions of these films. They also give you their thoughts on the chances of them winning in all the categories they are nominated in including Best Picture. Don't forget to vote in our Second Annual Oscars show by signing up for our Patreon as a free or paying member. Everyone gets...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 3 of their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland. The plot follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of...

It's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris begin their exploration of the 2025 Best Picture nominees in their Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of three Best Picture nominees: F1, HAMNET and MARTY SUPREME. They discuss the performances, filmmaking, storylines, scripts and constructions of these films. They also give you their thoughts on the chances of them winning in all the categories they are nominated in including Best Picture. Don't forget to vote in our Second Annual Oscars show by signing up for our Patreon as a free or paying member. Everyone gets...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue The Season of Rob Reiner with the rerelease of their discussion and breakdown of MISERY. Directed by Reiner based on the book from Stephen King, the film stars Kathy Bates in an Oscar winning performance along with the great James Caan and Richard Farnsworth. Join John and Steve for this wonderful discussion of one of the most beloved and heartwarming films of all time. 

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On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 2 of their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland. The plot follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue The Season of Rob Reiner with the rerelease of their discussion and breakdown of THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Directed by Reiner with a script from William Goldman adapted from his book, the film stars Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Fred Savage and Peter Falk. Join John and Steve for this wonderful discussion of one of the most beloved and heartwarming films of all time. 

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On this special rereleased episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue The Season of Rob Reiner with their discussion and breakdown of THIS IS SPINAL TAP with special guest Producer and Executive Michael Ross. To say that Rob Reiner's 1982 mockumentary invented its own genre is an incredible understatement. From improv projects like Waiting for Guffman and Curb your Enthusiasm to comedies using the documentary form like The Office and Parks and Recreation, This is Spinal Tap is one of the most influential films of all time and John, Steve and Mike have an amazing (and hilarious...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris offer up their retrospective and tribute to ROBERT DUVALL who passed away a few days ago at the age of 95. Dubbed "the American Olivier", Duvall's career spanned seven decades and he won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Satellite Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He made his feature film debut as Boo Radley in 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and went on to star in such films as BULLITT, APOCALYPSE NOW, THE GODFATHER 1 and 2, THE GREAT...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with part 1 of their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland. The plot follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner celebrating the films of Rob Reiner by wrapping up their deep dive and exploration of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY with Part 3 of their discussion on it. Considered by many to be the greatest rom com ever made, it stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as Harry and Sally along with the late Bruno Kirby and the late Carrie Fisher with a script from Nora Ephron who was nominated for an Oscar for her work. The film follows the title characters from the...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner celebrating the films of Rob Reiner with Part 2 of their deep dive and exploration of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY from 1989. Considered by many to be the greatest rom com ever made, it stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as Harry and Sally along with the late Bruno Kirby and the late Carrie Fisher with a script from Nora Ephron who was nominated for an Oscar for her work. The film follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner celebrating the films of Rob Reiner with part 1 of their deep dive and exploration of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY from 1989. Considered by many to be the greatest rom com ever made, it stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as Harry and Sally along with the late Bruno Kirby and the late Carrie Fisher with a script from Nora Ephron who was nominated for an Oscar for her work. The film follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris begin their Season of Rob Reiner with an in depth discussion on the career, artistic joourney and legacy of one of the greatest filmmmakers of the 20th century. They dive into his backstory, movies, and work both on and off set and reveal what their plans are for this season of Rob Reiner!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, CINE-FILES FANS! On this week's episode, Steve Morris and John Rocha wrap up 2025 with Part 2 of their compilation of their favorite Patreon shorts from the year. These are shorts that are usually only heard by our Patrons, but we wanted to make them available to everyone as a thank you for the support and as a way of showing anyone not on the Patreon, a sample of the extra content you get from us for joining. On this compilation, we include our shorts on Objective vs Subjective, Managing the Insanity, our Crimson Tide debate, Captain America...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, CINE-FILES FANS! On this week's episode, Steve Morris and John Rocha wrap up 2025 with Part 1 of their compilation of their favorite Patreon shorts from the year. These are shorts that are usually only heard by our Patrons, but we wanted to make them available to everyone as a thank you for the support and as a way of showing anyone not on the Patreon, a sample of the extra content you get from us for joining. On this compilation, we include our shorts on our tribute to Rob Reiner, our thoughts on male friendships, and how...

On a very special episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha travel back in Santa's sleigh to 1983 to revisit and discuss the modern Christmas classic 'A Christmas Story' from director Bob Clark and starring Peter Billinglsey, Darren McGavin, and Melinda Dillon. Based on the book 'In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash' by Jean Shepherd with a screenplay by Shepherd, Clark and Leigh Brown, the film is presented in a series of vignettes, following a 9-year-old Ralphie Parker (Billingsley) and his family's misadventures in Northwest Indiana around the late 1930s or early 1940s. All Ralphie wants...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their overdue tribute to the late and incredibly great Diane Keaton with Part 2 of their deep dive into 1977's 'Annie Hall'. The film stars Keaton and Woody Allen who also co-wrote and directed the movie. A satirical romantic comedy-drama with Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the eponymous female lead, Annie Hall, a role Allen wrote specifically for Keaton. The film was nominated for the Big Five Academy Awards, winning four: the Academy Award...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha offer up their overdue tribute to the late and incredibly great Diane Keaton by revisiting 1977's 'Annie Hall'. The film stars Keaton and Woody Allen who also co-wrote and directed the movie. A satirical romantic comedy-drama with Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the eponymous female lead, Annie Hall, a role Allen wrote specifically for Keaton. The film was nominated for the Big Five Academy Awards, winning four: the Academy Award for Best Picture, two...

Hello Cine-Files fans! Pushkin Industries, a podcast company we are sure you are all familiar with, reached out to ask us to help with the launch of their new show Business History. Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith examine the surprising stories of businesses big and small, bringing to life the greatest innovations, the boldest entrepreneurs and the craziest mavericks in the archives of commerce and finance. 

They sent us an episode that fits with our conversations on movies. It details Thomas Edison's role in the mysterious disappearance of the true inventor of the m...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish off their time in the land of Oz and head back to Kansas with Part 3 of their exploration of the beloved classic WIZARD OF OZ in honor of the newly release film 'WICKED FOR GOOD' from Universal Pictures. The 1939 film from director Victor Fleming stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the film focuses on a Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale (Garland) who is...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their time in the land of Oz with Part 2 of their exploration of the beloved classic WIZARD OF OZ in honor of the newly release film 'WICKED FOR GOOD' from Universal Pictures. The 1939 film from director Victor Fleming stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the film focuses on a Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale (Garland) who is transported to the magical land of...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha travel to another magical world to begin their exploration of the beloved classic WIZARD OF OZ in honor of the new release 'WICKED FOR GOOD' from Universal Pictures. The 1939 film from director Victor Fleming stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the film focuses on a Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale (Garland) who is transported to the magical land of Oz by tornado, where she...

On this re-relase episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha compile their previous episodes they did on BACK TO THE FUTURE into one episode. They welcome their special guests from The Geek Buddies' Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung to revisit this modern classic from 1985 directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Christopher Lloyd. The film is celebrating its 40th anniversary and they guys go scene by scene through this film and highlight all the reasons why it still endures as one of the most beloved films of all time.

On this LIVE episode of The Cine-Files, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit the BACK TO THE FUTURE franchise in honor of the 40th anniversary of the modern classic that started it all. John and Steve discuss the film's enduring impact, why we love it as much as we do as a society, the great performances, the under appreciated direction, new facts about the making of these movies and if we'll ever see another installment again.

Plus, we answer all your questions, thoughts and comments on Streamlabs or SuperChat.