Podcasts by The Cine-Files
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276 Malcolm X Part 3 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.956339
There have been a few conversations in the history of The Cine-Files that have truly transcended the film. Part 3 of their exploration of the Spike Lee epic, Malcolm X, is just such a conversati...
Listen277 Malcolm X Part 4 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.951581
It honestly seems like months ago that we began our deep dive into the life and films of Spike Lee (which, come to think of it it is) but we have finally reached the conclusion with part 4 of ou...
ListenShorts Compilation #6 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.946978
There isn’t really anything John and Steve love more than taking a deep dive into a great film but some of their favorite conversations are the ones recorded each week for the supporters on Patr...
Listen278 Revisiting our Favorite 1980's Comedies Live! from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.942985
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve went live to reminisce about their favorite comedies from the eighties and both of them were shocked by just how many there were. With 40 or 50 comedie...
Listen279 Ocean's Eleven Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.937986
John and Steve both love heist movies and arguably one of the best ever made is Ocean's 11, directed by Steven Soderbergh's and starring one of the coolest ensembles ever to hit the Las ...
Listen280 Ocean's Eleven Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.906018
Prepare for twists and turns as The Cine-Files conclude their conversation on one of the greatest heist movies ever made, Ocean's Eleven.
So, if you haven't seen this incredible ...
ListenTribute to Ray Liotta&Goodfellas from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.902740
The loss of Ray Liotta at the age of 67 is a true tragedy and one can only imagine all the great performances he had to give. John and Steve pay tribute to this powerful actor and take you back ...
Listen281 Captain America: The First Avenger Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.898216
The Cine-Files returns to the MCU for one of their all time favorites, Captain America: The First Avenger Directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastia...
Listen282 Captain America:The First Avenger Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.893636
While John, Steve and their guest, Geek Buddy Shannon McClung, all love the first half of Captain America, the second half of the film created some mixed feelings. Of course, The Cine-Files does...
Listen283 Summer Movies Live from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.888809
On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris bring you a celebration of Summer Movies! Summer is here officially and the guys want to take a look at Summer movies by disc...
Listen284 Beverly Hills Cop Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.884271
One could argue that Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy is the archetypal action comedy with a fantastic cast, solid action sequences and a lead Actor at the peak of his game.
If...
285 Beverly Hills Cop Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.880
Axel Foley has clearly worn out his welcome in Beverly Hills when he convinces Billy to make one more attempt to catch the bad guys. Steve and John love this film and they had an absolute blast ...
ListenJames Caan&The Godfather Act 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.873904
Last week we lost the great James Caan and so every day this week we are releasing episodes from our Archives featuring this incredible actor starting with our three part exploration of one of t...
ListenThe Godfather Act 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.867626
Today we continue our tribute to the great James Caan with part 2 of our exploration of the film that made him a star, Francis, Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
If you haven't seen ...
ListenThe Godfather Act 3 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.860648
This concludes our re-release of The Godfather but not our tribute to the great James Caan which will continue for a two more days this week.
If you haven't seen this incredible film...
ListenJames Caan&Brian's Song from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.853413
The Godfather might have been what made James Caan a star but for many of us it was a 1971 TV movie that first brought him to our attention. Based on the truth life friendship of Gayle Sayers an...
ListenJames Caan&Elf from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.848691
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! (In the Middle of July) Today we are concluding our week of tributes to the great James Caan with one of his most unusual performances, Will Farrell's cur...
Listen286 Tootsie Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.844491
Ranking #2 on AFI's 100 years 100 Laughs list, Tootsie is, without question, one of the most beloved comedies of all time but the stories behind the scenes of this incredible film are almost...
Listen287 Tootsie Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.839153
Steve and John always have a great time recording these conversations but it's very possible they have never laughed as hard or as often as they did during this deep dive into one of the fun...
Listen288 Comicon 2022 Live from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.806581
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, Steve Morris interviews John Rocha about his experiences at San Diego Comic Con 2022 including all that happened, the trailers, the big news and the exper...
ListenPaul Sorvino and Oh God! from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.801953
Actor Paul Sorvino had an absolutely incredible career with rolls in movies and TV, singing opera as well as his work as a sculptor and writer. His roles in films like Goodfellas, Romeo and Juli...
ListenDavid Warner and Star Trek VI Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.797134
British Acotr, David Warner had a career spanning six decades with roles in theater, movies and television. His tremendous, presence and power made him both a great villain in films like Time an...
ListenDavid Warner and Star Trek VI Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.783931
Today we continue our tribute to the great actor, David Warner, who we lost this week with a re-broadcast of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country with special guest Scott Mantz.
If you ...
Listen289 Rounders Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.780283
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve enter the world of No Limit Texas Hold Em with one of the greatest poker films ever made the modern, noir, classic, Rounders starring Matt Damon, Edwar...
Listen290 Rounders Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.776290
John and Steve get personal as they conclude their exploration of the modern, classic Rounders. They discuss toxic relationships, difficult life choices and what it means to put it all on the li...
Listen291 Gandhi Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.772490
This week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John begin their exploration of one of the greatest films of the 1980's and one of the greatest humans period, Gandhi. This is a profound, powerful and...
Listen292 Gandhi Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.768540
In part 2 of our exploration of this incredible film, Mohandis K. Gandhi returns to India to discover a nation he has barely seen in decades and determine how to fight back against the British E...
Listen293 Gandhi Part 3 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.763865
This week on The Cine-Files, John & Steve conclude their exploration of Richard Attenborough's, Academy Award winning epic, Gandhi. This is a remarkable film but for John and Steve it is...
Listen294 The Greatest Movie Franchise Live from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.758123
John was feeling a bit under the weather which means Steve had to run his first live show. Fortunately, he had a literal murders row of Cine-Files guests to back him up including Scott Mantz, St...
ListenJean-Luc Godard and Breathless from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.747683
A few days ago we lost one of the most groundbreaking and influential directors in the history of Cinema, Jean-Luc Godard. It is impossible to exaggerate the effect his debut film, Breathless, h...
Listen295 Olivia Newton John and Grease Live from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.739774
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, host John Rocha is back to full health and is joined by cohost Steve Morris to discuss the musical GREASE and offer up their tribute to the late and damn ...
Listen296 Good Will Hunting Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.687416
In the history of The Cine-Files there are few movies that have been requested more than Gus Van Sant's 1997 Oscar winner, Good Will Hunting. It's not just the incredible performances from ...
Listen297 Good Will Hunting Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.684367
Steve gets emotional as he tries to breakdown Good Will Hunting with John and special guest Karen P. Morris and it’s no wonder. This film has a way of not just tugging on you heart strings but t...
Listen298 The Avengers Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.679331
Back in January, Steve and John outlined their master plan for tackling the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There idea, explore every single movie on the 10th anniversary of its release. The problem,...
Listen299 The Avengers Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.675068
Steve and John come out fighting as they conclude their exploration not only of The Avengers but of Phase One of the MCU. They both genuinely like the movie but while it delivers truly satisfyin...
ListenAngela Lansbury and Beauty and the Beast from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.671037
Angela Lansbury started making movies at the age of 17 in the 1944 George Cukor film Gaslight and she was still making movies in 2022 when she passed away at the age of 96. With three Oscar nomi...
ListenThe Cine-Files 300th Episode Q&A from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.667388
When Steve and John started The Cine-Files six years ago, they couldn't possibly have imagined the incredible group of community filmmakers that have embraced the show. They are truly honore...
Listen301 Misery Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.663296
Happy Halloween Cine-Files and welcome to our annual "Scary Movie" this one does double duty as both a Halloween special and a tribute to the great James Caan. It also happens to be one ...
Listen302 Misery Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.660154
Well, Halloween's over but that doesn't mean we can't jump back into one of the scariest and most beautifully made films of all time, Rob Reiner's, Misery.
If you haven...
Listen303 The Queen Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.657091
This week, The Cine-Files is honored to be joined by Senior Writer for The National Review Charles CW Cooke to explore a film which takes us inside the royal family during one of the most diffic...
Listen304 The Queen part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.654392
In this conclusion of their exploration of The Queen, John, Steve and special guest Charles CW Cooke explore politics, symbolism, family dynamics and the fascinating character of Great Britain...
Listen305 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Live from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.651237
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit, review and discuss Batman: The Mask of the Phantasm as they offer up their tribute to the late, great Kevin Con...
Listen306 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.647962
This week on The Cine-files John and Steve dig into what is, inarguably, one of the greatest films of the 70's Milos Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. With daring performance...
Listen307 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.644412
This week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John conclude their discussion of one of the greatest films ever made. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the epitome of 70's filmmaking with compl...
Listen308 It's a Wonderful Life Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.641011
This year The Cine-Files decided to revisit their favorite holiday film of all time, the Frank Capra Classic, It's a Wonderful Life.
(I'm not crying, you're crying)
If...
Listen309 it's a Wonderful Life Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.634392
Steven and John love this movie so much that this deep dive was very close to expanding into three episodes but with a little holiday magic they managed to fit the whole thing in two. This isn...
Listen310 The State of Cinema Live! from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.588545
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris celebrate the new year by discussing the state of cinema coming out of 2022 and into 2023 with some special guests from ...
Listen311 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.582834
There are few directors that connected more deeply to a certain generation of young movie fans and Ferris Bueller's Day off starring Matthew Broderick is definitely one of his most beloved. ...
Listen312 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.576524
There are few movies that are just as good today as when you fell in love with them almost 40 years ago but John Hughs' Ferris Bueller's Day Off definitely falls into that category. If a...
ListenPreview The Life and Films of Quentin Tarantino from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.572270
The Cine-Files is very proud to announce the launch of The Season of Tarantino with a deep dive into the man himself. Joining us for this exploration are some of our favorite guests Producer and...
Listen313 The Life and Films of Quentin Tarantino from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.569788
It's finally here. The Season of Tarantino begins with a deep dive into the life and career of the man himself. For this conversation, John and Steve are joined by some of their favorite gue...
ListenPreview Fail Safe and Seven Days in May Live from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.567053
These two films, Sydney Lumet's Fail Safe and John Frankenheimer's Seven Days in May, have come up many times in our conversations on The Cine-Files and since they are both Cold War Thri...
Listen314 Fail Safe and Seven Days in May LIVE from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.564259
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit and discuss two classic political thrillers from FAIL SAFE and SEVEN DAYS IN MAY! Join them and offer up your th...
ListenPreview Reservoir Dogs from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.561937
The Season of Tarantino continues with part one of our deep dive into the movie that started it all, The 1992 independent classic, Reservoir Dogs. This is one of our favorite movies and we are s...
Listen315 Reservoir Dogs Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.559114
The season of Tarantino continues with part one of our deep dive into the film that put him on the map, Reservoir Dogs. This is, without question, one of the greatest debut films from any direct...
ListenHugh Hudson Tribute and Chariots of Fire Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.555599
A few days ago we lost the director of one of our favorite films. Sir Hugh Hudson doesn't have a long list of classic films on his IMDB but he was a director who dedicated his entire life to...
ListenChariots of Fire Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.552018
We continue our tribute to the great Hugh Hudson by reposting art 2 of the film that put him on the cinematic map, winner of the academy award for best picture, Chariots of Fire.
If you ...
Listen316 Reservoir Dogs Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.548320
In part 2 of their deep dive into Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, John, Steve and their special guest David McKenna, explore one of the most violent and disturbing moments ever captured ...
Listen317 Reservoir Dogs Part 3 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.545233
It's finally here, the conclusion to our exploration of Quentin Tarantino's first film Reservoir Dogs with special guest David McKenna. When we first discussed this film back in 2016 our...
ListenPreview Once Upon a Time in Hollywood LIVE from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.542270
The season of Tarantino continues with a live discussion of his latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Like all of Tarantino's work Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, elicits very strong fee...
Listen318 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood LIVE from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.537305
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit and discuss ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD for our Season of Tarantino! Join them and offer up your thoughts abou...
ListenPreview Django Unchained from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.495175
We hope you aren't sick of Quentin Tarantino because this Friday we journey with Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz as they blast their way through the Antebellum South in Django Unchained. Join...
Listen319 Django Unchained Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.491821
This week on the Cine-Files we travel into the Antebellum past to watch Jamie Foxx join bounty hunter Christoph Waltz in an epic quest of violence and revenge. Joining us on this journey is acto...
ListenPulp Fiction Revisit from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.487652
Since this is The Season of Tarantino it seems only fitting to revisit one of our favorite episodes of all time, our 2017 deep dive into Pulp Fiction with very special guest Sasha Perl Raver. Th...
Listen320 Django Unchained Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.483317
The Cine-Files welcome Actor, pundit and comedian, Jay Washington back to continue their discussion of the intense, disturbing, funny and thrilling Quentin Tarantino film, Django Unchained. In part...
Listeninglourious Basterds Part 1 Revisted from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.479171
No Season of Tarantino would be complete without a return to World War II and our examination of Inglourious Basterds complete with a
brand new introduciton.
If you haven't s...
ListenInglourious Basterds Part 2 Revisited from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.469710
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds truly sets the direction for his next several films, with its It Hitchcokian suspense, revisionist history and focus on revenge. It also happens to b...
Listen321 Django Unchained Part 3 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.465939
The Cine-Files exploration of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained reaches its powerful and very bloody conclusion as Django takes his revenge on Candie Land and everyone in it particularly ...
ListenPreview Critics Vs Fans LIVE!! from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.461701
Famed film critic for The New York Times, A.O. Scott has announced his retirement giving changes in cinema and toxic fandom as his reasons. John and Steve have a lot to say on this topic and the...
Listen322 Fans Vs. Critics LIVE! from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.456210
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris debate why the Fans vs Film Critics divide has never been wider and if this is leading to the death of Film Criticism an...
Listen323 The Cine-Files -- Fade In from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.451092
It looks like The Cine-Files aren't the only ones exploring the world of Quentin Tarantino. KCRW has just released a completely unique audio experience which tells the story of how this unli...
ListenPreview This is Spinal Tap from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.447269
This Friday, The Cine-Files goes to 11.
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Listen324 This is Spinal Tap from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.443584
Producer and Executive Michael Ross returns to The Cine-Files to discuss one of the funniest and most influential films ever made. To say that Rob Reiner's 1982 mockumentary, This is Spinal ...
ListenPreview The Social Network from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.440329
There are few movies that have been talked about more often as a potential episode of The Cine-Files than David Fincher's, The Social Network. Not only is this an incredible movie with a gro...
Listen325 The Social Network Part 1 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.436981
John Rocha calls David Fincher's, The Social Network, arguably the greatest film of the 21st century. Special Guest, Scott Mantz, describes it as "The Citizen Kane" of the 21st centu...
Listen326 The Social Network Part 2 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.400766
One of the things that makes David Fincher's The Social Network such a compelling film is how complex, brilliant and ultimately unknowable its main character is. What Sorkin, Fincher and, of...
Listen327 The Social Network Part 3 from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.395584
Well, it took them over three hours but Scott, John and Steve managed to complete their epic exploration of David Fincher's The Social Network in three parts.
If you haven't seen...
ListenPreview Iron Man 3 Live! from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.387983
This Sunday at 3PM Pacific time, The Cine-Files is returning to the MCU to discuss Iron Man 3 which was released almost exactly 10 years ago. While it made over a billion dollars, this film ofte...
Listen328 Iron Man 3 LIVE! from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.381254
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit IRON MAN 3 to discuss the film, PTSD in the MCU, The Mandarin controversy, where it ranks in the IRON MAN trilog...
Listen337 Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom LIve from 2023-12-13T15:47:56.256486
John, Steve and their special guests, Geek Buddies, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung, have had a few conversations about this movie to know that they aren't exactly on the same page about i...
ListenPreview Skyfall from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.070002
This Friday on The Cine-Files, John and Steve return to the world of James Bond to review what is, for both of them the finest film of the series. With brilliant direction by Sam Mendes, stunnin...
Listen329 Skyfall Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.067813
There aren't many filmmakers that can combine thrilling action, amazing special effects, and dazzling locations with fantastic performances, a great script and real human drama but Sam Mende...
Listen330 Skyfall Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.065855
John and Steve conclude their discussion on their favorite Bond Film, Skyfall from the capture of Silva to the epic, final confrontation with him at Bond's ancestral home.
If you have...
ListenPreview Spirited Away from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.062917
This Friday on The Cine-Files John and Steve are entering into the bizarre, wondrous and endlessly fascinating world of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. This is one of our most requested film...
Listen331 Spirited Away from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.060201
The world of Studio Ghibli is truly unlike anything The Cine-Files has explored before, with it's mystical storylines, fantastical characters and multiple interpretations, Spirited Away has ...
ListenPreview Tropic Thunder LIVE from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.058737
This Sunday June 11th, at 3PM Pacific Time on their YouTube Chanel, John and Steve are going live with one of the best satires of the 2000's. Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder takes aim at ev...
Listen332 Tropic Thunder LIVE! from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.057524
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit TROPIC THUNDER to discuss the film, revisit its timely humor, how it saved Tom Cruise, the controversy surroundi...
ListenPreview The Great Escape from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.055591
This week on The Cine-Files we are visiting one of Steve's all time favorites, John Sturgess' The Great Escape which stars, Steve McQueen, James Garner, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, C...
Listen333 The Great Escape Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.054232
The Cine-Files is continuing its exploration of war films and soldiers by traveling back to World War II and John Sturgess' classic POW movie, The Great Escape.
If you haven't see...
Listen334 the Great Escape Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.052194
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve conclude their discussion of The Great Escape, a films Steve loves but one that doesn't 100% connect with John. The resulting conversation is the ...
ListenPreview The Bridge on the River Kwai from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.050732
This Friday on The Cine-Files John and Steve begin their deep dive on one of the greatest war films ever made. With incredible cinematography, a fantastic score, brilliant script and unforgettab...
Listen335 The Bridge on the River Kwai Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.049440
The Bridge on the River Kwai is one of the most requested films in the history of The Cine-Files. This beautifully crafted film by director David Lean stars Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack H...
Listen336 The Bridge on the River Kwai Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.047557
This week's conversation, concluding their exploration of David Lean's Bridge on the River Kwai, takes Steve and John to some deep, complicated and conflicted places which is only fittin...
ListenPreview Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.045227
This Sunday on our YouTube channel Steve and John will be joined by Geek Buddies Shannon McClung and Michael Vogel for a very special (and possibly heated) discussion of Indiana Jones and the Te...
ListenShorts Compilation #7 from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.037216
The Cine-Files is proud to share with you a small sample of the great content available at patreon.com/thecinefiles. In this compilation you'll hear Steve and John discuss the WGA and Sag/Af...
ListenPreview First Blood from 2023-11-29T18:47:30.034143
This Friday on The Cine-Files, The Outlaw John Rocha takes over as we go back to the 1982 classic First Blood, Directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring, Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy and the gr...
Listen338 First Blood Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.995216
In this episode, The Outlaw, John Rocha leads Steve Morris into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, where Congressional Medal of Honor Winner John J. Rambo battles the sherif of a small town...
Listen339 First Blood Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.993843
All Hell is about to break lose in the town of Hope Washington as, John J. Rambo stops running and heads back towards the town to take his revenge on Sherif Teasle but First Blood is more than j...
ListenTribute to William Friedkin and The French Connection from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.991580
Yesterday we lost one of the great directors of 70s Cinema, William Friedkin. With films like The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorceror and To Live and Die in LA, Friedkin, definitely left a...
ListenWilliam Friedkin&The Exorcist from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.988534
John and Steve continue their tribute to the great William Friedkin with a return to one of the most terrifying movies of all time, The Exorcist.
If you haven't seen this incredible ...
Listen340 Mary Poppins Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.986590
This week The Cine-Files is absolutely thrilled to explore one of the most beloved films of all time. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards, and starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, Mary Poppins ...
Listen341 Mary Poppins Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.985329
If you thought part one of their discussion of Mary Poppins got deep wait till you hear where John and Steve went in part 2. The fact is, the more they talked about it, the more profound this fa...
ListenPreview Pee-Wee's big Adventure Live from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.983339
This Sunday at 3PM Pacific Time, The Cine-Files are going live on their YouTube channel to celebrate the life and work of Paul Reubens, AKA Pee-Wee Herman. Believe it or not this will also be Th...
Listen342 Pee-Wee's Big Adventure LIVE from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.981318
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit Pee Wee's Big Adventure directed by TIM BURTON and starring the late, great PAUL REUBENS as PEE WEE HERMAN. ...
ListenPreview The Night of The Hunter from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.979353
This Friday on The Cine-Files John and Steve will be doing something they've never done before, review a movie that neither of them had ever seen before. And what a film!! Charles Laughton...
Listen343 The Night of the Hunter Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.978215
The Cine-Files are thrilled to explore Charles Laughton's Night of the Hunter. Ranked by many as one of the greatest films ever made, The Night of the Hunter, has stunning visuals, powerful ...
Listen344 The Night of the Hunter Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.977071
John and Steve had a fantastic conversation in part 2 of their exploration of Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. This is definitely a film worth visiting and revisiting for it's...
ListenPreview The Wolf of Wall Street from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.975350
Get ready for a wild ride as Steve and John dig into a film with more sex, drugs, money and all around craziness that just about any other movie ever made. That's right, this Friday, The Cin...
Listen345 The Wolf of Wall Street Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.973302
In 2013 Director Martin Scorcese and actor/producer Leonardo DiCaprio collaborated on a film that is a debaucherous as it is funny, a film that, in it's own way pushes as many boundaries an...
Listen346 The Wolf of Wall Street Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.971578
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve go back to Wall Street to continue their discussion of one of the most outrageously debaucherous films ever made.
If you haven&...
Listen347 The Wolf of Wall Street Part 3 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.970126
Believe it or not John and Steve are concluding their exploration of Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street. It's certainly been quite a journey digging deep into the life of Jordan B...
ListenPreview Mission Impossible LIVE! from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.967997
This Sunday at 3PM Pacific time on their YouTube Channel, John and Steve go live to discuss the very first Mission Impossible film directed by Brian DePalma and the series as a whole.
You ...
Listen348 Mission Impossible LIVE! from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.966042
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit and discuss the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE franchise! They talk the growth of this franchise from the TV show to t...
ListenPreview Men in Black from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.962889
This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John explore one of their favorite films from the 90's, Men in Black. Whether, it's the deadpan performance of Tommy Lee Jones, the emergence of Wil...
Listen349 Men in Black Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.961166
After what seems like almost an entire summer of heavy movies (with the notable exception of Mary Poppins) John and Steve are thrilled to go back to one of the most successful and entertaining f...
Listen350 Men in Black Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.958734
John and Steve have a great time concluding their conversation of the 90's Action/Comedy/ScienceFiction Classic Men in Black.
If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy...
ListenPreview Frankenstein from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.955758
Happy Halloween Cine-Files!!! This year's spooky selection is a true classic, James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein, staring Colin Clive as Frankenstein and the iconic Boris Karloff as the cre...
ListenThe Shining (and special Halloween Intro) from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.951847
Happy Halloween Cine-Files! We've now been making this podcast for so long that we actually have a full week of Halloween specials and so we've decided to give you exactly that, starting...
Listen351 Frankenstein from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.947096
This year's Halloween special on The Cine-Files is a Monster Movie Classic from 1931. Directed by James Whale and Starring Colin Clive and the great Boris Karloff, Frankenstein (along with D...
ListenNightmare on Elm Street from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.945829
The Cine-Files Horror Week moves into the 80's and the world of dreams with Wes Craven's Nightmare on Elm Street.
If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stre...
ListenThe Exorcist from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.943702
Is the Exorcist the scariest Horror movie ever made? It's certainly a justifiable argument. Is The Exorcist the scariest movie ever covered on The Cine-Files? all signs point to yes.
...
ListenMisery Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.939111
The only two parter in The Cine-Files Halloween Week comes with our exploration of Rob Reiner's Misery in honor of the great James Caan. Steve and John both love this film from the fantastic...
ListenMisery Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.934069
With Part 2 of Misery The Cine-Files concludes their exploration of the scary side of movies and John and Steve have to admit to being a bit relieved. Hopefully they'll be brave enough to go...
ListenPreview Thor: Dark World LIVE! from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.899123
This Sunday, at 3PM Pacific Time on their YouTube Channel, John and Steve return to the MCU to discuss Thor: Dark World which premiered almost exactly 10 years ago. Many people were dissapointed...
Listen352 Thor: Dark World LIVE! from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.897794
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit THOR: THE DARK WORLD to discuss the film, if it's been unfairly villainized, the Jane Foster issue, Ch...
ListenPreview JFK from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.895885
In two weeks it will be 60 years since one of the most shattering moments in American history when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the streets of Dallas. Even today there are few m...
Listen353 JFK Part 1 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.894066
This week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John begin what they are certain will be an epic exploration of the powerful and highly controversial Oliver Stone film, JFK. With an absolutely incredible...
Listen354 JFK Part 2 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.892083
John and Steve go through the looking glass with District Attorney Jim Garrison as he expands his investigation into the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Now you might ...
ListenPlanes, Trains and Automobiles from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.890769
Happy Thanksgiving, Cine-Files, we hope you are celebrating with your family (if that's your thing) or sitting on your couch watching movies by yourself (If that's more your style) in fa...
Listen355 JFK Part 3 from 2023-11-29T18:47:29.888194
The problem with conspiracy theories is they can lead you down a rabbit hole and the JFK conspiracy might have more rabbit holes than any other conspiracy in American history. In this episode, S...
Listen275 Malcolm X Part 2 from 2022-04-15T07:00
The Season of Lee continues with Part 2 of our exploration of Malcolm X. In this episode we follow Malcolm Little as he commits crimes, is caught and sentenced to 10 years in prison but in many ...
Listen274 West Side Story Then and Now Live! from 2022-04-12T17:55:07
Last fall, Steve and John welcomed David Cornue and Milena Govich back to the show to honor the great Stephen Sondheim and re-release their original conversation bout West Side Story. Naturally,...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: Licorice Pizza from 2022-04-09T20:00
Steve and John both love the work of Paul Thomas Anderson. They have glowingly reviewed three of his films on The Cine-Files and in each one they expressed how much they admired his artistry, da...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: Nightmare Alley from 2022-04-09T19:00
Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley was probably the most surprising Best Picture Nomination for John and Steve. It's not that they expected to dislike the movie but neither of them thought the...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: West Side Story from 2022-04-09T03:12:45
Steven Spielberg's remake of one of the greatest musicals of all time didn't do well at the Box Office or at the Oscars, however, that doesn't stop both John and Steve from believing that this w...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: The Power of the Dog from 2022-04-09T03:08:13
Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog was very much the front runner for best picture this year and while it didn't win, the powerful choices, technical mastery and haunting story of this incredib...
Listen273 Malcolm X Part 1 from 2022-04-08T04:37
One can only imagine the tremendous pressure felt by 34 year old director Spike Lee when he took on the monumental task of telling the story of Malcolm X. Admired by some, hated by others but al...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: Don't Look Up from 2022-04-08T04:25:47
This really has been an incredible year for films but there is one movie nominated for best picture that neither John or Steve likes and that is Don't Look Up. It's not that the people behind it...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: King Richard from 2022-04-08T04:05:07
John and Steve reviewed King Richard several days before The Oscars but what happened there doesn't change the fact that Will Smith delivered an absolutely stunning performance as Richard Willia...
ListenPreview Malcolm X Part 1 from 2022-04-06T07:00
The Season of Lee continues this Friday with part 1 of our exploration of the beautifully crafted, controversial and incredibly powerful film Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington. Joining us on ...
ListenGeorge Stevens Jr. Complete Interview from 2022-04-02T00:04:31
A few months ago, during our exploration of the film Shane, we had the great pleasure of welcoming to our microphones the son of its director, George Stevens Jr. If you listened to the episode y...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: Drive My Car from 2022-03-31T03:00
Japanese director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi powerful exploration of love, loss, creativity and guilt is without question, beautifully made, filmed, edited and acted but while John loved it the editor a...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: Coda from 2022-03-31T01:29:48
When John and Steve sat down to deliver their review of Coda, neither of them knew it would eventually win the Oscar for best picture but they both absolutely loved the film and thought it had a...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews: Belfast from 2022-03-30T04:00
In their second review of the nominations for best picture, John and Steve explore Keneth Branagh's,s semi autobiographical film, Belfast. With luscious black and white photography, brilliant pe...
ListenThe Outlaw Nation Reviews Dune from 2022-03-30T01:58:09
Last week John invited Steve onto his YouTube channel to discuss the 10 films nominated for best picture. These were great conversations and we are absolutely thrilled to share them with y...
Listen271 Do the Right Thing Part 2 from 2022-03-18T07:00
The temperature continues to rise both physically and emotionally in this this Spike Lee masterpiece as the citizens of this Brooklyn Neighborhood interact in ways that are increasingly competit...
ListenWilliam Hurt Tribute and Broadcast News from 2022-03-17T23:33:41
William Hurt was a truly iconic actor, with a subtle yet powerful presence, dry delivery and unique style. Nominated for best actor three years in a row, he truly dominated the 80's but he also ...
Listen270 Do the Right Thing Part 1 from 2022-03-11T08:00
The Season of Lee continues with our deep dive into the film that put Spike Lee on the map as one of the most talented, daring and courageous directors of his generation, Do the Right Thing. Joh...
ListenPreview Do the Right Thing from 2022-03-09T17:38:47
The Season of Spike Lee continues with our exploration of the film that truly brought him onto the world stage, the unique, brilliant, challenging and deeply moving, Do the Right Thing. This fil...
Listen269 The Life and Films of Spike Lee from 2022-03-04T08:00
The Cine-Files is kicking off "The Season of Lee" with a deep dive into the life and work of one of the greatest filmmakers of the last 40 years. Joining John & Steve for this conversation a...
Listen268 Thor Live from 2022-03-03T22:56:18
This week, on their latest episode of The Cine-Files Live, John and Steve continue to play catch up with MCU, this time tackling the 2011, Kenneth Branagh film, Thor. Thor, like many Marvel char...
ListenPreview The Life and Films of Spike Lee from 2022-03-02T08:00
It's finally here, what we are calling, not "The Month of Lee", but the rather "The Season of Lee". That's right, for the next several months we will be exploring the life and films of one of th...
ListenPreview Thor Live from 2022-02-23T18:49:26
This Monday, 2/28/22, John and Steve continue playing catch up with the Marvel Universe with a live discussion of Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, ...
ListenPreview Dave from 2022-02-16T08:00
This week, to honor the great Ivan Reitman John and Steve will be exploring his 1993, Capraesque classic, Dave, Starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.
If you haven't seen this incredi...
Listen266 The Last Picture Show Part 2 from 2022-02-11T15:31
Peter Bogdanavich’s Last Picture Show is simultaneously a tribute to the great directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age and a true film of the seventies with incredible performances from Cloris Leach...
Listen265 Marvel's Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk Live from 2022-02-07T22:07:15
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk as they begin their revisit of the Marvel MCU movies on their 10 years and be...
ListenPreview Hulk & Iron Man 2 Live from 2022-02-02T08:00
This Sunday at 4PM PST, The Cine-Files are going live to begin their extremely long term plan to explore all the films of th Marvel Cinematic Universe. The goal is to review every Marvel movie o...
Listen264 The Last Picture Show Part 1 from 2022-01-28T08:00
What film symbolizes the cinema of the 1970's for you? Is it the operatic majesty of the Godfather films? The descent into madness of Taxi Driver? Maybe it's the brilliant dialogue of Network or...
ListenPreview The Last Picture Show from 2022-01-26T08:00
the 1970's was, without question, a transformative year for cinema and director, Peter Bogdanovich was, without question at the forefront of those transformations. His second film, The Last Pict...
Listen263 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Part 2 from 2022-01-21T08:00
There are, arguably, two iconic scenes in Stanley Kramer's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. In the first, you see the power, intensity, and genius of, arguably the greatest movie star of the 1960's...
Listen262 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Part 1 from 2022-01-14T08:00
The Cine-Files continues their celebration of the great Sidney Poitier with an exploration of one of his most beloved films, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring...
ListenPreview Guess Who's Coming to Dinner from 2022-01-12T08:00
In honor of the great Sidney Poitier, The Cine-Files is going back to the year he absolutely dominated the box office with not one, not two but three absolute blockbusters. In the The Heat of Th...
ListenSidney Poitier Tribute & In The Heat of the Night from 2022-01-11T03:25:27
To say that Sidney Poitier was a towering figure not only in Hollywood but in the very fabric of our country is a vast understatement. At one time he wasn't simply the most important African Ame...
ListenThe State of Cinema in 2021 and What We Can Expect in 2022 with Special Guests and Friends from 2022-01-10T06:49:01
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris welcome a host of guests to reflect back on the state of cinema in 2021 and to look back on the year in review. They als...
ListenPreview 2021 Year in Review Live from 2022-01-06T20:20:30
This Sunday at 2pm Pacific Time on their Youtube Channel, John and Steve will be joined by a few very special guests to discuss 2021 and take a look forward to 2022. There really is so much to d...
Listen260 Love Actually Part 2 from 2021-12-31T08:00
In part 2 of The Cine-files exploration of Richard Curtis' holiday classic, Love Actually, John, Steve and their special guest Michael Vogel will go from the world of international diplomacy to ...
Listen259 Love Actually Part 1 from 2021-12-24T08:00
There might not be another Christmas movie that is simultaneously more beloved and more criticized, than Richard Curtis' Romantic Comedy, Love Actually. This holiday tale follows 9 distinct love...
ListenThe Craft of The Cine-Files: Shorts Compilation from 2021-12-17T08:00
John and Steve love answering your questions on Patreon.com/thecinefiles and lately there have been a whole bunch of questions that had to do with the work; filmmaking, podcasting, editing and i...
Listen258 Rocky IV Director's Cut vs. Original Live from 2021-12-13T06:40:18
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris discuss the 1980s Cold War classic film, Rocky IV and its Directors Cut! We're gonna have a fun time discussing this one...
ListenWest Side Story and Tribute to Stephen Sondheim from 2021-12-10T06:55:33
This week on The Cine-Files we honor one of the most important composers and artists of the last century, Stephen Sondheim, by revisiting a conversation on the musical that brought him internati...
ListenPreview Rocky IV Live from 2021-12-08T17:11:57
Rocky IV is one of the most iconic and most patriotic films of the 1980's. Where the original Rocky was a subtle character study, the fourth in the series has broad themes, a simple story and, a...
Listen257 Shane Part 2 from 2021-12-03T08:00
The Cine-Files is not only thrilled to conclude their conversation of one of the greatest western's in the history of cinema, George Stevens 1953 classic, Shane, but they are eve more thrilled t...
ListenPlanes, Trains and Automobiles Revisited from 2021-11-26T08:00
Happy Thanksgiving Cine-Files, we are going way back to November of 2017 when Steve and John discussed what is, without question the greatest Thanksgiving film ever made, John Hughes' Planes, Tr...
Listen256 Shane Part 1 from 2021-11-19T08:00
On this very special episode of The Cine-Files, we are joined by a true pillar of the Hollywood community. George Stevens Jr. is not only the son of the director of this incredible film but the ...
ListenPreview Shane Part 1 from 2021-11-17T08:00
This Friday on The Cine-Files, we are thrilled to announce that we will be joined by one of the most exciting guests to ever grace our microphones. Founder of The American Film Institute and cre...
Listen255 Drunken Master 1 & 2 Live! from 2021-11-15T05:39:32
John and Steve just finished a livestream on two of Steve's favorite Kung Fu films, Jackie Chan's Drunken Master and Drunken Master 2 (Or Legend of the Drunken Master in the US)
Drunke...
Preview Drunken Master Live from 2021-11-10T08:00
This Sunday at 4PM Pacific Time on our YouTube channel, John and Steve will be discussing not just one Jackie Chan Classic but two. 1979's Drunken Master is the physical tour de force that made ...
Listen254 There Will be Blood Part 3 from 2021-11-05T07:00
It's here, the episode you've been waiting for, the one where John, Steve and their special guest, Emmy award winning sound editor Jon Greber conclude their deep dive into, what many consider to...
Listen253 Scream from 2021-10-29T07:05:29
It's Halloween at The Cine-Files and we are celebrating by exploring the most self referential horror movie in the history of the genre, Scream.
If you haven't seen this incredible ...
ListenPreview Scream from 2021-10-27T20:35:04
This week we're taking a break from There Will Be Blood to celebrate Halloween with one of the most popular scary movies ever made, Wes Craven's Scream.
If you haven't seen this...
Listen252 There Will Be Blood Part 2 from 2021-10-22T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, we continue our exploration of Paul Thomas Anderson's brilliant, challenging, raw, emotional, poetic and fundamentally unknowable film, There Will Be Blood, starring...
Listen251 There Will Be Blood Part 1 from 2021-10-15T07:00
There are few films that have been requested more than Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood and for good reason. It is a film that is truly unlike anything else and we are honored to have ...
ListenPreview There Will be Blood Part 1 from 2021-10-13T07:00
This Friday on The Cine-Files we return to the world of Paul Thomas Anderson with a film many consider to be his masterpiece. There Will be Blood is a tour de force with an amazing story, gorgeo...
ListenPreview 250th Episode Q&A from 2021-10-06T07:00
This Sunday October 10th at 5:00PM Pacific time on our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/c/TheCineFiles
https://youtube.com/c/TheCineFiles Steve and John will be celebrating their 2...
Listen249 Stand and Deliver Live from 2021-10-04T15:44:21
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, The Outlaw, John Rocha is taking us back to 1988 to discuss one of his favorite films about an educational hero who, like The Outlaw's family, immigrated fr...
ListenPreview Stand and Deliver Live from 2021-09-29T07:00
This Sunday, October Third at 4PM Pacific Time, The Cine-Files is going live to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an exploration Stand and Deliver. Edward James Olmos gives an absolutely, i...
Listen248 Breathless from 2021-09-24T07:30:06
One can argue that there is no more influential period in cinema than the French New Wave. Without it there is no cinematic revolution in the seventies. No Scorsese, Bogdanavich or Hal Ashby. Ca...
ListenPreview Breathless from 2021-09-22T07:00
A little over a week ago we lost the iconic Actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo. Belmondo is not only one of the pillars of the French New Wave but also an Actor who's style, intensity and profound ambigu...
Listen247 Duck Soup from 2021-09-17T07:00
There are many arguments about the funniest team in the history of cinema. There are die hard Laurel and Hardy fans. Some people love Abbot and Costello. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made some of...
ListenPreview Duck Soup from 2021-09-15T07:34:50
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve go back to 1933 to watch one of the greatest comedy teams of all time create chaos, start a war, wreck a country and have a fantastic time doing it. Du...
Listen246 Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World Part 2 from 2021-09-10T07:00
In this week's episode, Steve and John are once again joined by the hosts of The Lubber's Hole podcast to explore Peter Weir's period epic, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, based...
Listen245 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Part 1 from 2021-09-03T07:00
Well it's finally happened. With the help of Ian Bradley and Mike Shank from The Lubber's Hole Podcast, The Cine-Files is finally digging in to the the film based on Steve's favorite series of b...
ListenPreview Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Part 1 from 2021-09-01T07:00
This Friday The Cine-Files are finally digging in to the movie based on Steve's favorite books, Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World starring Russell Crow and Paul Bettan...
Listen244 The Assistants Live from 2021-08-30T05:42:27
This Week The Cine-Files are breaking all their rules to explore the Steve's film The Assistants on this month's Cine-Files Live. Not only that but they are joined in their conversation by produ...
ListenPreview The Assistants Live from 2021-08-25T07:00
This Sunday, August 29th at 4PM Pacific Time, The Cine-Files are breaking all their rules to talk about Steve's films, The Assistants and Great White Shark Beyond the Cage of Fear. The fact is, ...
Listen243 Ratatouille Part 2 from 2021-08-20T08:00
How would you feel if you found out that a rat was making your dinner? Would you be disgusted, nauseous, Angry, or would you accept, as Anton Ego, explained, that a great artist can come from an...
Listen242 Ratatouille Part 1 from 2021-08-13T07:00
It's hard to pick the strangest idea for a film to come out of Pixar studios; a garbage collecting robot? An old man who takes his house Up with a bunch of balloons? Or maybe it's that trip insi...
ListenPreview Ratatouille Part 1 from 2021-08-11T07:00
This Friday, The Cine-Files will be joined once again by our resident animation expert Michael Vogel to discuss Pixar's most delicious movie, Ratatouille
If you haven't seen thi...
Listen241 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Part 2 from 2021-08-06T07:00
This film is a compelling and haunting exploration into the relationship between one of America's most infamous outlaws and the man who decided to kill him. There were so many questions that cam...
ListenPreview The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Part 2 from 2021-08-04T07:00
This Friday on The Cine-Files we continue our exploration into Andrew Dominick's western, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. This is a profoundly lyrical film with incre...
Listen240 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Part 1 from 2021-07-30T07:12:55
Almost since the beginning of The Cine-Files, John and Steve have been planning to tackle this incredible western. It was one of John's favorites and Steve had never seen it, so he held off one ...
ListenPreview The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Part 1 from 2021-07-28T07:57:38
For over a decade, Steve has listened to John talk about how much he loves the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He knew it was a great film. After all, is there any critic...
Listen239 The Goonies Live from 2021-07-25T20:43:41
The Cine-Files and Geek Buddies are together again to honor the great Richard Donner with a live discussion of one of his most popular films. However, Michael, Shannon, John and Steve don't exac...
ListenPreview The Goonies Live from 2021-07-22T06:27:23
When we lost the great Richard Donner a few weeks ago, The Cine-Files discussed which of his films they wanted to explore to honor him. They had already done three of their favorites, Supe...
Listen238 Die Hard Part 3 from 2021-07-16T07:00
Steve and John are almost sad to be concluding their exploration of one of their favorite films, John McTiernan's archetypal action film, Die Hard.
If you haven't seen this incredib...
ListenPreview Die Hard Part 3 from 2021-07-14T07:00
One of the things we love the most on The Cine-Files is craftsmanship and Die Hard is one of the most brilliant crafted films of all time which is why we are so happy to be giving this movie the...
Listen237 Die Hard Part 2 from 2021-07-09T20:59:03
This week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John continue their exploration of one of the greatest action films of all time, John McTiernan's, Die Hard.
Yippeee Ki Yay MotherFucker...
ListenPreview Die Hard Part 2 from 2021-07-07T07:00
The Cine-Files Community picked Die Hard for the early episode of the show they most wanted to hear us resist. Our first episode back in 2016 was just over an hour. We've already recorded 4 hour...
Listen236 Die Hart Part 1 from 2021-07-02T07:11:09
To say that Die Hard is one of Steve and John's favorite movies is an understatement. To say that The Cine-Files didn't come close to doing it justice back in 2016 is a fact. To say that they we...
Listen236 Die Hard Part 1 from 2021-07-02T07:11:09
To say that Die Hard is one of Steve and John's favorite movies is an understatement. To say that The Cine-Files didn't come close to doing it justice back in 2016 is a fact. To say that they we...
ListenPreview Die Hard Part 1 from 2021-06-30T07:00
Back in the early days of The Cine-Files our episodes were rarely more than an hour. Today our episodes are rarely less than two hours with most movies taking at least three or four. That means ...
ListenNed Beatty & Superman from 2021-06-25T07:00
Are you interested in the early days of The Cine-Files? Then look no further than our exploration of Superman with special guest, Michael Vogel. This was the third episode of the podcast and to ...
ListenNed Beatty and Network from 2021-06-24T07:00
It's no surprise to anyone that actors are often type cast in Hollywood. What is a surprise is that only a couple of years after Ned Beatty was humiliated in his first film, Deliverance, that he...
ListenNed Beatty and Deliverance from 2021-06-23T06:33:45
A few days ago we lost one of the most versatile character actors in the history of film, Ned Beatty and to honor him, we are releasing three performances that highlight that incredible versatil...
Listen235 MCU Top Ten from 2021-06-21T07:41:46
We all know Steve has a tough time ranking stuff but John finally convinced him to do it and the result is an absolutely fantastic conversation. Of course, what make this live episode even bette...
ListenPreview The Marvel Cinematic Universe Live from 2021-06-16T07:00
Not only are John and Steve going to discuss Steve's Top 10 MCU films (John announced his on a recent episode of The Top Ten Show) but they will be making a very special announcement on how The ...
Listen234 His Girl Friday from 2021-06-11T07:00
There are many firsts in this episode of The Cine-Files -- First Cary Grant Movie, First Rosalind Russell Movie, First film directed by Howard Hawks and their first true Screwball Comedy.
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Preview His Girl Friday from 2021-06-09T07:00
This Friday on The Cine-Files, John and Steve return to the Golden Age of Hollywood and a genre they've almost entirely ignored. The Screwball comedy was a mainstay of the 30's and 40's and nobo...
ListenShorts Compilation #4 from 2021-06-04T07:00
Every week on https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles, John and Steve release brief (and sometimes not so brief) conversations that we call "Cine-Files Shorts". Most of the topics are chosen by the...
Listen233 Moneyball Part 2 from 2021-05-28T07:00
This week John and Steve return to the Oakland Colosseum to watch one of the most improbably teams in the history of baseball break one of the leagues most important records, a 20 game win strea...
ListenPreview Moneyball Part 2 from 2021-05-26T07:00
This Friday on The Cine-Files, John and Steve return to Oakland to watch Billy Beane, Peter Brand and Sabermetrics bring the A's from the bottom of the American League West to the opportunity to...
Listen232 Moneyball Part 1 from 2021-05-21T07:00
Back in January we asked you which movie from 2011 you wanted us to dig into first in 2021. Your answer, by the slimmest of possible margins, was Moneyball. Moneyball is as unlikely a movie as t...
ListenPreview Moneyball Part 1 from 2021-05-19T07:00
Well Cine-Files, it's 2021 and that means a whole new year of films is available for review on the podcast and when we asked you which 2011 movie you wanted us to explore first the competition w...
Listen231 Transformers Live from 2021-05-17T06:12:03
Cine-Files Live has been a fantastic addition to the Cine-Files schedule for many reasons.
1. Steve & John get to talk about films they might not ever get to discuss on the regular sh...
ListenPreview Transformers Live from 2021-05-12T07:00
Michael Bay's Transformers is a film John has watched many times and absolutely loves. Steve saw it once in the theater and had no desire to see it again. But one of the things that makes doing ...
Listen230 Being There from 2021-05-07T07:00
The 1979 film Being There, directed by Hal Ashby and starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvin Douglas and Jack Warden is an odd, quirky, funny and surprising film about a, not very brigh...
ListenPreview Being There from 2021-05-05T07:18:34
It's possible you think that every decision made by our leaders, political, economic or otherwise are intelligent, rational and very well considered or, it's possible, that deep down you suspect...
Listen229 Punch-Drunk Love from 2021-04-30T08:00
https://amzn.to/3sZIs8ATo say that Paul Thomas Anderson's 2002 film Punch-Drunk Love inspires an incredible range of reaction is an understatement. some people find this film un...
ListenPreview Punch-Drunk Love from 2021-04-28T08:00
One of our favorite Patrons suggested the Paul Thomas Anderson this film and we are so glad he did because Punch-Drunk Love is a tense, powerful and fundamentally unfathomable film with a surpri...
Listen228 13 Assassins from 2021-04-23T07:00
Cine-Files Patron John Goetz made this pick and we are so happy he did because 13 Assassins is an incredible Samurai film with a great cast, beautiful images and one of the most ridiculous battl...
ListenPreview 13 Assassins from 2021-04-21T07:00
Is 13 Assassins an absolutely mind blowing action film? Yes. Is 13 Assassins a somber meditation on the nature of duty? Yes. Is Lord Naritsugu, the villain of 13 Assassins one of the most distur...
Listen227 Predator Live from 2021-04-17T18:14:08
In their second Cine-Files Live, Steve and John dig into the classic 80's action movie predator. it's fantastic ensemble cast, great score and smart direction from John McTiernan in his first fi...
ListenPreview Predator Livestream! from 2021-04-14T07:00
This Friday April 16th at 2:00PM Pacific Time The Cine-Files goes live with a classic 80's action movie, Predator. This will be your chance to interact with Steve John and give your comments and...
Listen226 The Remains of the Day Part 2 from 2021-04-09T20:00
Not one but two of our Cine-Files Patrons chose, the 1993 Merchant/Ivory drama The Remains of the Day for John and Steve to review and we are thrilled that they did. With incredible performances...
ListenPreview The Remains of the Day Part 2 from 2021-04-07T07:00
This Friday on The Cine-Files, Steve and John conclude their exploration on The Remains of the Day. This is a deeply personal movie for both of them and the conversation they have takes them int...
Listen225 The Remains of the Day Part 1 from 2021-04-02T07:00
Not one but two of our Cine-Files Patrons chose, the 1993 Merchant/Ivory drama The Remains of the Day for John and Steve to review and we are thrilled that they did. With incredible performances...
ListenPreview The Remains of the Day Part 1 from 2021-03-31T18:56:50
This Friday on The Cine-Files we explore one of the most beautifully restrained films of all time. With incredible performances from Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox and Christopher Ree...
ListenGeorge Segal & Who's Afraid of the Virginia Woolf from 2021-03-31T00:57:24
In Honor of George Segal, we are re-releasing a very early episode of The Cine-Files. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf is one of the most brilliant, challenging and shattering plays of all time. (...
Listen224 Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country Part 2 from 2021-03-26T07:00
Star Trek Expert, Scott Mantz returns to The Cine-Files to conclude their exploration of Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country in honor of the incredible actor, Christopher Plummer, who chews up...
ListenPreview Star Trek VI Part 2 from 2021-03-24T18:06:30
This Friday on The Cine-Files we conclude our exploration of Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country with special guest Scott Mantz. Star Trek VI is, without question, the darkest story of the ori...
ListenStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Part 1 from 2021-03-19T07:00
This week the crew of The Can-Files returns to the 23rd Century to explore the final voyage of Star Trek’s original cast with an exploration of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. This is a ...
Listen223 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Part 1 from 2021-03-19T07:00
This week the crew of The Can-Files returns to the 23rd Century to explore the final voyage of Star Trek’s original cast with an exploration of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. This is a ...
ListenPreview Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country from 2021-03-17T08:00
This Friday, The Cine-Files honor one of the great actors of all time, Christopher Plummer, with an exploration of one of our all time favorites. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Naturall...
ListenCine-Files Live Godfather Coda from 2021-03-13T07:07:05
Welcome to the very first episode of Cine-Files Live. From this point forward John and Steve will be doing a live conversation on YouTube. Today's episode was their exploration of Godfather Coda...
ListenPreview The Godfather Coda (LIVE) from 2021-03-10T09:00
This Friday March 12th at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, John and Steve will explore The Godfather Part III in a whole new show we're calling "Cine-Files Live". Once a month the Cine-Files will a discuss...
Listen221 The Godfather Part 2 Act 4 from 2021-03-05T08:00
Believe it or not John and Steve have actually made it to the final moments of one of the greatest movies in the history of Cinema and yet, even after hours and hours of exploration, the...
ListenPreview The Godfather Part 2 Act 4 from 2021-03-03T09:00
Guess what Cine-files! We actually made it to the end of The Godfather Part 2. After the deepest deep dive in Cine-Files history, John and Steve will finally give their final thoughts on this ci...
Listen220 The Godfather Part 2 Act 3 from 2021-02-26T08:00
The thing about great movies is that they create opportunities for reflection, not just on the world of the film but on our own lives. The Godfather Part 2 is a prime example of this and the con...
ListenPreview The Godfather Part 2 Act 3 from 2021-02-24T09:00
This Friday, John and Steve are back to continue their deep dive into The Godfather Part 2. In this episode they'll speculate on when Michael's true feelings about Fredo both before and after hi...
Listen219 The Godfather Part 2 Act 2 from 2021-02-19T08:00
Honestly, John and Steve have no idea how many episodes of The Cine-Files it will take to explore Francis Ford Coppola's, The Godfather Part 2, but one thing they do know is that two is definite...
ListenPreview The Godfather Part 2 Act 2 from 2021-02-17T09:00
Will this Friday's continuation of The Cine-Files exploration of The Godfather Part 2 be the conclusion? You'll just have to listen to find out. (Okay, all of us know it's going to take a lot mo...
Listen218 The Godfather Part 2 Act 1 from 2021-02-12T08:00
The journey through the world of the Corleone Family is unlike anything The Cine-Files have ever embarked on before and they have approached it with the reference and attention to detail worthy ...
ListenPreview The Godfather Part 2 Act 1 from 2021-02-10T09:00
Our exploration of The Godfather was one of the most in depth and detailed series of podcasts in the history of The Cine-Files and our exploration of The Godfather Part 2 is going to be just as ...
Listen217 The Godfather Act 3 from 2021-02-05T08:00
The Cine-Files are proud to bring you the conclusion of their epic discussion of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, The Godfather. This is one of the greatest films ever mad and John and Steve ...
ListenHal Holbrook & All The President's Men (Revisited) from 2021-02-04T06:51:58
WARNING: If you hate when The Cine-Files gets political, then, this podcast isn't for you.
A few days ago we lost the great Hal Holbrook, an actor who has been a mainstay of Theater, TV a...
ListenCloris Leachman & Young Frankenstein (Revisited) from 2021-02-04T06:38:34
Cloris Leachman was a working actor for seven decades. She starred on Broadway and the golden age of television in the late forties and fifties. She won an academy award for one of the seminal m...
Listen216 The Godfather Act 2 from 2021-01-29T08:00
There has, perhaps been no more anticipated episodes of The Cine-Files than Francis Ford Coppola's , The Godfather and, consequently, no movie that John and Steve stressed about more than this m...
Listen215 The Godfather Act 1 from 2021-01-22T08:00
The Godfather is, without question, one of the most eagerly anticipated movies in the history of The Cine-Files and that's not surprising. After all, it ranks as the number two film on the lates...
Listen214 The Life and Films of Francis Ford Coppola from 2021-01-15T08:00
The Cine-Files is starting off their Month(s) of Coppola with an exploration of the man himself. Francis Ford Coppola is not only one of the most important directors of all time he is also, in m...
Listen213 Mississippi Burning Part 2 from 2021-01-08T08:00
Mississippi Burning is not easy. The topic is difficult, The action is painful and the action is painful and the controversy around the film is as revlant today as it was over thirty years ago. ...
Listen212 Mississippi Burning Part 1 from 2021-01-01T08:00
This week, The Cine-Files welcome screenwriter David McKenna (Blow, S.W.A.T. & American History X) to discuss one of his favorite films, the brilliant, controversial and difficult, Mississip...
ListenNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Revisited) from 2020-12-25T23:36:33
Christmas wouldn't be complete without a visit from our very own Clark Griswald, Michael Ross. John and Steve barely made it out of this one alive.
If you haven't seen this incredib...
ListenScrooged (Revisited) from 2020-12-25T10:00
John's favorite Christmas movie (like Steve's) is It's a Wonderful Life, but if you asked him what his second favorite is, the answer might very well be the 1988, reimagining of A Christmas Caro...
ListenMiracle on 34th St. (Revisited) from 2020-12-25T09:00
Steve & John are feeling a bit nostalgic this year and decided to take a sentimental journey to a true classic. Miracle on 34th St. is a perfect Christmas movie, it's battle between spirit a...
ListenIt's a Wonderful Life (revisited) from 2020-12-25T08:00
This year, The Cine-Files decided to dig into their vaults and revisit their favorite holiday episodes with some brand new intros, starting with John and Steve's Favorite, It's a wonderful life....
Listen210 The Untouchables Part 2 from 2020-12-11T08:57:41
Things turn darker in the second half of The Untouchables but John Rocha and Steve Morris aren't worried because special guests, Shannon McClung and Stephen B. Jones are there to help them navig...
ListenThe Cine-Files 200th Episode Spectacular (Audio Only Version) from 2020-12-04T09:47:09
Well, it’s finally here. The long overdue and much anticipated, Cine-Files 200th Episode Spectacular. For the first time in the history of The Cine-Files you will be able to both hear and SEE Jo...
ListenThe Untouchables Part 1 from 2020-11-19T08:00
In honor of Sir Sean Connery who we lost a few weeks ago and Ennio Morricone who we lost a few months ago, The Cine-Files is going back to prohibition era Chicago, where four honest cops will ta...
Listen208 The Commitments from 2020-11-13T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files, we honor Director Alan Parker with the film that brings us more joy and more great music than any other North Dublin Soul movie you can think of.
...
Listen208 Sean Connery Tribute & Highlander from 2020-11-06T08:00
This week the Cine-Files is on video with special guest Stephen B. Jones to discuss the life and films of the great Sean Connery. They even spend some time digging into the cult film Highlander....
ListenThe Hunt for Red October Rebroadcast from 2020-11-05T17:00
Our tribute to Sean Connery continues with an exploration of the one the most beautifully crafted movies of the early 90's, The Hunt for Red October.
If you haven't seen the film yo...
ListenLast Crusade Part 2 Rebroadcast from 2020-11-04T18:18:27
The Cine-Files is pulling out all the stops to honor Sean Connery with rebroadcasts of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (With special Guest Shannon McClung followed by The Hunt for Red October...
ListenLast Crusade Part 1 Rebroadcast from 2020-11-03T22:25:56
A few days ago we lost the great Sean Connery, an actor who has entertained and thrilled us for almost six decades. We at The Cine-Files plan on doing a lot to honor his incredible career starti...
Listen207 The Exorcist from 2020-10-30T07:00
Happy Halloween Cine-Files and welcome to our annual journey into the world of horror films. This year we are tackling what is, arguably, the scariest movie of all time, William Friedkin's The E...
ListenShorts Compilation #3 from 2020-10-23T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we give you another small taste of all the content available onhttps://www.patreon.com/TheCineFile
This compilation includes
The Cine-Files Gets Hungry<...
Listen206 Brian's Song from 2020-10-16T07:00
After the great Gayle Sayers died a few weeks ago John and Steve's mind's immediately turned to the 1971 film, Brian's Song but they weren't really sure if this 74 minute TV movie was worthy of ...
Listen205 Black Panther Part 3 from 2020-10-09T07:00
Well here it is, the epic conclusion of our three part exploration of Marvel's Black Panther in honor of Chadwick Boseman with special guests Jay Washington and Winston A. Marshall.
204 Black panther Part 2 from 2020-10-02T07:25:49
This week on The Cine-Files we continue our exploration of Black Panther with special guests, Jay Washington and Winston A. Marshall.
However, we felt that simply entering the world...
Listen203 Black Panther Part 1 from 2020-09-25T07:00
https://nc.thenccs.org/donate-blackpantherThis week, The Cine-Files is breaking their most important rule to honor a man who’s real life was as heroic as the characters he played on the big scre...
ListenThe Cine-Files LiveStream Big Announcements + Q&A from 2020-09-19T18:51:57
There are lots of big things happening at The Cine-Files and Steve and John felt the best way to announce them was in a special Youtube livestream. You can actually watch at https://www.youtube....
Listen202 Million Dollar Baby Part 2 from 2020-09-11T07:00
There are some episodes where Steve and John laugh a lot and some episodes where they get into heated debates. There are even some episodes where they get so excited about the movie they are rev...
Listen201 Million Dollar Baby Part 1 from 2020-09-04T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we are partnering with Warner Brothers and their "Hollywood's Most Influential Filmmakers" series which premieres 9/15 at YouTube.com/WarnerBrosOnline, to produ...
ListenCine-Files Shorts Compilation #2 from 2020-08-28T07:00
If you are a supporter of The Cine-Files on Patreon, you already know about the weekly Cine-Files Shorts recorded by John and Steve but if you aren't here's a sample of what you're missing. Incl...
Listen199 Major League Part 2 from 2020-08-21T07:00
My guess is, no one working on Major League back in the late 80’s could possibly imagine how beloved this baseball, underdog story would become but the fact is, Major League is a fantastic movie...
Listen198 Major League Part 1 from 2020-08-14T07:00
Way back in October of 2018 The Cine-Files were joined by writer, director, Kay Cannon to discuss A League of their Own. That's when Kay made us promise to have her back if we ever do Major Leag...
Listen197 Patton Part 2 from 2020-08-07T07:00
In Part 2 of their discussion of Patton, John and Steve discuss, leadership, military tactics, honor, glory and the Cold War. Those are big topics but Patton is a big movie. So if you haven't se...
ListenThe Adventures of Robin Hood and a Tribute to Olivia de Haviland from 2020-07-31T07:00
She was a star in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her first role was in Max Reinhardt's A Midsummer Nights Dream in 1935. She signed a deal with Warner Brothers and appeared in some of their most i...
Listen196 Patton Part 1 from 2020-07-24T07:00
This week The Cine-Files begin their exploration of the strange, complicated and powerful film, Patton. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, Director and Screenpla...
Listen195 Oh God! from 2020-07-17T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, we honor the great Carl Reiner with an exploration of his 1977 classic, Oh God! starring John Denver, Teri Garr and the great George Burns. Written by Larry Gelbart ...
Listen194 1776 Part 2 from 2020-07-10T07:00
The birth of the American nation was not an easy one and in part 2 of their exploration of the musica,l 1776, John and Steve dig into the meaning, compromises and sins of our independence.
<... Listen193 1776 Part 1 from 2020-07-03T07:00
For the Fourth of July this year, John and Steve looked around for the most patriotic movie they could find and what could be better than, the musical, 1776 that focuses on those incredible mome...
Listen192 Inception Part 2 from 2020-06-26T07:00
John and Steve go seriously deep In part two of their exploration of Christopher Nolan's mind bending, heist movie, Inception. This movie is anything but straight forward and the deeper they wen...
Listen191 Inception Part 1 from 2020-06-19T07:00
For the first movie we review from 2010, you chose the mind bending, visually stunning Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan.
This is a big, complicated, intricately made and dee...
Listen190 Brief Encounter from 2020-06-12T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we go back to 1945 for Brief Encounter, the final collaboration between playwright Noel Coward and a director who will become one of the greatest of all time, David L...
ListenPolitics and Art from 2020-06-05T07:00
So, this was supposed to be just another ordinary week for The Cine-Files; release a short to our supporters on Patreon on Wednesday and then our usual breakdown of a film on Friday, but nothing...
Listen189 Chariots of Fire Part 2 from 2020-05-29T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve conclude their exploration of Hugh Hudson's academy award winning film, Chariots of Fire.
If you haven't seen this incredible film you can...
Listen188 Chariots of Fire Part 1 from 2020-05-22T07:00
Anyone who listens to The Top Ten Show knows that this is one of John's favorite movies. Well guess what? Steve loves it too and they have a fantastic time talking about this 1981 best picture w...
Listen187 Silverado Part 2 from 2020-05-15T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve strap on their six shooters and return to the town of Silverado. This is one of their favorite westerns. It's beautifully crafted, has a wonderful cas...
Listen186 Silverado Part 1 from 2020-05-08T09:31:07
In honor of the great Brian Dennehy, Steve and John saddle up for the old west and one of their favorite western, Silverado.
If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or ...
Listen184 Field of Dreams Part 2 from 2020-04-24T07:00
Field of Dreams is a very special movie for both Steve and John, with deep, personal connections to both of their lives. In this episode, they talk about their relationships to their fathers, th...
Listen183 Field of Dreams Part 1 from 2020-04-17T07:00
Right now all of us are living in a world that seems very strange and even scary. At times like this, we often turn to film s that are warm and comforting. Few films fit that description better ...
Listen182 The Seventh Seal from 2020-04-10T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve honor the great Max Von Sydow with the film that introduced him to the world, Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal.
If you haven't seen this incre...
Listen181 The Hunt for Red October from 2020-04-03T07:09:43
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve go back to the Cold War to watch Jack Ryan help the ballistic missile submarine, Red October defect
If you haven't seen the film you can buy or...
Listen180 Spartacus Part 2 from 2020-03-27T07:00
John and Steve have a lot to say about Part 2 of Spartacus and a few crazy stories about Kirk, Stanley, Dalton, Lawrence, Jean and Peter.
If you want to buy or stream Spartacus clic...
Listen179 Spartacus Part 1 from 2020-03-20T07:00
In honor of the great Kirk Douglas, who we lost last month at the age of 103, Steve and John are digging in to one of the great epics in the history of film, Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus. Listen
Livestream # 1 The Coronavirus from 2020-03-19T17:11:22
Hi Cine-Files, many of you know that we recently released our first video livestream to discuss the coronavirus on YouTube. For those of you who didn't see it, we decided to release the audio he...
Listen178 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Part 2 from 2020-03-13T07:00
Hard to imagine more fun on The Cine-Files than a whole month adventuring with Indiana Jones and special guest Shannon McClung but sadly it's all coming to an end with this hilarious, heartfelt ...
Listen177 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Part 1 from 2020-03-06T08:00
Once Shannon, John and Steve start talking about Indiana Jones they find it very hard to stop. In fact, their enthusiasm took them right over Temple of Doom and into the third installment of the...
Listen176 Raiders of the Lost Ark Part 2 from 2020-02-28T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we are once again joined by Geek Buddies co-host, Shannon McClung to discuss one of the greatest adventure films ever made, Stephen Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ar...
Listen175 Raiders of the Lost Ark from 2020-02-21T08:00
In this very special episode of The Cine-Files, Steve and John go back in time to redo their first episode, Raiders of the Lost Ark with special guest Shannon McClung.
You can buy or stre...
Listen174 Monty Python's Life of Brian Part 2 from 2020-02-14T08:00
This week John and Steve continue their exploration of the profound, controversial, thought provoking and consistently hilarious Life of Brian.
If you want want to truly understand what t...
Listen173 Monty Python's The Life of Brian from 2020-02-07T08:00
John and Steve jump right in to this irreverent, controversial and some would say, blasphemous exploration of religion, history and hypocrisy that is Monty Python's Life of Brian.
I...
Listen172 Yojimbo Commentary from 2020-01-31T08:00
This is it. The end of The Cine-Files Month of Kurosawa and what better way to finish it off than with a commentary track on one of his most popular films, the thrilling, and incredibly influent...
Listen171 Seven Samurai Part 2 from 2020-01-24T08:16:30
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve conclude their exploration of what is unquestionably one of the greatest films of all time, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
Don’t forget ...
ListenBuck Henry & The Graduate from 2020-01-22T22:36:18
Hey Cine-Files, last week we lost the great, talented and uniquely funny Buck Henry, whose writing and performances amused and challenged us on everything from Get Smart and Saturday Night Live ...
Listen170 Seven Samurai Part 1 from 2020-01-17T08:00
Seven Samurai is one of the most powerful, archetypal and influential movies in the history of art and Steve and John can’t wait to talk about it.
Don’t forget to support The ...
Listen169 The Life and Films of Akira Kurosawa from 2020-01-10T08:00
We begin our month of Kurosawa with an episode devoted to the man himself. John and Steve truly admire this amazing filmmaker and they have a lot to say about the themes, techniques and evolutio...
Listen168 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation from 2020-01-04T08:00
In case you didn’t know, the holidays aren’t easy and nothing was easy about recording this episode. Between stomach viruses, sick kids, busted travel plans and stressful holiday parties, The Ci...
ListenWrath of Khan Revisit (with a special new introduction from 2019-12-20T08:00
We had so much fun in our last conversation with Scott Mantz about Star Trek: The Motion Picture that we thought it would be fun to revisit our very first episode with him as a guest way back in...
Listen167 Star Trek the Motion Picture Part 2 from 2019-12-13T08:00
There is so much love for Star Trek between John, Steve and their special guest, Scott Mantz that they couldn't contain it in one episode. So, here is part two of their exploration of the first ...
Listen166 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Part 1 from 2019-12-06T08:34:53
Star Trek is, in many ways, the frist fan driven Franchise and Star Trek the Motion Picture, is the moment in history when the power of dedicated fans changed the course of Hollywood and The Cin...
Listen165 Chinatown Part 2 from 2019-11-29T08:00:07
This week on The Cine-Files we conclude our exploration of the enigma that is Roman Polanski's Chiantown.
Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.c...
Listen164 Chinatown Part 1 from 2019-11-22T08:00
In honor of the great Robert Evans, Steve and John begin a journey into the deep, unknowable world of Roman Polanski’s Chinatown.
Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at htt...
ListenCine-Files Shorts Compilation #1 from 2019-11-15T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we've decided to give you a small taste of the extra content available on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles
This is four of our favorites shorts.&n...
Listen163 On the Waterfront Part 2 from 2019-11-08T08:00
There is so much to discuss in On the Waterfront; the feeling of betrayal and what could have been, the meaning of loyalty and when one must abandon it, The communist party and the blacklist, an...
Listen162 On the Waterfront Part 1 from 2019-11-01T07:29:54
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve explore one of the most groundbreaking, influential and powerful films ever made, Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront, starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden,...
Listen161 A Nightmare on Elm Street from 2019-10-25T07:00
Happy Halloween everyone! The Cine-files is tackling another great, horror icon. Last year it was Michael Myers and Halloween. This year we enter the dreamscape of Elm street and the terrifying ...
Listen160 The General from 2019-10-18T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve go back to the silent era to admire one of the greatest physical comedian of all time in what is widely considered to be his masterpiece. The General i...
Listen159 Anchorman:The Legend of Ron Burgundy from 2019-10-04T08:18:10
In 2004 Will Farrell and Adam Mckay made the first feature film of their long partnership and it is one of the funniest movies of late 2004 (give or take)
Don’t forget to support Th...
Listen158 Akira Part 2 from 2019-09-27T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we conclude our exploration of Anime Masterpiece, Akira with special guest, Emma Fiffe.
Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www...
Listen157 Akira Part 1 from 2019-09-20T07:00
This week The Cine-Files takes it's first journey into the world of Japanese Anime with an exploration of the groundbreaking, 1988, masterpiece, Akira, directed by Katushiro Ottomo. Joining us i...
Listen156 The Third Man Part 2 from 2019-09-13T07:00
On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve and John return to the labyrinthian world of Harry Lime with new insights and new ideas.
Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files ...
Listen155 The Third Man part 1 from 2019-09-06T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve, explore the shadows of Carol Reed's Noir Masterpiece, The Third Man starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles.
Don’t forget to ...
Listen154 The Way of the Dragon from 2019-08-30T07:00
Last week it was John's guilty pleasure and this week it's Steve's turn with Bruce Lee's 1972, Directorial Debut, The Way of the Dragon. With a pretty lame plot, and low budget, and use of stere...
Listen153 Zorro the Gay Blade from 2019-08-23T07:00
It's guilty pleasure time on The Cine-Fiels and this week we are discussing John's pick 1981 Zorro The Gay Balde, starring George Hamilton. Believe it or not we had a fantastic conversation on t...
Listen152 Apollo 13 Part 2 from 2019-08-16T06:20:10
This week on The Cine-Files we continue our exploration of Ron Howard's Academy Award Nominated Film Apollo 13 wit animation writer Dave Rapp.
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Listen151 Apollo 13 Part 1 from 2019-08-09T07:00
Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.net
Fac...
Listen149 the Last of the Mohicans from 2019-07-26T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we dig deep into one of John's favorite movies, Michael Mann's journey into the Leather Stocking Tales and the French Indian War. Starring Daniel Day Lewis and Madele...
ListenRutger Hauer & Blade Runner from 2019-07-25T22:31:56
There are certain moments in film which not only define a career but etch themselves indelibly into our memory. Rutger Hauer's performance as Roy Baty in Blade Runner is one of those moments. We...
Listen148 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior from 2019-07-19T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we are joined by animator Stephen B. Jones to discuss one of the most influential action films of the 80's, George Miller's Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
147 La Bamba from 2019-07-12T07:00
This week The Cine-Files explores one of the greatest Rock Bio Pics of all time and one of John's personal favorites, Luis Valdez' La Bamba
Don’t forget to support The C...
Listen146 Airplane! from 2019-07-05T17:57:58
This week on The Cine-Files we are joined by one of our favorite guests, Scott Mantz to discuss what is arguably the funniest movie of all time. In fact, two people on this podcast make that exa...
Listen145 The Civil War Part 2 from 2019-06-29T10:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve conclude their exploration of Ken Burns' Civil War. This is a powerful, deeply resonant documentary that has as much to say today as it did almost 30 y...
ListenCine-Files Special Mantz Edition from 2019-06-21T18:00
Ever wonder what John and Steve talk to Scott Mantz about after finishing a Cine-Files Episode? Well here's your chance to find out. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon...
Listen144 The Civil War Part 1 from 2019-06-14T07:03:23
This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John leave the movie theater and turn to the small screen for an exploration of what is arguably the greatest historical documentary ever made, The Civil War b...
Listen143 Con Air from 2019-06-07T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve take a break from the serious stuff by doing a deep dive into a guilty pleasure, the 1997 over the top action movie starring Nicholas Cage, Con Air. D...
Listen142 Network Part 2 from 2019-05-24T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we return to the world of Paddy Chayefsky's Network with special guest, KCRW's Warren Olney. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineF...
Listen141 Network Part 1 from 2019-05-17T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we explore one of the most powerful, poetic and prescient films of all time, Paddy Chayefsky's Network with special guest, KCRW's Warren Olney Don’t forget to support ...
Listen140 Return of the Jedi from 2019-05-03T07:00
This week The Cine-Files is joined, once again, by Michael Vogel to conclude our exploration of the original Star Wars Trilogy with Return of the Jedi. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at ...
Listen139 Braveheart Part 2 from 2019-04-26T07:01:31
Today on The Cine-Files John and Steve conclude their exploration of Mel Gibsons, 1995 epic Braveheart. Yes, they continue to point out this films historical innacuracies, but they also discuss how...
Listen138 Braveheart Part 1 from 2019-04-19T08:18:08
This week The Cine-Files begins their epic exploration of one their most requested films of all time, Mel Gibson's Braveheart. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/Th...
Listen137 Lost in America from 2019-04-12T07:02:54
If you like hearing Steve and John disagree this is the podcast for you. Steve first saw Albert Brooks' Lost in America in the late 80's and has loved it ever since. John first saw Lost in America ...
Listen136 Back to the Future Part 2 from 2019-04-05T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve are once again joined by two of their fravorite guests, Shannon McClung and Micahel Vogel to continue their hilarious conversation on Back to the Future. ...
Listen135 Back to the future Part 1 from 2019-03-29T06:50:14
When Steve Morris and John Rocha get together to talk movies with their friends and favorite Cine-File guests Micahel Vogel and Shannon McClung, you know it's going to be a lot of fun but when they...
Listen134 Inglourious Basterds Part 2 from 2019-03-22T07:00
In Part 2 of their exploration of Quinten Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Steve and John have a deep, intense conversation about justice, revenge, and the responsibility of a director towards the...
Listen133 Inglourious Basterds Part 1 from 2019-03-15T07:00
We asked you what 2009 film you most wanted to hear us review and the overwhelming winner was Quinten Tarrantino’s Inglourious Basterds. You asked for it you got it. Don’t forget to support The C...
Listen132 Coming to America from 2019-03-08T08:49:41
This week on the Cine-Files we review one of themost popular comedies of the80's,Comingto America, starring the number one comedian of the 80's, Eddie Murphy. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Fi...
ListenStanley Donen Tribute and Singing in the Rain from 2019-03-01T08:00
Last week lost the great director Stanley Donen and we thought there was no greater tribute to him than to replay his most famous film, Singing in the Rain along with a new tribute to the man and h...
Listen131 The Shawshank Redemption Part 2 from 2019-02-22T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we conclude our exploration of one of the most beloved films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/T...
Listen130 The Shawshank Redemption Part 1 from 2019-02-15T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve begin their exploration of one of the most beloved films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.p...
Listen129 Psycho Commentary from 2019-02-08T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we conclude our Month of Hitchcock with a commentary track on what is arguably his most influential film, the iconic horror classic, Psycho. Don’t forget to support T...
Listen128 Vertigo Part 2 from 2019-02-01T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we our journey into madness, murder, and obsession that is Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles a...
Listen127 Vertigo Part 1 from 2019-01-25T08:00
This week we continue our "Month of Hitchock" with the film that some people would argue is his best and others even argue that it might be the greatest film ever made. Steve and John wont go that ...
Listen126 Rear Window from 2019-01-18T08:32:11
This week on The Cine-Files we continue our "Month of Hitchcock" with a deep dive into his brilliantly crafted, 1954 thriller, Rear window, starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly. Don’t forget to...
Listen125 The Life and Films of Alfred Hitchcock from 2019-01-11T08:00
Welcome Cine-Files to The Month of Hitchcock. We being our exploration of The Master of Suspense with an episode devoted to his life and films. There are so many incredible movies in his six decade...
Listen124 Scrooged from 2018-12-28T08:00
It's Holiday time on The Cine-Files and we are exploring one of John's all time favorite Christmas films, Richard Donner's 1988, Scrooged, Starring Bill Murray. This is an hilarious take on the Cha...
Listen123 A Hard Day's Night from 2018-12-21T08:00
The great Scott Mantz returns to The Cine-Files to discuss what he calls, "The Citizen Kane of Rock Movies", The Beatles A Hard Day's Night. John, Steve and Scott are all huge Beatles Fans and they...
ListenPenny Marshall & A League of Their Own from 2018-12-20T09:03:06
It seems too soon but this week we pay tribute to the great Penny Marshall by revisiting our episode on A League of Their Own with special guest Kay Cannon. --- Send in a voice message: https://...
Listen122 Heat Part 2 from 2018-12-14T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we continue our exploration of Michael Mann’s 1995, crime thriller, Heat. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase a...
Listen121 Heat Part 1 from 2018-12-07T08:15:54
In 1995 Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, appeared on screen together in Michael Mann's crime thriller, Heat. In 2018 Steve Morris and John Rocha appear on Mic together to discuss this film. Which combo...
Listen120 Robocop from 2018-11-30T07:57:47
Paul Verhoven's 1987 film, Robocop is violent, funny, political, satirical and completely unique. John and Steve have a great time digging into it in this week's Cine-Files Don’t forget to supp...
ListenStan Lee & Iron Man from 2018-11-23T08:00
Steve & John sit down to discuss the life of the late great Stan Lee this week on The Cine-Files and rebroadcast Iron Man, the film that launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Don’t forget to su...
ListenWilliam Goldman & The Princess Bride from 2018-11-21T08:00
Of all the incredible books and movies written by the late, great William Goldman, perhaps the most beloved is The Princess Bride, Directored by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patintikin...
ListenWilliam Goldman & All The President’s Men from 2018-11-19T17:49:52
Last week we lost the great author and screenwriter, William Goldman. As the writer of groundbreaking movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men, The Princess Bride and...
Listen119 Jurassic Park Part 2 from 2018-11-16T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we conclude our epic exploration of Stephen Spielberg's groundbreaking film, Jurassic Park with special guest Perri Nemiroff. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at...
Listen118 Jurassic Park Part 1 from 2018-11-09T08:00
This week on The Cine-Fiels we are joined by critic, pundit and Jurassica Park expert Perri Nemiroff to an adventure 65 Million Years in the Making, Stephen Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Don’t forget ...
Listen117 Halloween from 2018-11-02T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John dig in to a movie that spawned a genre, John Carpenter's horror masterpiece, Halloween staring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance. Don’t forget to su...
Listen116 A League of Their Own from 2018-10-26T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we are joined by writer/director Kay Cannon to discuss one of the films that inspired her, Penny Marshal's A League of their Own. This is a funny, heartwarming baseball ...
Listen115 Unforgiven Part 2 from 2018-10-05T07:00
The thing about great films is that you can never quite get to the bottom of them. Steve and John both love Unforgiven but they have very different perspectives on its meaning and the true characte...
Listen114 Unforgiven Part 1 from 2018-09-28T23:50:32
This week on The Cine-Files we explore one of the greatest westerns of all time, Clint Eastwood's 1992, classic, Unforgiven, starring himself, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. Don...
Listen113 Deliverance from 2018-09-21T07:00
In 1972, John Boorman, John Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beaty and Ronnie Cox, went out on river in rural Georgia to make a movie based on James Dickey's best selling Novels, Deliverance. The result ...
Listen112 Terminator 2: Judgement Day from 2018-09-14T07:00
Actor, Writer and Terminator expert, Shannon McClung returns to The Cine-Files to discuss the seminal Terminator 2: Judgement Day. This is a great movie and we have a great time talking about it. ...
ListenRemembering Burt Reynolds and Boogie Nights Rebroadcast from 2018-09-07T22:29:29
Today on The Cine-Files we are rebroadcasting our episode on Boogie Nights (with special guest Michael Grant Terry) in honor of the great Burt Reynolds. There's also a speical announcement at the f...
Listen111 Giant Part 2 from 2018-09-07T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we continue our exploration of George Stevens' 1956 classic, Giant, starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at ht...
Listen110 Giant Part 1 from 2018-08-31T07:00
George Stevens' 1956 film, Giant, isn't just a big powerful epic about Texas and it's not just the last film James Dean ever made. It's also film about family, wealth, race and the changes that com...
Listen109 The Blues Brothers from 2018-08-24T07:00
In honor of the great, fantastic, amazing and unparralled Aretha Franklin, John and Steve go back to John Landis' 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers. For it's scale, it's style, and above all it's musi...
Listen108 The Grapes of Wrath from 2018-08-17T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve explore John Ford's powerful, and still very relvant, 1940 classic, The Grapes of Wrath. Based on the pulitizer prize winning novel by John Steinbeck, Th...
Listen107 Midnight Run from 2018-08-10T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, we welcome, from The Top Ten Show, Matt Knost, to discuss the 1988, buddy comedy, Midnight Run starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin. This is a fantastic movie and ...
Listen106 The Breakfast Club from 2018-08-03T07:00
John Hughes' 1985 film, The Breakfast Club was a seminal movie for young people growing up in the 80's. It's portrayal of teenagers was honest, heartfelt, surprising, challening and very funny (and...
Listen105 Fight Club Part 2 from 2018-07-27T07:00
In Part 2 of their exploration of Fight Club, Steve and John go deep into the psychology, humor, history and controversy of this incredible film. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https:/...
Listen104 Fight Club Part 1 from 2018-07-20T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John get lost in the world of one of the most groundbreaking and controversial films of the 90's, David Fincher's 1999 film, Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt, Ed...
Listen103 Broadcast News from 2018-07-13T07:19:35
This week on The Cine-Files we are thrilled to welcome The Hollywood Reporter's editor at large and host of KCRW's The Business to discuss James L. Brooks 1987 film, Broadcast news, starring Holly ...
Listen102 Top Gun from 2018-06-29T07:00
I hope you Cine-Files feel the need for speed becuase we're flying into The Danger Zone for 1986's Tony Scott classic, Top Gun. This movie changed Hollywood forever, wolidifying the Simpson/Bruckhe...
Listen101 The Incredibles from 2018-06-22T07:00
With The Incredibles II Playing in Theaters now, what better time to go back 14 years and break down a movie which is, not only one of the greatest animated films of all time, but one of the greate...
Listen99 2001: A Space Odyssey Part 2 from 2018-06-08T06:41:33
In part 2 of our exploration of Stanley Kubrick's enigmatic masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey, John Rocha, Steve Morris and special guest Scott Mantz struggle with their interpretations of one of ...
Listen98 2001: A Space Odyssey Part 1 from 2018-06-01T06:26:41
This week on The Cine-Files we are joined by one of our favorite guests, the great Scott Mantz, to explore one of the most, profound, visionary and enigmatic films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's 19...
Listen97 Gladiator Part 2 from 2018-05-25T06:26:44
This week on The Cine-Files we return to Ancient Rome and the battle ground of the Coloseum to watch our hero, Maximus, confront charriots, tigers and finally the enemy he has sworn revenge on, the...
Listen96 Gladiator Part 1 from 2018-05-18T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we begin our exploration of Ridley Scott's Academy Award winning film, Gladiator. Seriously, did you really think we could tackle this epic in just one episode? Don’t...
Listen95 Taxi Driver Part 2 from 2018-05-11T06:59:16
This week on The Cine-Files, we continue our discussion of Martin Scorsese's 1976 Masterpiece. Taxi Driver. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purc...
Listen94 Taxi Driver Part 1 from 2018-05-04T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve explore the dark, disturbing world in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and ...
Listen93 Chasing Amy from 2018-04-27T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we go deep (seriously deep) into the world of Chasing Amy with special guest, Sasha Pearl Raver. And let's be very clear on this... This episode of might warrant an NC-1...
Listen92 The Karate Kid from 2018-04-20T07:21:13
In honor of the upcoming YouTube Red series, Cobra Kai, The Cine-Files has decided to go back to 1984 to meet one of the greatest Senseis of all time, Mr. Miyagi in the original Karate Kid. Don’t...
ListenRemembering Milos Forman & Amadeus Rebroadcast from 2018-04-18T05:26:58
Steve and John take a few moments to remember the great Milos Forman, who passed away a few days ago. From One flew Over the Cuckoos Nest to the People Vs. Larry Flynt and Man and the Moon, Milos F...
Listen91 The Big Lebowski from 2018-04-13T16:38:14
What can we say? The Dude Abides. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: https...
Listen90 Ben Hur Act 2 from 2018-04-06T07:00
In ACt 2 of Ben Hur we see not only one of the greatest action sequences ever filmmed, a spectacular chariot race, but also a profound story of loss and redemption. Don’t forget to support The Ci...
Listen89 Ben Hur Act 1 from 2018-03-30T07:00
This Week on The Cine-Files we celebrate Easter by exploring one of John's favorite films, the 1959 William Wyler epic Ben Hur, starring Charleton Heston. This is a great movie in every sense of th...
Listen88 Hoosiers from 2018-03-23T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, John takes the reins of the show and guides Steve on a deep exploration into one of the greatest sports films ever made, Hoosiers, Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershe...
Listen87 Lawrence of Arabia Part 3 from 2018-03-16T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files we conclude our epic exploration of Lawrence of Arabia with special guest Rachel Cushing. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFil...
Listen86 Lawrence of Arabia Part 2 from 2018-03-09T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we continue our discussion of Lawrence of Arabia with special guest Rachel Cushing. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and ...
Listen85 Lawrence of Arabia Part 1 from 2018-03-02T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we begin our epic journey into one of the greatest films ever made. David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, pracitically defines the term, "epic". With breathtaking cinematogra...
Listen84 The Birdcage from 2018-02-23T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we are joined by one of our favorite guests, Michael Vogel, to discuss one of his favorite movies, The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dian...
Listen83 The Dark Knight Part 2 from 2018-02-16T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we continue our journey into Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight with special guest, DC All Access Jason Inman. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.p...
Listen82 The Dark Knight Part 1 from 2018-02-09T07:57:51
When we asked our fans which movie from 2008 they wanted us to explore the answer that came back was absolutely overwheling, Christopher Nolan's second Batman film, The Dark Knight starring Christi...
Listen81 Big Trouble in Little China from 2018-02-02T07:04:36
This week on The Cine-Files we are joined by improv comedian Kathrynn Cobbs to discuss her favorite film and one of our top Patreon Picks Big Trouble in Little China. Don’t forget to support The C...
Listen80 Citizen Kane Commentary from 2018-01-26T08:17:21
To finish out the "Month of Kane", The Cine-Files is doing their first ever commentary track. Just start yor Blu-Ray, DVD, VHS, Laserdisc or itunes download, synch it up with the podcast and you wi...
Listen79 Citizen Kane Part 2 from 2018-01-19T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we explore the second half of Citizen Kane and discuss William Randolph Hearsts attempt to destroy every copy of the film before it can be released. Don’t forget to su...
Listen78 Citizen Kane Part 1 from 2018-01-12T08:00
John and Steve begin their analyses of one of the most important films ever made, Citizen Kane. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any fil...
Listen77 Orson Welles from 2018-01-05T08:00
As the first episode in our "Month of Kane", John and Steve spend a whole episode discussing the brilliant, frustrating and endlessly fascinating, Orson Welles. From his far from humble beginnings ...
Listen76 The Cine-Files 2017 Chat from 2017-12-29T10:52:37
John and Steve have a grat talk about the podcast. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.net ---...
Listen75 Miracle on 34th Street from 2017-12-22T07:54:49
Happy Holidays everyone. The Cine-Files is doing one of the great classic Christmas movies of all time, Miracle on 34th St. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCine...
Listen74 The Empire Strikes Back from 2017-12-15T19:49:08
In honor of Star Wars Episode VIII The Last Jedi, The Cine-Files is joined again by animation writer/producer Michael Vogel to discuss what some believe to be the greatest Star Wars Film of all tim...
Listen73 Close Encounters of The Third Kind from 2017-12-08T08:00
This week on The Cine-Files we welcome back Access Hollywood's Scott Mantz to discuss another of his favorite films, Stephen Spielberg's 1977 Masterpiece Close Encounters of The Third Kind. Don’t ...
Listen72 Casablanca from 2017-12-01T08:00
Casablanca wasn't supposed to be anything special, just one of 50 films Warner Brothers produced that year but this small movie became one of the most beloved, quoted and revisited films of all tim...
Listen71 Planes Trains and Automobiles from 2017-11-17T08:00
It's Thanksgiving time on The Cine-Files and we thought we would discuss our favorite Thanksgiving movie of all times, the great, frustrating, funny and, in the end, deeply heartfelt Planes, Trains...
Listen70 The Terminator from 2017-11-10T07:01:43
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve are joined by their good friend, actor and writer, Shannon McClung to discuss James Cameron's 1984 film, The Terminator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...
Listen69 Judgement at Nuremberg from 2017-11-03T07:00
In 1961 Director Stanley Kramer assembled an all star cast to tell the story of the Nuremberg Trials, an attempt to bring justice to one of the greatest crimes in history. It is a difficult complex...
Listen68 The Princess Bride from 2017-10-27T16:58:33
This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John revisit one of the most beloved films of all time. Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride was a failure at the box office but it's warmth, sense of humor, fantas...
Listen67 The Adventures of Robin Hood from 2017-10-20T07:00
This week The Cine-files is thrilled to welcome actor, Joe Mantegna to discuss his all time favorite movie, The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn.Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files ...
Listen66 The Thing from 2017-10-13T06:13:32
This Week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve enter the world of John Carpternter's The Thing. A cult classic and one of the greatest horror films of all time. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files ...
ListenBlade Runner (Rebroadcast) from 2017-10-05T22:16:59
In honor of this weeks release of Blade Runner 2049 we are rebroadcasting one of our all time favorite episode. With special guest, Scott Mantz, we dig very deep into the world of the 1982 Classic....
Listen65 Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb from 2017-09-29T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve discuss, perhaps, the greatest black comedy of all time, Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece. Dr. Strangelove. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https:/...
Listen64 Conan the Barbarian from 2017-09-22T07:13:46
This Week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John are joined by The Urban Barbarian, Dan Panosian to talk about one of his favorite films, Conan the Barbarian. Written by Oliver Stone and Directed by Joh...
ListenAlien (rebrodcast in honor of Harry Dean Stanton) from 2017-09-18T04:10:50
In honor of the great Harry Dean Stanton we are re-releasing our episode on the 1979 Ridley Scott classic, Alien. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and ...
Listen63 The Matrix from 2017-09-15T06:56:11
This week on The Cine-Files we ask you to choose the red pill and join us on a journey into one of the most groundbreaking action films of all time. John and Steve have great time talking about thi...
Listen62 The Nutty Professor from 2017-09-08T07:18:47
Jerry Lewis is an icon, comedian, director, humanitarian and we can't think of a better way to honor him than digging deep into one of his greatest films, 1963's The Nutty Professor Don’t forget to...
Listen61 Yojimbo from 2017-09-01T07:00
Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune and Yojimbo. Need we say more? Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-fil...
Listen60 The Right Stuff from 2017-08-25T06:02:05
In honor of the great Sam Shepard, Steve, John and special guest Dave Rapp, explore Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff. Starring, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn and Fred Ward as America's first...
Listen59 In the Heat of the Night from 2017-08-18T07:12:20
In the Heat of the Night won best picture 50 years ago and it's just as topical today as it was in 1967. John and Steve have a great time talking about this classic starring Sydney Poitier and Rod ...
Listen58 Crimes and Misdemeanors from 2017-08-04T07:42:54
In honor of the great Martin Landau, Steve and John dig deep (very deep) into the Woody Allen Masterpiece Crimes and Misdemeanors. (Warning! this conversation could mess with your head) Don't forge...
Listen57 The Dirty Dozen from 2017-07-28T06:07:04
To celebrate it's 50th anniversary, John and Steve explore one of the original Testosterone filled adventure stories, The Dirty Dozen, starring Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown and a great en...
Listen56 Iron Man from 2017-07-21T06:45:45
In honor of Comicon this week, The Cine-Files is breaking it's rules to discuss the movie that launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 2008's Iron Man. We have a great time talking about it and you...
Listen55 Rushmore from 2017-07-14T08:06:02
This week on The Cine-Files we enter the wonderful, quirky world of Wes Anderson with his second film, Rushmore. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this...
Listen53 Jackie Chan's Police Story from 2017-06-30T07:26:44
There simply is no one, in the history of film, like Jackie Chan, who combines action, comedy and death defying stunts in a way that is uniquely his own and his 1985 film Police Story is as thrilli...
Listen52 Three Days of the Condor from 2017-06-23T07:43:04
This week on The Cine-Files, Steve and Jon are joined by animator and actor Stephen B. Jones to discuss Sydney Pollack's thriller Three Days of the Condor starring Robert Redford. --- Send in a ...
Listen51 Some Like it Hot from 2017-06-16T16:46:25
This Week on The Cine-Files John and Steve go back to 1959 to explore one of the greatest comedies of all time, Some Like it Hot, directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon and t...
Listen50 Blade Runner from 2017-06-09T07:11:40
For our 50th episode we welcome back Access Hollywood's Scott Mantz to discuss his all time favorite film, Ridley Scott's 1982 masterpiece, Blade Runner. Trust me you don't want to miss it. --- ...
Listen49 Star Wars IV: A New Hope from 2017-06-02T07:41:32
To celebrate he 40th anniversary of Star Wars, John and Steve welcome back their most frequent guest and Star Wars Fan Michael Vogel. This is a big one, folks. Let's hope the force is with them. -...
Listen47 The Black Stallion from 2017-05-19T07:04:09
This is week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John go back to a family classic. The Black Stallion, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Directed by Carol Ballard, is a lyrical, almost mythical, story of ...
Listen46 All the President's Men from 2017-05-12T06:55:15
When we recorded this episode a few weeks ago, with special guest, Karen P. Morris, we had no idea how topical it would be but, the truth is, All the Presidents Men seems just as important today as...
Listen45 The Silence of the Lambs from 2017-05-05T16:11:45
This week The Cine-Files is joined by surprise guest, writer Dave Rapp, to discuss The Silence of the Lambs in honor of the great Jonathan Demme. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/t...
Listen44 The Graduate from 2017-04-28T16:46:18
In honor of it's 50th anniversary, John and Steve explore the world of Mike Nichols' The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katherine Ross. --- Send in a voice message: https://...
Listen43 Pulp Fiction from 2017-04-21T17:18:51
In an absolutely EPIC Cine-File, John and Steve are joined by FX Movie Download's Sasha Perl Raver to discuss Quinten Tarrantino's groundbreaking, 1994 film, Pulp Fiction. --- Send in a voice me...
Listen42 Armageddon from 2017-04-14T07:00:01
Up to now on The Cine-Files, John and Steve have only talked about films that both of them absolutely love. that's not true, however, when it comes to Armageddon. Of course, that didn't stop them f...
Listen41 The French Connection from 2017-04-07T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve explore the groundbreaking French Connection which changed forever the way films are made and turned Gene Hackman into a star. --- Send in a voice mes...
Listen40 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory from 2017-03-31T05:56:47
This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John are joined by voice over actor, Yuri Lowenthal to discuss the 1971 children's classic Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder. --- Send...
Listen39 Lethal Weapon from 2017-03-24T07:25:26
This week on The Cine-Files John and Steve explore one of the great buddy movies of all time, 1987's Lethal Weapon directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. --- Send i...
Listen38 Beauty and the Beast from 2017-03-17T07:59:19
John and Steve are joined by animation nerd Michael Vogel to discuss the 1991, ground breaking Disney, animation, Classic, Beauty and the Beast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/th...
Listen37 Modern Times from 2017-03-10T08:00
Steve and John travel back to 1936 to explore Modern Times and the world of the great, Charlie Chaplin. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast:...
Listen35 West Side Story from 2017-02-24T08:29:19
With the help of Broadway Actress, Milena Govich and composer, David Cornue, John and Steve dig deep (very deep) into one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, West Side Story. --- Send in...
Listen34 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan from 2017-02-17T09:53:30
Star Trek, Mantz, Rocha, Wrath of Khan. Need we say more? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: Listen
32 Boogie Nights from 2017-02-03T08:00
This week we are joined by actor, Michael Grant Terry, to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 masterpiece Boogie Nights. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Supp...
Listen31 The Searchers from 2017-01-27T08:00
John Ford's 1956 classic, The Searchers, is, without question, one of the greatest westerns in the history of cinema. With breathtaking cinematography, complex themes and the greatest performance o...
Listen30 Excalibur from 2017-01-20T18:10:43
John and Steve put on the armor, mount their horses and do battle with arguably the greatest adaptation of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, Excalibur, directed by John Boorman --- ...
Listen29 Singing in the Rain from 2017-01-13T09:15:19
Steve and John are joined by Actress, Singer, Dancer and Musician Milena Govich to honor Debbie Reynolds and the movie that made her a star, Singing in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly and Donald O'Co...
Listen28 No Country for Old Men from 2017-01-06T08:23:11
For their first film of 2017 Steve and John dig into a Coen Brothers Masterpiece, No Country for Old Men starring Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem. --- Send in a voice message: htt...
ListenWhen Harry Met Sally (Rebroadcast) from 2016-12-30T06:56:01
In honor of the great Carrie Fisher we are reposting our episode on When Harry Met Sally. Carrie Fisher was a smart, funny, talented woman who's wit was only exceeded by her bravery. She will be mi...
Listen27 It's a Wonderful Life from 2016-12-23T08:00
Happy Holidays Everyone. Time for It's a Wonderful Life --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: Listen
26 Goodfellas from 2016-12-16T15:00:55
Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest directors of all time and Goodfellas might just be his masterpiece. (Unless it's Taxi Driver, or Raging Bull, but we'll have to get to those films later) ---...
Listen25 Casino Royale from 2016-12-09T07:58:08
This Week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John discuss one of the most successful movie franchises of all time and the brilliant 2006 reboot starring Daniel Craig. James Bond, Casino Royale. Need we s...
Listen24 Apocalypse Now from 2016-12-02T08:00
Apocalypse Now (need we say more) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: https...
Listen23 The Muppet Movie from 2016-11-18T16:48:02
Everyone needs to feel good sometime and we at The Cine-Files think there's no better recipe for feeling good that The Muppets. So, join us and our special guest, Michael Oosterom in a journey back...
Listen22 The Natural from 2016-11-11T08:59:48
This Week on the Cine-Files, John and Steve explore the mythology of the American Experience though one of it's great pastimes, Baseball. The Natural, is one of the great sports movies of all time,...
Listen21 The Shining from 2016-11-04T07:02:49
John and Steve enter the disturbing world of the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's classic, the Shining. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podca...
Listen20 Die Hard from 2016-10-28T14:54:35
John and Steve explore one of the greatest action films of all time, Die Hard. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: Listen
19 12 Angry Men from 2016-10-21T08:07:01
John and Steve go back to 1957 to explore the first film from director Sydney Lumet. 12 Angry Men is a tense, courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and a world class ensemble. It's as ...
Listen18 Monty Python and the Holy Grail from 2016-10-14T17:45:16
Monty Python and the Holly Grail!! Special guest Michael Ross!! Need we say more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: Listen
17 L.A.Confidential from 2016-10-07T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, L.A. Confidential, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pierce, Kim Basinger and an amazing ensemble. This one is definitely worth w...
Listen16 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf from 2016-09-30T17:05:06
John and Steve are joined by the wonderful Kathleen Early to discuss Edward Albee's masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burt...
Listen15 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington from 2016-09-23T07:01:25
John and Steve dissect the Frank Capra classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, starring Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur. If you love America, you'll love this podcast. --- Send in a voice message: h...
Listen14 The Magnificent Seven from 2016-09-16T07:00
In this week's Cine-Files, John and Steve return to the old west to discuss the 1960 classic, starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn and Charles Bronson. It's...
Listen13 Enter the Dragon from 2016-09-09T07:11:16
Steve and John look into the martial arts film that started it all, Enter the Dragon starring Bruce Lee. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast...
Listen12 Cinema Paradiso from 2016-09-02T07:00
This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve dig deep into 1989 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film, Cinema Paradiso. It's a fascinating, lyrical love letter to movies and one of John's all t...
Listen11 When Harry Met Sally from 2016-08-26T08:07:19
The great Victoria Garcia Kelleher joins John and Steve to talk about what might be the greatest romantic comedy of all time, When Harry Met Sally, directed by Rob Reiner, written by Nora Ephron an...
Listen10 Touch of Evil from 2016-08-19T07:00
John and Steve explore the Orson Welles classic Touch of Evil. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: Listen
9 Young Frankenstein from 2016-08-12T08:00:01
This Week on the Cine-Files, John and Steve explore one of the greatest comedies of all time, Mel Brooks' 1974 film Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn ...
Listen8 Reservoir Dogs from 2016-08-05T06:52:32
John and Steve discuss a film that not only launched the career of one of the most innovative and iconoclastic directors of the last 20 years but was also at the forefront of the independent film m...
Listen7 Planet of the Apes from 2016-07-29T07:00
John and Steve go back to 1968 and the classic Sci-Fi film Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston. Do you think this movie has anything to say about America today? --- Send in a voice messa...
Listen6 High Noon from 2016-07-22T07:00
John and Steve explore the archetype of all westerns, 1952's High Noon starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Support this podc...
Listen5 Ghostbusters from 2016-07-15T07:00:01
In honor of the reboot of Ghostbusters, John and Steve explore the original starring Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moraines Sigourney Weaver and Directed by Ivan Reitman --- Send ...
Listen3 Superman (1978) from 2016-07-01T16:27:53
This Week on The Cine-Files we will talk about the classic 1978 Superman starring Christopher Reeve with Writer, Producer and My Little Pony Guru, Michael Vogel. Who knows, we might even get into a...
Listen2 When We Were Kings from 2016-06-24T06:08:30
This week, in honor of The Greatest, Steve & John tackle the 1996, Academy Award winning documentary, When We Were Kings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message Sup...
Listen1 Raiders of the Lost Ark from 2016-06-17T19:00
On the first episode of The Cine-Files, John and Steve dig deep into the Stephen Spielberg classic, Raiders of the Lost Ark. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecine-files/message ...
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