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On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha go back to 1988 to begin their celebration of the Spooky Season with Part 1 of their breakdown of BEETLEJUICE from director Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones and Alec Baldwin. The plot revolves around Adam and Barbara Maitland (Baldwin and Davis), a recently dec...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris celebrate the 501st episode of the show with Part 2 of their conversation on their favorite and most influential films from the 1970s to the 2020s. They select one film from each decade as their favorite and one film as their most influential. Join us for this fun celebration of the show and let us know your choices! Plus, w...

On this new episode of The Cine-Files One Takes, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in to discuss 1974's DEATH WISH. Directed by Michael Winner, the film is loosely based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield and it stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, alongside Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, William Redfield, Kathleen Tolan, Christopher Guest and Jeff Goldblum in his film...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris celebrate the 500th episode of the show with Part 1 of their conversation on their favorite and most influential films from the 1920s to the 1960s. Part 2 which will cover the 1970s to now will be live next week. In this episode, they select one film from each decade to fit into those categories. Join us for this fun celebra...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha finish their trip back to 1956 with the final part of their breakdown and analysis one of the greatest Westerns ever made and arguably one of the greatest movies ever made in 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood,...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their trip back to 1956 with Part 3 of their breakdown and analysis one of the greatest Westerns ever made and arguably one of the greatest movies ever made in 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood, and Wa...

On this episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in to discuss 1984's REVENGE OF THE NERDS. It is directed by Jeff Kanew and written by Steve Zacharias and Jeff Buhai. The film stars Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. Set at the fictional Adams College, the film follows a group of socially awkward students who...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their trip back to 1956 with Part 2 of their breakdown and analysis one of the greatest Westerns ever made and arguably one of the greatest movies ever made, 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood, and Ward...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha go back to 1956 to breakdown and analyze one of the greatest Westerns ever made and possibly the greatest Western ever made, 1956's The Searchers. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Carey Jr., Vera Miles, Pippa Scott, Lana Wood, and Ward Bond. The film ia directed by John Ford a...

On the episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in deep to discuss ONCE, an Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars the late Glen Hansard, who we recently lost in a tragic accident, and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglová composed and performed the film&...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit the 2026 Summer Movie Season and look back on the Spider-Man, the Mandalorian and the Supergirl of the season. They discuss what went right, what went wrong and if any of these movies and the audiences that came to see them give us a window into where movies are going and what audiences want to see in their theaters....

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha finish off their Season of Christopher Nolan as they also wrap up their discussion on Noaln's 'OPPENHEIMER' with part 5 of their breakdown of one of the greatest films of the 21st century. In this episode, they explore the last scenes of the movie as the Gray Board intensifies its fixed badgering of Oppenheimer, Kitty...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 4 of their discussion on 'OPPENHEIMER', one of the greatest films of the 21st century. In this episode, they turn the corner into the last hours of the movie and discuss the incredible Los Alamos testing scene, the scene in the high school auditorium with Oppenheimer fi...

On the episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha dive in deep to discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Part review, part analysis, and part scene by scene breakdown, Steve and John reveal what they enjoyed about the movie, why they think this is another great film on Nolan's resume, which performances and scenes really stood out, the directi...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 3 of their discussion on 'OPPENHEIMER', one of the greatest films of the 21st century. It won Best Picture for 2023 and it follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Bas...

On the debut episode of One Takes, a new show from The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha celebrate the recent World Cup, that just wrapped up this past weekend, by diving into this free flowing discussion on the 1981 movie VICTORY starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Pele and Max Von Sydow. The film is about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 2 of their discussion on 'OPPENHEIMER', one of the greatest films of the 21st century. It won Best Picture for 2023 and it follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Bas...

On this REISSUED episode of The Cine-Files for Jurassic Park, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha offer a tribute to the great Sam Neill who passed away with a new intro honoring his work in this movie, his work overall and legacy as a human being. They then break down and discuss this fantastic masterwork from Steven Spielberg with their special guest Collider's Perri Nemiroff. We hope you enjo...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan by tackling one of the greatest films of the 21st century and one that won Best Picture for 2023. It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography American Promet...

On this REISSUED episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan by recording a new intro for their episode on The Dark Knight and combining both parts into one episode. Directed by Christopher Nolan, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan, it is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005), and the second installment in The Dark Knight...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris celerbate the 10th anniversary of ther show by talking about our favorite moments, guests and episodes of the show! Plus, some special guests weighing in with their thoughts and some of our fans chiming in with their thoughts as well! Join us for this fun celebration of the show! To support The Cine-Files on Patreon, go to:...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan by wrapping up their in depth discussion on 2014's Interstellar with Part 3 of their exploration of this modern masterpiece. Co-written by Christopher Nolan with his brother Jonathan Nolan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn...

On this special Father's Day reissue episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha record a new 2026 Father's Day intro for the film FIELD OF DREAMS and discuss their thoughts on fatherhood, fathers and their children and what appeals to them about this film in 2026. A 1989 American sports fantasy drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, and based on Canadian...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 2 of their in depth discussion on 2014's Interstellar. Co-written by Christopher Nolan with his brother Jonathan Nolan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth i...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Christopher Nolan with Part 1 of their in depth discussion on Interstellar. The 2014 movie was co-written by with his brother Jonathan Nolan and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from...