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On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha are joined by their special guest Brendon McDonald, the producer of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast! They visit REKALL Industries to transport them back to Mars to explore Paul Verhoeven's modern Sci-Fi classic, TOTAL RECALL, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin and Ronny Cox. If you haven&...

"Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (Part 1)Just in time for the 40th Anniversary of "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock," Scott & Steve are stealing "Enterprise Incidents" for a special 2-part deep dive into this underrated "Star Trek" classic. Soon after the U.S.S. Enterprise returns to earth bruised and battered after Captain Spock died saving the ship dur...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris discuss the career and legacy of Jean Claude Van Damme and his movies! As a martial artist student and teacher, Steve has a special interest in discussing Van Damme's techniques and how they helped him separate from other action heroes of the time. And John has always enjoyed seeing Van Damme films on opening night since...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha bring you a compilation of some of their recent Cine-Files Shorts that includes their thoughts on the SLY and ARNOLD documentaries, their thoughts on how historically accurate filmmakers need to be with true events depicted in their movies, how unbiased or biased documentaries are when the subject of them is an Executive Producer on th...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha bring you Part 2 of their breakdown and discussion of the 2001 British gangster classic SEXY BEAST from Academy Award nominated director Jonathan Glazer! The film stars Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman and Ben Kingsley who delivers one of the greatest performances of his career. Kinglsey was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Gl...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha bring you Part 1 of their breakdown and discussion of the 2001 British gangster classic SEXY BEAST from Academy Award nominated director Jonathan Glazer! The film stars Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman and Ben Kingsley who delivers one of the greatest performances of his career. Kinglsey was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Gl...

The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with our special guest: actor, writer and The Geek Buddies co-host Shannon McClung. All three of them explore one of the greatest superhero movies ever made: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Directed by The Russo brothers and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L....

The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha reissue their episode on THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR with a brand new 2024 intro from Steve and John to accompany their two episode breakdown of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER which wrap up this week. This film from director Sydney Pollack stars Robert Redford as Joe Turner (Robert Redford), a quiet CIA codebreaker who walks into his workplace and f...

The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with our special guest: actor, writer and The Geek Buddies co-host Shannon McClung. All three of them explore one of the greatest superhero movies ever made: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Directed by The Russo brothers and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L....

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris discuss the importance and power of baseball movies in cinema to celebrate the start of the new MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL season! They discuss all the episodes they've done on baseball movies and discuss some of their favorite movies of these movies and of baseball. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patre...

SHŌGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its ninth episode "Crimson Sky" on FX and HULU. Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. The Outlaw John Rocha is joined by his The Cine-Files cohost Steve Morris w...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their SEASON OF MARTIN SCORSESE with Part 3 of their deep dive into 1988's THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Considered one of the most thought provoking and controversial movies about the life of Jesus Christ. It focuses on his struggle with various forms of temptation including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust....

SHŌGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its ninth episode "Crimson Sky" on FX and HULU. Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. The Outlaw John Rocha is joined by his The Cine-Files cohost Steve Morris w...

SHŌGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its eighth episode "The Abyss of Life" on FX and HULU. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Che...

SHŌGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its SEVENTH episode "A Stick of Time" on FX and HULU. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. Outplayed by new alliances in Osaka, Toranaga is forced to carve out a new deal with a long lost family member. The Outlaw John Rocha is joined by his The Cine-Files cohost and James Clavell historian Stev...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their SEASON OF MARTIN SCORSESE with Part 2 of their deep dive into 1988's THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Considered one of the most thought provoking and controversial movies about the life of Jesus Christ. It focuses on his struggle with various forms of temptation including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust....

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their SEASON OF MARTIN SCORSESE with Part 1 of their deep dive into 1988's THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Considered one of the most thought provoking and controversial movies about  the life of  Jesus Christ. It focuses on  his struggle with various forms of temptation including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lu...

OSCARS season may be over, but The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha are still celebrating it in their new series THE TEN DAYS OF OSCARS where they revisit a Best Picture nominee in every episode. Today, they revisit and discuss POOR THINGS from director YORGOS LANTHIMOS starring Oscar winner Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe and Ramy Yousef. The film focuses on Bella Baxter (Stone),...

OSCARS season may be over, but The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha are still celebrating it in their new series THE TEN DAYS OF OSCARS where they revisit a Best Picture nominee in every episode. Today, they revisit and discuss THE ZONE OF INTEREST from director JONATHAN GLAZER. Loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, the film focuses on the life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hö...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha add a new wrinkle to their SEASON OF MARTIN SCORSESE with this discussion on Hollywood's relationship with Religion on Film. This is a discussion that both of them felt they needed to have before diving into their breakdown and discussion on THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST which will commence next week. We hope you enjoy this discuss...

OSCARS season may be over, but The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha are still celebrating it in their new series THE TEN DAYS OF OSCARS where they revisit a Best Picture nominee in every episode. Today, they revisiit and discuss ANATOMY OF A FALL from director JUSTINE TRIET and starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Samuel Theis, and Milo Machado-Graner. The film stars Sandra Hüller as a...

SHŌGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its sixth episode "Ladies of the Willow World" on FX and HULU. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against Toranaga. In Ajiro, Toranaga tests Mariko's loyalty to his cause. The Outlaw John Rocha is joined by his T...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit BACK TO SCHOOL from 1986 starring RODNEY DANGERFIELD, SALLY KELLERMAN, BURT YOUNG and ROBERT DOWNEY JR.. A 80s comedy classic that took Dangerfield to the next level of fame and made him a household name. John and Steve discuss the film, their favorite scenes, its impact on comedy movies of the 80s and its legacy.  I...

OSCARS season may be over, but The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha are still celebrating it in their new series THE TEN DAYS OF OSCARS where they revisit a Best Picture nominee in every episode. Today, they discuss they revisiit and discuss PAST LIVES, the directorial debut from writer/director CELINE SONG starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro. The film follows two childhood frie...

OSCARS season may be over, but The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha are still celebrating it in their new series THE TEN DAYS OF OSCARS where they revisit a Best Picture nominee from Martin Scorsese starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons and more. Real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal as Mollie Burkhart, a member of the Osage Nation, tries t...