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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...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, hosts Steve Morris and John Rocha begin their Season of Christopher Nolan with an in depth discussion on Nolan's career, artistic journey, his movies, how his work as a director has evolved over the years and his legacy as one of the great modern directors. From Following to The Prestige to The Dark Knight to Inception to Interstellar to Dunkirk to Oppenheime...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish their exploration of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA with Part 2 of their conversation on this film starring Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier and Meryl Streep. The sequel to this modern classic is in theaters now and Steve and John thought it was the perfect time to revisit the original movie. Directed...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha begin their exploration of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA starring Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier and Meryl Streep. The sequel to this modern classic is in theaters now and Steve and John thought it was the perfect time to revisit the original movie. Directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman....

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris discuss the best movies that explore the artistic and creative process and what they say about us as a creative species. They explore the hard truths, uncomfortable moments and triumphant moments in these movies and their commentary on the creative processes as well. #Film #MOVIES #Cinema #TheCineFiles   To support The Cine-...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish off their revisit, breakdown and analysis of 2014's brutally thought provoking modern classic, WHIPLASH. From director Damien Chazelle and starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons (who own the Oscar for his role), Meliias Benoist and Paul Reiser. It focuses on an ambitious music student and aspiring jazz drummer (Telle...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha revisit, breakdown and analyze 2014's brutally though provoking modern classic, WHIPLASH. From director Damien Chazelle and starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons (who own the Oscar for his role), Meliias Benoist and Paul Reiser. It focuses on an ambitious music student and aspiring jazz drummer (Teller), who is pushed to h...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish up their revisit, breakdown and analysis of one of the most surprising success stories in the world of superhero movies, 2016"s Deadpool. The film from director Tim Miller, making his theatrical directorial debut) stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular Merc with a Mouth character, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, Gina Cara...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha revisit, breakdown and analyze one of the most surprising success stories in the world of superhero movies, 2016"s Deadpool from director Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular Merc with a Mouth character, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, TJ MIller, Leslie Uggams and Birianna Hildebrand. Written by...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris discuss the MCU films to break down the great, good, middling, and terrible movies as we all head into an important 2026 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Join us for this LIVE discussion and let us know! Plus, we answer all your questions, thoughts and comments on Streamlabs or SuperChat. TO SEND IN YOUR QUESTION for John...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha conclude their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 2 of their discussion on STAND BY ME, his beloved coming of classic from 1986 starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack, Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body and adapted by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gi...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 1 of their discussion on STAND BY ME, his beloved coming of classic from 1986 starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack, Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body and adapted by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gi...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner by wrapping up their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN with Part 4 of their discussion. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nichol...

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

It's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris wrap up their exploration of the 2025 Best Picture nominees in their Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of three Best Picture nominees: SINNERS, BUGONIA, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, and THE SECRET AGENT. They discuss the performances, filmmaking, storylines, scripts and constructions of these films. Th...

It's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris begin their exploration of the 2025 Best Picture nominees in their Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of three Best Picture nominees: SENTIMENTAL VALUE, FRANKENSTEIN, TRAIN DREAMS. They discuss the performances, filmmaking, storylines, scripts and constructions of these films. They also give you thei...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 3 of their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Ke...

It's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris begin their exploration of the 2025 Best Picture nominees in their Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of three Best Picture nominees: F1, HAMNET and MARTY SUPREME. They discuss the performances, filmmaking, storylines, scripts and constructions of these films. They also give you their thoughts on the...

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