The Cine-Files

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with Part 2 of their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Ke...

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

On this special rereleased episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue The Season of Rob Reiner with their discussion and breakdown of THIS IS SPINAL TAP with special guest Producer and Executive Michael Ross. To say that Rob Reiner's 1982 mockumentary invented its own genre is an incredible understatement. From improv projects like Waiting for Guffman and Curb your Enthusi...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris offer up their retrospective and tribute to ROBERT DUVALL who passed away a few days ago at the age of 95. Dubbed "the American Olivier", Duvall's career spanned seven decades and he won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Satellite Award, and a Screen Actors Gu...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner with part 1 of their deep dive and exploration of 1992's A FEW GOOD MEN. An American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Ke...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner celebrating the films of Rob Reiner by wrapping up their deep dive and exploration of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY with Part 3 of their discussion on it. Considered by many to be the greatest rom com ever made, it stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as Harry and Sally along with the late Bruno Kirby and the lat...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner celebrating the films of Rob Reiner with Part 2 of their deep dive and exploration of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY from 1989. Considered by many to be the greatest rom com ever made, it stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as Harry and Sally along with the late Bruno Kirby and the late Carrie Fisher w...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Season of Rob Reiner celebrating the films of Rob Reiner with part 1 of their deep dive and exploration of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY from 1989. Considered by many to be the greatest rom com ever made, it stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as Harry and Sally along with the late Bruno Kirby and the late Carrie Fisher w...

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

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

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

On a very special episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha travel back in Santa's sleigh to 1983 to revisit and discuss the modern Christmas classic 'A Christmas Story' from director Bob Clark and starring Peter Billinglsey, Darren McGavin, and Melinda Dillon. Based on the book 'In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash' by Jean Shepherd with a screenplay by Shepherd,...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their overdue tribute to the late and incredibly great Diane Keaton with Part 2 of their deep dive into 1977's 'Annie Hall'. The film stars Keaton and Woody Allen who also co-wrote and directed the movie. A satirical romantic comedy-drama with Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha offer up their overdue tribute to the late and incredibly great Diane Keaton by revisiting 1977's 'Annie Hall'. The film stars Keaton and Woody Allen who also co-wrote and directed the movie. A satirical romantic comedy-drama with Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his re...

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

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish off their time in the land of Oz and head back to Kansas with Part 3 of their exploration of the beloved classic WIZARD OF OZ in honor of the newly release film 'WICKED FOR GOOD' from Universal Pictures. The 1939 film from director Victor Fleming stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert L...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their time in the land of Oz with Part 2 of their exploration of the beloved classic WIZARD OF OZ in honor of the newly release film 'WICKED FOR GOOD' from Universal Pictures. The 1939 film from director Victor Fleming stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, and Mar...

On this week's episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha travel to another magical world to begin their exploration of the beloved classic WIZARD OF OZ in honor of the new release 'WICKED FOR GOOD' from Universal Pictures. The 1939 film from director Victor Fleming stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Bas...

On this re-relase episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha compile their previous episodes they did on BACK TO THE FUTURE into one episode. They welcome their special guests from The Geek Buddies' Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung to revisit this modern classic from 1985 directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Christopher Lloyd. T...

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

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their trip back to 1999 to reexamine and explore The Blair Witch Project, one of the most successful independent films of all time. A "found footage" pseudo-documentary and psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The film stars Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams,...

On this Halloween episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha travel back to 1999 to revisit The Blair Witch Project, one of the most successful independent films of all time. A "found footage" pseudo-documentary and psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The film stars Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonar...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish off their trip back to 1983 with Part 4 of their exploration of Brian De Palma's SCARFACE starring Al Pacino. A remake of the 1932 film from director Howard Hawks which starred Paul Muni and was based on the 1930 novel. This version tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Pacino), who arrives in Miami during the Marie...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their trip back to 1983 with Part 3 of their exploration of Brian De Palma's SCARFACE starring Al Pacino. A remake of the 1932 film from director Howard Hawks which starred Paul Muni and was based on the 1930 novel. This version tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Pacino), who arrives in Miami during the Mariel...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their trip back to 1983 for Part 2 of their exploration of Brian De Palma's SCARFACE starring Al Pacino. A remake of the 1932 film from director Howard Hawks which starred Paul Muni and was based on the 1930 novel. This version tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Pacino), who arrives in Miami during the Mariel b...