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On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha put on their New York Knights jerseys and travel back to 1984 to finish their discussion on THE NATURAL. A film we discussed early in the show's run and one that the fans have asked us to revisit and do a deeper dive on. Starring Robert Redford as the iconic baseball hero Roy Hobbs, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Barbara Hershey, Wilfo...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha put on their New York Knights jerseys and travel back to 1984 to explore THE NATURAL. A film we discussed early in the show's run and one that the fans have asked us to revisit and do a deeper dive on. Starring Robert Redford as the iconic baseball hero Roy Hobbs, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Barbara Hershey, Wilford Brimley, Richard...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha finish up their journey thru Paul Newman's films with their discussion of 1982's THE VERDICT. Directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay from David Mamet, the film co-stars James Mason, Jack Warden, and Charlotte Rampling. It is considered one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever made and was nominated for five Academy Awards:...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their journey thru Paul Newman's films with Part 2 of their discussion on 1982's THE VERDICT. Directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay from David Mamet, the film co-stars James Mason, Jack Warden, and Charlotte Rampling. The film is considered one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever made and was nominated for five...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their journey thru Paul Newman's films with Part 1 of their discussion on 1982's THE VERDICT. Directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay from David Mamet, the film co-stars James Mason, Jack Warden, and Charlotte Rampling. The film is considered one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever made and was nominated for five...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris honor the passing of James Earl Jones earlier this week by discussing his life and his career, some of their favorites films and performances of his along with some personal memories of how his work on film and TV impacted their lives. Plus, we answer all your questions, thoughts and comments about the man who impacted our l...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha REPOST their episode on THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER in honor of the passing of James Earl Jones. Steve and John record a new intro for this film exploring James Earl Jones's performance in this film and his importance to these Jack Ryan films. Sit back after the introduction and enjoy Steve, John and Michael going scene by scene thru...

On this REPOSTED episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha record a new introduction for their episode on STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI in honor of the passing of James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader. Steve and John explore James Earl Jones's performance in this film and his importance to the Original Trilogy. Geek Buddy Michael Vogel was our special guest for t...

On this REPOSTED episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha record a new introduction for their episode on STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK in honor of the passing of James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader. Steve and John explore James Earl Jones's performance in this film and his importance to the Original Trilogy. Geek Buddy Michael Vogel was our special guest f...

On this REPOSTED episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha record a new introduction for their episode on Star Wars IV: A New Hope in honor of the passing of James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader. Steve and John explore James Earl Jones's performance over these next three reissues of the Original Trilogy starting in this episode. Geek Buddy Michael Vogel was our special guest...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Paul Newman and Robert Redford film exploration as they wrap up their discussion of the 1973 Best Picture winner THE STING. From director GEORGE ROY HILL, this classic caper film also costars Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Harold Gould and host of other fantastic character actors. Nominated fo...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Paul Newman and Robert Redford film exploration with Part 1 of their discussion on the 1973 Best Picture winner THE STING. From director GEORGE ROY HILL, this classic caper film also costars Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Harold Gould and host of other fantastic character actors. Nominated for...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their Paul Newman and Robert Redford film exploration with Part 2 of their discussion on BUTCH CASSIDY and THE SUNDANCE KID from director GEORGE ROY HILL. This classic film also stars Katherine Ross and features a score from composer Burt Bacharach and the Oscar winner for Best Song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"....

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha repost their discussion on 1986's ALIENS from Episode 36 of the show with a new introduction in honor of the release of ALIEN: ROMULUS. This seminal James Cameron film features the return of Sigourney Weaver as Ripley leading a bunch of Marines, including Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton, against a pack of xenomorphs (and Burke played...

On this REPOSTED episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha bring you their discussion and breakdown of 1979's ALIEN from Episode 33 of their show in honor of the release of ALIEN: ROMULUS. They've recorded a brand new introduction for this one and look back on this 1979 sci-fi horror classic. After the introduction, Steve and John go scene by scene thru this movie and explore...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha begin their Paul Newman and Robert Redford film explorations with Part 1 of their discussion on BUTCH CASSIDY and THE SUNDANCE KID from director GEORGE ROY HILL. This classic also stars the great Katherine Ross and features a score from composer Burt Bacharach and the Oscar winner for Best Song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head&#3...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris honor Robin Williams on the 10th anniversary of his passing by discussing some of their favorites films and performances from his career along with some personal memories of how his work on film and TV impacted their lives. #robinwilliams #movies #goodwillhunting #thecinefiles  To support The Cine-Files on Patreon, go to: ww...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their month long tribute to Donald Sutherland with Part 2 of their discussion on 1980 Best Picture Winner ORDINARY PEOPLE. The film, based on Judith Guest's book of the same name, stars Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton as a family in crisis navigating the death of their first born son and the near suicide o...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their month long tribute to Donald Sutherland with Part 1 of their discussion on 1980 Best Picture Winner ORDINARY PEOPLE. The film, based on Judith Guest's book of the same name, stars Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton as a family in crisis navigating the death of their first born son and the near suicide o...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their tribute to Donald Sutherland with Part 2 of their discussion on Robert Altman's 1970 comedy classic M*A*S*H. The film stars Sutherland Elliot Gould, Tom Skerrit, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Rene Auberjonois and Sally Kellerman. Based on MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker, the film depicts a unit...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha begin their tribute to Donald Sutherland with Part 1o their discussion of Robert Altman's 1970 comedy classic M*A*S*H. The film stars Sutherland Elliot Gould, Tom Skerrit, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Rene Auberjonois and Sally Kellerman. Based on MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker, the film depicts a unit of m...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris welcome THE GEEK BUDDIES' Michael Vogel to discuss the state of PIXAR sequels after the success of INSIDE OUT 2. They look at all the previous Pixar sequels, where they rank and if this is the new path forward for PIXAR. Join us for this LIVE discussion and give us your thoughts on PIXAR sequels! #pixar #disney #movies ...

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha put on their old Gold's Gym shirts and short shorts to revisit 1978's PUMPING IRON starring ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, FRANCO COLUMBO, and LOU FERRIGNO. This groundbreaking documentary launched the world of bodybuilding and fitness into the mainstream and began the Austrian Oak's ascendancy to superstardom with Lou Ferrigno als...

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 2) 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 du...