The Cine-Files

Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog was very much the front runner for best picture this year and while it didn't win, the powerful choices, technical mastery and haunting story of this incredible fil...

9 Apr 202230min

This really has been an incredible year for films but there is one movie nominated for best picture that neither John or Steve likes and that is Don't Look Up. It's not that the people behind it aren'...

8 Apr 202222min

John and Steve reviewed King Richard several days before The Oscars but what happened there doesn't change the fact that Will Smith delivered an absolutely stunning performance as Richard Williams. Wh...

8 Apr 202226min

A few months ago, during our exploration of the film Shane, we had the great pleasure of welcoming to our microphones the son of its director, George Stevens Jr. If you listened to the episode you hea...

2 Apr 202254min

Japanese director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi powerful exploration of love, loss, creativity and guilt is without question, beautifully made, filmed, edited and acted but while John loved it the editor and Ste...

31 Mars 202226min

When John and Steve sat down to deliver their review of Coda, neither of them knew it would eventually win the Oscar for best picture but they both absolutely loved the film and thought it had a very ...

31 Mars 202226min

In their second review of the nominations for best picture, John and Steve explore Keneth Branagh's,s semi autobiographical film, Belfast. With luscious black and white photography, brilliant performa...

30 Mars 202228min

Last week John invited Steve onto his YouTube channel to discuss the 10 films nominated for best picture. These were great conversations and we are absolutely thrilled to share them with you here. F...

30 Mars 202225min