The DC Trio takes a plunge into a new director and dives into the works of Marilou Diaz-Abaya, one of the leading figures of the second golden age of Filipino cinema. In the first episode, Wilson shares his love for a national cinema that is deeply tied to his roots. What better way to be introduced to Pinoy cinema than through a biopic of one of the nation' ... Show More
Oct 5
111. 63rd New York Film Festival (2025, NYFF63) Dispatch (No Other Choice, The Mastermind, A House of Dynamite, One Battle After Another, and MORE!)
Eli joins the other boys hot off of his Lincoln Center press screenings to tell us the must-watches and the maybe-skip-overs of this year’s New York Film Festival. But before that, Wilson and Ben briefly get their words in for the latest Paul Thomas Anderson joint, One Battle Aft ... Show More
1h 6m
Sep 7
109. Luca Guadagnino: Call Me By Your Name (featuring Alex Heeney)
We are joined by special guest Alex Heeney, the founder and editor in chief of Seventh Row, to dive into Luca Guadagnino's 2017 coming-of-age masterpiece, Call Me By Your Name. They talk about their deep personal connections to the film, with Alex recounting her experience at the ... Show More
1h 45m
Jul 2020
Ramona Diaz Decodes the Motherland
Filipino-American filmmaker Ramona Diaz says each of her films is a “yearning for the motherland.” She’s in a unique position, as she says, able to “decode” the Philippines for the rest of the world. Her most recent film, A Thousand Cuts, tells the story of Filipino-American jour ... Show More
35m 40s
Dec 2023
It's a Wonderful Life Part 1
The first holiday episode ever recorded on The Cine-Files was It's a Wonderful Life but that is not what we are re-releasing today because there was absolutely no way we could do this incredible film justice in just one hour. So, instead, we are very pleased to re-release, ou ... Show More
1h 59m