Sean and Amanda look at the early reactions to DC's latest film, which arrived on HBO Max on Christmas Day, and discuss what the ramifications could be to backlash against the film (0:43). Then, they discuss one of the year's best films, Pixar's 'Soul' (41:00).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
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Oct 30
‘Wildwood,’ ‘Wicker,’ and 10 Movies We Missed! Plus: Travis Knight!
On today’s show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Joanna Robinson to help cover the incredibly busy movie month that is October. Before diving in, though, they take a broad look at the state of the Oscar races, and Jo shares some of her boldest predictions. Then, they discuss myriad ... Show More
2h 39m
Oct 23
The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2026 and ‘Clayface.’ Plus, ‘Street Fighter’ With Shea Serrano!
On today’s show, Sean is joined by Chris Ryan for all things horror. First, they react to the casting rumors for the much-anticipated role of James Bond and hypothesize why there is a new trend of limiting theatrical exhibition for movies with poor tracking data. Then, they cover ... Show More
2h 38m
Oct 2020
Soul (2020), Pixar and more, with director Pete Docter
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon chats with director Pete Docter about his new film Soul. And about being the new boss of Pixar too. They chat about the challenges of the film, and maintaining a working culture via remote working. Plus how to bring the ... Show More
27m 9s
Dec 2024
#646 ft. Cate Blanchett & Nikki Amuka-Bird, Amy Adams
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the team enter into the festive season spirit with our first Christmas-themed question of the year, as Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara and James Dyer argue about the greatest Christmas movie villain of them all. Plus, they make the best o ... Show More
1h 39m
Dec 2020
530 - Pixar's SOUL Review + Future Spider-Man Movies to Get Darker? (27.12.20)
In this episode, we review Pixar's latest animated feature film, SOUL, as we share our first impressions, personal critique and final verdict. We also talk about the growing rumors that Marvel's future Spider-Man movies will gradually get darker and more violent, and so much more ... Show More
25m 28s
Jul 2024
384 INSIDE OUT 2 and Pixar Sequels: The Good, the Bad and CARS 2
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 forw ... Show More
1h 30m