Episode Twenty-Four: Contact
May the Fourth be with you! Well, it’s a little after May the Fourth. With Free Comic Book Day, Iron Man 3 premiering, and further celebration for Revenge of the Sixth some of us were suffering from nerd hangovers. At any rate, this month’s episode is edited and posted for your enjoyment and enrichment. We… [Continue Reading]
Episode Twenty-Three: Life of Brian
Once again it is Easter time, and here at CTGPodcast we are celebrating by watching what we think should be required viewing for all mature Christians: Monty Python’s Life of Brian. In TV Corner we begin discussing the merits of the show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” but somehow end up debating the cost of… [Continue Reading]
Episode Twenty-Two: Clash of the Titans
Thank you for listening to episode 22 of CTG Podcast where we, Mike and Robert, review the movie Clash of the Titans and the TV show “Fringe.” We discuss why the ancient Greek religion still persists in our imaginations, if those gods are really dead, and if so are we trying to be gods ourselves…. [Continue Reading]
Episode Twenty-One: Stargate
We’re back! Thank you for hanging in there last month. We wanted to bring you our best and we have that here this month with our review of the movie “Stargate” and its spin-off “Stargate SG-1.” What is more true, scientific fact or religious faith? We seek to find the answer through the Stargate (or… [Continue Reading]
Special Announcement
Hello folks! I know you guys were expecting a full podcast but things are still a little crazy from the holiday busy-ness. We will still be giving you a podcast covering Stargate and Stargate SG-1, only it will be arriving in the beginning of February. In the meantime, Mike and I have some exciting news… [Continue Reading]
Episode Twenty-It’s A Wonderful Life
Happy Holidays to all! “It’s a Wonderful Life” is our seasonal pick for you, and we join in the speculation on what will happen to Star Wars now that Lucasfilm has been sold to Disney in our News Corner. It’s a Wonderful Life – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Columbia News Service » Blog Archive »… [Continue Reading]
Episode Nineteen: Fireproof
Welcome to this special Thanksgiving Day release of Checking the Gate that reviews a few of the films by Kirk Cameron. Mike has been waiting to watch “Fireproof” and “Left Behind” for a long time and is proud to present this episode to you. We also talk about the Jeff Foxworthy hosted game show “American… [Continue Reading]
Episode Eighteen: The Exorcist and Constantine
Welcome to the Halloween episode of Checking the Gate, where we examine the religious veracity of the classic horror movie “The Exorcist” and the more recent (and not so classic) “Constantine.” We look at the fictions put forth in these movies, the former based on a novel and the latter based on graphic novels, to see if… [Continue Reading]
Episode Seventeen-Planet of the Apes
“A planet where apes evolve from men?” This and other mind boggling questions are tackled in this month’s epic podcast on the “Planet of the Apes” series of movies. In our TV/Book corner we review Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic spiritual spectacular: The Stand. We have not had as much fun recording since our “Dune” episode, and we hope… [Continue Reading]
Episode Sixteen – Metropolis
Welcome to episode sixteen, on Lang’s classic Metropolis and the short lived Caprica, of Checking the Gate: A Film and Religion Podcast. As you may remember, we delayed this episode to focus on Christ centered movies for Easter earlier in the year. At last, we are able to turn our attention to the Medieval religious imagery in an an… [Continue Reading]
Episode Fifteen – Prometheus
Greetings! For the last month since Prometheus was released, the whole internet community has been scratching their heads, asking questions, and submitting theories over Ridley Scott’s latest cinematic journey. We join in the fervor with our latest episode as we look at some of the popular theories and give you some of our own. As always we try to… [Continue Reading]
Episode Fourteen – Kingdom of Heaven
Welcome to Episode 14 of CTGPodcast on Ridley Scott’s “Kingdom of Heaven.” Mike and I are eagerly anticipating the release of Scott’s new movie “Prometheus,” so we decided to take another look at his epic of the Third Crusade. We also have some fun extras that we cut from older episodes for time or for… [Continue Reading]
Episode Thirteen-Anniversary Special-The Ten
May the Fourth be with you! This month’s episode happens to fall on National Star Wars day, but we here at CTGPodcast are celebrating for a different reason. We have been at this for a year now, and Mike and I thank you for listening to us! So in this super-sized episode we have our… [Continue Reading]
Episode Twelve – Easter-avaganza!
Happy Easter and Passover to everyone! Sorry about the change of plans this month, but I felt it appropriate to adhere to Mike’s advice to switch from replicants to something seasonably relevant. The result is our Easter-avaganza in which we watch “The Last Temptation of Christ” and “The Passion of the Christ.” Keeping with the… [Continue Reading]
Episode Eleven- Blade Runner (Updated)
Greetings! On this episode we wax philosophic as we delve into the worlds of “Blade Runner” and “Battlestar Galactica.” We ponder the meaning of death and the spiritual ramifications of mass producing synthetic humans. Incidentally, we also get a double dose of Edward James Olmos! Along the way we mention these spectacular websites and references…. [Continue Reading]
Episode Ten: Paul
Happy New Year, o listeners of faith! Mike and I have whipped up a tantalizing episode for you this month. As we discuss the alien road trip movie “Paul” starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Kristin Wiig, I start to speak my mind on the creation/evolution debate. Then, Mike has some deep thoughts in TV… [Continue Reading]
Episode Nine: Indiana Jones
Happy Holidays to everyone! Our gift to you this year is a super-sized, double length episode. So much has happened this December that we had to get our two cents in all of it. We have our regular movie and TV reviews on Indiana Jones and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with some additional discussion… [Continue Reading]
Episode Eight: Red State and Godzilla
SSKREEEEOOOONK! Welcome to episode eight of “Checking the Gate: a Film and Religion Podcast” in which we look at Kevin Smith’s latest effort “Red State” and the amazing monster movie “Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah,: Giant Monsters All Out Attack!” A heartfelt thank you goes out to Kyle Yount of the “Kaijucast” for giving us a… [Continue Reading]
Episode Seven: Book of Eli
Hello faithful listeners! Mike and I had a lot of fun recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy listening to it just as much. We review the 2010 movie ‘Book of Eli” and the 1989-1993 series “Quantum Leap.” What would it be like to live in a world with no religion? Denzel Washington finds… [Continue Reading]
Episode Six: Easy A
Salutations, and sorry for the late release of Episode Six of Checking the Gate: A Film and Religion Podcast. Starting up a new job and grad school has interfered with my podcast editing. This was so much easier when I was unemployed! So now you have it, hope you enjoy our review of “Easy A”… [Continue Reading]
Episode Five: Doubt
Hello loyal listeners! In this episode of Checking the Gate: A Film and Religion Podcast we take a serious look at the provocative and relevant movie “Doubt.” While we chose this movie in an effort to avoid getting a reputation of focusing totally on the sci-fi genre, we do have a segment in the beginning… [Continue Reading]
Episode Four: Dune
Salutations, loyal listeners! Sorry about the delay in July’s episode (as it is already August); grown up stuff got in the way of fun stuff but here we are again. Our thoughts on “Dune” and “Futurama” appear somewhere in between our riotous laughter, but we promise those thoughts are profound. So put on your stillsuits… [Continue Reading]
Episode Three: Superman Super-Special
Hello faithful listeners! Episode three of our humble podcast is the Superman Super-Special. We look at the Christ-like imagery as it is seen in the movie “Superman Returns” and the television show “Smallville” and try to determine if it is an artistic or commercial decision on the part of the film makers. Here are some… [Continue Reading]
Episode Two: Thor!
Greetings, true believers! I’m stealing Stan Lee’s trademark salutation because in our second episode, Mike and I are going two on one against the mighty movie “Thor.” In this podcast, we praise the work of this movie’s director, Kenneth Branagh, and ponder if this movie is as offensive to modern day heathens as “The Last… [Continue Reading]
