Episodes
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Episode 50: Triple-ation-Christ-ploitation-stravaganza
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
This is our 50th episode! We've been podcasting for 6 years! We're releasing this episode on the 4th of July! And we have 7 Christploitation movies watched and reviewed in this episode! It's a triple celebration, Christ-ploitation, extravaganza! (Triple-ation-Christ-ploitation-stravaganza!!!)
As you can tell, I like to make up words and use exclamation points, but Mike and I are very excited about today's episode. We give our reviews on a slew of Christian faith based films. They include:
God's Not Dead 2
Do You Beleive?
Joseph and Mary
The Young Messiah
Christian Mingle
Miracles from Heaven
Risen
Then we do a quick update of all the TV shows we have done in our 6 year history. I mean real quick, this is not a 2 hour podcast, I promise!
Next episode is going to be another special one. We are reviewing a new movie by independent filmmaker Joshua Gippin titled The Chosen People? A Film About Jewish Identity. I had the opportunity to be a part of this film and we got to see a sneak preview. The film will soon be in the film festival circuit so you might be able to catch it there. Then in TV Corner we are looking at the new Starz show "American Gods" based on the book by Neil Gaiman. Be warned, this show is not for the easily offended.
So, thank you for listening and we'll do this again at episode 100!
Monday Nov 07, 2016
Episode 46: Spotlight
Monday Nov 07, 2016
Monday Nov 07, 2016
Hello faithful listeners! We recently completed our Star Wars Trilogy, this episode rounds out another trilogy of sorts on the podcast. We have previously reviewed Doubt and Calvary, and this episode covers the Oscar winner for best picture, Spotlight.
Christopher Marlowe Officially Credited As Co-Author Of 3 Shakespeare Plays
George Lucas In Love (1999) (Short Film) on Vimeo
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
The Boston Globe– The Story Behind the “Spotlight” Movie
(Contains links to the original exposé)
Was The First Season Of 'Preacher' Even Necessary? -Uproxx
Shaun Of TheDead / Hot Fuzz / The World's End (Blood And Ice Cream Trilogy) [Blu-ray]
Next time we delve into laughs in the afterlife in the old movie Defending Your Life, and the new TV show“The Good Place.” See you on the othe rside!
PS Yes, that is me cosplaying as Jesse Custer, the Preacher.
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Episode 45: The Lightning Round
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Hello media fanatics! This month we offer up to you a smorgasbord of TV goodness (Well, most of it was good). With the new season of fall TV just around the corner, we take a look at some of the shows that graced our screens this last spring and summer. Four shows from four networks: Hulu's original show "The Path," AMC's comic book adaptation "Preacher," the short lived "Of Kings and Prophets" from ABC, and Nat Geo's documentary series "The Story of God" are all reviewed here. For extra info, you can check out these:
The Path on Hulu
In the Footsteps of...En Sabah Nur
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Of Kings and Prophets on Hulu
Of Kings and Prophets Cancelled by ABC
Cop Rock on DVD
Preacher on AMC
Preacher: What's Going On?
Next episode will look at the award winning film Spotlight, and TV Corner will be BBC's "Rev." Until then, Blessings!
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
Episode 44: Star Wars: The Religion
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
“Greetings, exalted one!” This episode is the last in our series on Star Wars. The first was on how religion and myths influenced the creation of the Star Wars saga. In last month’s review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we found the film had more style than substance, and that the only mythology that it relied on was its own. This episode is the reverse of the first one, we look at how Star Wars has influenced religion in real life. We look at how Jediism has become an actual thing, where people take the values, teachings and concepts from the movie and apply them to daily life. Like any religious movement, there are several views on how to follow through on this application, and we look at two of them. But it still begs the question: Is this actually a religion? And our TV corner is the recently aired live show “Tyler Perry’s The Passion”
Jedi census phenomenon-Wikipedia
AT OVER 255,000 STRONG THE CHURCH OF JEDIISM IS A FORCE
So Many Australians Are Claiming 'Jedi' as Their Religion That It's Becoming a Problem
In next month’s episode we offer our Summer TV Round-Up. Mike and I will look at four shows that have graced the airwaves, the cable, and the streaming devices. There are so many choices now, and you’ll get our opinions on them. Until then, blessings!
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Episode 41: Left Behind
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Hello, and welcome to the (once again) monthly CTG Podcast. This month’s offering is the Christian reboot
of Left Behind (2014) starring
Nicholas Cage. In TV Corner we watch the
Amazon original series “Hand of God.” Well, we watched part of it. One episode was quite enough. Also, remember almost exactly a year ago when
I recorded a rant essay imploring you to not go to see the movie we are
reviewing this month. Mike and I have
bravely jumped on the grenade; we watched it so you don’t have to. But it’s fun to listen to us argue about who
hates it more. Here’s some of the things we refer to along the way.
Christian Movies at the Box Office - Box Office Mojo
The 20 Best End-of-the-World Movies :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste
Is Religion the New Fad in Hollywood?
Three Reasons Not to See the Christ-ploitation Film Left Behind
Christian eschatology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hand of God (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb
You will want to tune in for the next few months. In anticipation of what is predicted to be the biggest release of the year (decade? all time?), we are going to do a whole series on the religious aspects of Star Wars. The next three episodes, which will be our own Star Wars trilogy, will first focus on the mythological aspects of Star Wars informed by the work of Joseph Campbell. The December episode will look at the effects that Star Wars has had on religious beliefs in the world. Finally, we will give our review of the new film Star Wars: The Force Awakens in January. So until next time, may the force be with you!
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
Episode Forty: Calvary
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
Hello faithful listeners! Sexual abuse in the church is a serious issue which continues to persist. There are no easy resolutions. Even so, it seems as if the church is slow to satisfactorily work towards ending these despicable crimes, slow in punishing those who perpetrate them, and also in preventing them from happening in the future. This month’s film, Calvary, shines a light into the dark heart of this problem. While this movie focuses on a negative event that the Catholic Church is dealing with right now, our TV Corner looks at the positive aspects of a prominent Catholic family on the CBS procedural show “Blue Bloods”
Next month, we look at the film we told you not to watch, Left Behind (2014) starring Nicholas Cage. And in TV Corner we will examine the new Amazon series “Hand of God.” After that, we are going to close out the year with a three episode series covering the religious and mythological aspects of The Star Wars Saga, culminating with a review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It will be our Star Wars trilogy, if you will.
Finally, a quick note about the sporadic nature of our podcast in the last year. Mike and I had various health issues and family tragedies hinder us; I (Robert) had to have eye surgery to correct a detached retina this summer. We are both feeling fit and eager to get back on schedule and will endeavor to stay on target going into 2016. Blessings!
Monday May 18, 2015
Episode 39: God's Not Dead
Monday May 18, 2015
Monday May 18, 2015
We're Back! After a few months away, Mike and I are back and we are ready to rip into a riff worthy Christ-ploitation film, God's Not Dead. And in TV Corner, we attempt to delve into the reality show "Preachers of LA." Well, as deep as you can get in a reality show. Here are some websites to help you delve deeper into our discussion tangents, err, topics.
Friday Sep 19, 2014
Episode Thirty-Six: The Master and Longmire
Friday Sep 19, 2014
Friday Sep 19, 2014
Monday Aug 04, 2014
Episode Thirty-Five: The Apocalypse Special
Monday Aug 04, 2014
Monday Aug 04, 2014
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! In this episode we return to the popular post-apocalyptic genre looking at two of last year's films parodying the Biblical account of end of the world, This is the End and Rapture-palooza. In addition, we reveal our opinion of the new HBO series "The Leftovers." Also, take note of and consider your support for two documentaries that (as of the time this podcast is first published) are currently in crowd-sourced fundraising campaigns. The links for both are below.
Hail to the King Kickstarter Page
The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? EW Article
The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? FanBacked Page
Official "The Leftovers" Website
The Wil Wheaton Project Episode 7
Next month we roll back to 2012's "The Master" which "isn't" about the origins of Scientology. And in TV Corner we check out the current A&E series "Longmire" See you then!
Saturday Jun 28, 2014
Episode Thirty-Four: Frozen
Saturday Jun 28, 2014
Saturday Jun 28, 2014
Hello, faithful listeners! This episode is coming to you on the eve of my (Robert's) very first short term mission trip, a week in Costa Rica spreading the good news of Jesus. While I am there, Mike and I hope you enjoy our discussion on Disney's Frozen and ABC's "Resurrection." When I get back I'll update this post with all of the links and cool stuff that came up during our talk. In the meantime, our next episode will be another double feature: Rapture-palooza and This is the End. We will come back at you in July with our thoughts on last summer's apocalyptic craziness. ¡Hasta luego!
UPDATE! Here are some of the links we talked about in this episode.
The Gospel According to Disney's Frozen