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This is a show for those spiritual people who love film, and also those cinefiles feel that there is more to life than what we know. Each month, Robert and Mike will creativly evaluate a new film.
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Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Do you ever experience what I call the "Moebius Strip of Conversation?" I experience it quite often. It is where one starts a conversation on one subject, and then through the natural process of carrying on a rambling conversation, one comes through the twists and turns of that palaver to the same subject. We do that here in our review of last year and what we look forward to this year.
Next time we return to our regular format, going back to the old Steven Martin vehicle Leap of Faith. Keeping with the theme we will look at variety of local and national televangelist shows to see where they are in the current day and age.
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
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
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!
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Sorry about another long wait friends and listeners, but this podcaster had another round of eye surgeries which prevented me from doing many things, including the things I love like talking about Star Wars. But Mike and I are back and we have loads to talk about. We have the next several episode planned out, movies and TV shows viewed, and we are going to do a marathon of recording to get them to you in a regular schedule.
First, we need to present the second in our Star Wars trilogy, our review of Star Wars VII. Next time we will finish up our Star Wars extravaganza by getting the perspective of the real world followers of the Jedi religion. Much of FIlm And Religion literature looks at how religion is portrayed in the movies, here is an excellent opportunity to see things flow in the other direction: how films impart ideas to religion.
Vatican newspaper upset at absence of evil in new Star Wars film | Film | The Guardian
Is Star Wars The Force Awakens a rip off? JJ Abrams explains why it had to be similar to the original films
All the Backstory You Desperately Want to Know About The Force Awakens
Backward-looking The Force Awakens might pay the price beyond the west | Film | The Guardian
[Video] George Lucas Calls Disney “White Slavers” in Charlie Rose Interview | Deadline
How Star Wars The Force Awakens Should Have Ended - YouTube
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Star Wars is built from the many myths and religious themes that run through human history. George Lucas said he "Tried to tell an old story in an new way." In this month's episode, we examine just how Lucas pulled upon the work of his friend and mentor Joseph Campbell, the world's leading expert in the study of myth. We talk about how the myths of old informed the two trilogies, and speculate about how mythology and religion may (or may not) inform The Force Awakens.
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!
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
Greetings! SPOILER ALERT! If you have not seen the movie Noah starring Russel Crowe, be warned that this podcast contains many plot spoilers. But as the plot points in this movie were all by the book cliches, they will come as no surprise to you, even if you have not seen the film. In fact, don't go to see this movie; it's not very good. Just listen to Robert and Mike relate to you their experience of watching this movie, and count yourself lucky that you did not waste your money at the theater. If you think we are being to harsh, here are some other opinions:
Saturday Nov 02, 2013
Saturday Nov 02, 2013
Greetings! Hey, we are back on schedule! This month we talk about Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. Do you think that Vin Diesel's Riddick character is a Christ type, or is that streching the definition too far? We also do a roundup of several shows Mike and I have been watching this fall. Some of them have potential.
Saturday Jul 06, 2013
Saturday Jul 06, 2013
Celebrate Independence Day weekend with a new podcast from Checking the Gate. We evaluate the religious merits of the Hellboy movies and the short lived series "Save Me." Our Hellboy discussion, admittedly, is merely an excuse to talk about Guillermo Del Toro's new film Pacific Rim out July 12. But our discussion about "Save Me" get heated; Mike decries its quality while Robert defends it from those who judge without merit.