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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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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 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.
Friday Oct 12, 2012
Friday Oct 12, 2012
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 they line up with reality. We have a lot of laughs along the way! http://theexorcist.warnerbros.com/
The Exorcist (1973) - IMDb
Constantine (2005) - IMDb
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Demonic Possession
Removing Demonic Oppression | Leadership Journal
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Suicide
Next month we will have a Kirk Cameron Special! We will watch the movie "Fireproof" and also mention the film "Left Behind." In TV Corner we will discuss the merits of the new game show "The American Bible Challenge" hosted by Jeff Foxworthy on the Game Show Network. See you in a few weeks!Friday Jul 06, 2012
Friday Jul 06, 2012
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 hone in on the religious subtext. Space Jesus, Xenomorph worshipers, the mystery of Creation--we look at it all. Plus, we add in some extra dialogue from our episode on Paul to add to the creation conversation. Here are the links we refer to during the show. Prometheus Hard Core Review - Part 1 Massive Dissection - SPOILERS -by comicbookgirl19 cavalorn: Prometheus Unbound: What The Movie Was Actually About Prometheus Will Retcon AVP! « furiousfanboys.com Cinefilter.com www.dtrn.co.uk/episode/sci-fi-guys-s517-jessica-parker-kennedy Next time we will (finally) do a show we planned several months ago, but postponed for our Easter episode. We are going to check out the original "Metropolis," and in the TV Corner, "Caprica." Both can be found on Netflix, DVD, and Blu-Ray.