Checking the Gate Podcast

Robert Wright-Stasko and Mike Patti
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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.

  1. 02/24/2020

    Episode 62: God's Not Dead 3 and The Righteous Gemstones

    THE END IS NOW UPON US! At least for the podcast in this medium.  After nine years of audio podcasts, Mike and I are going to make the jump to video reviews.  We aren't leaving, just changing form.  So in the meantime we hope you enjoy this last podcast, in which we do what we said we would never do. We review the third and hopefully last movie in the "God's Not Dead" franchise. Then we take a look at the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones.  See you on the other side!

  2. 09/18/2019

    Episode 61: The Shack and Father Brown

    THE END IS NIGH! At least for the hero of this month's movie review, The Shack, starring Sam Worthington of Avatar fame. He's back from Pandora (not really) and has an encounter with God as he goes after the killer of his daughter (yes, really). And in TV Corner, we examine a show which seems to have its own sub-genre: that of the mystery solving priest.  "Cadfael" and "Father Dowling Mysteries" are two examples of this, but we will be examining the British offering "Father Brown," starring Mark Williams of Harry Potter fame. Look for some dynamic changes soon in the CTGPodcast!

  3. 06/05/2019

    Episode 60: First Reformed

    Hello! It's been a while, and I know you've missed us.  We review a quality movie and TV show for you toady, to make up for the long absence. We have acclaimed indie film First Reformed and hit CBS show "God Friended Me." Look for some more exciting news in the future, we have big plans for the next step of the podcast.

  4. 11/06/2018

    Episode 59: The Nun Special

    Nuns are fascinating. Through the years, so many movies and TV shows have drawn inspiration from their lives, from the sublime (The Nun's Story) to the ridiculous ("The Flying Nun").  Our selections fall widely along that spectrum but, all of them are recent, having been released in that last few years.  First up, is the comedy The Little Hours and the drama Novitiate. We follow those movies with the melodramatic BBC show "Call the Midwife" and the Netflix true-crime docu-series "The Keepers." The Decameron Novitiate Catholic News review Novitiate IMDb reviews Priest's DNA Not A Match We look at more recently released media next month, with the new Ethan Hawk effort First Reformed and the popular CBS series "God Friended Me"

  5. 10/01/2018

    Episode 58: Fred Rogers Special - Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    What was Fred Rogers most scandelous secret? The docudrama at the heart of today's podcast, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, delves into this provocative question and other details from Fred Rogers' life.  (Apparently, the most scandelous thing he did was give a generation a sense of entitlement because he taught them that everyone was special!) We also take a trip down memory lane and recall some of our favorite episodes of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," of which many episode can be found streaming on Amazon Prime. The movie is now available for streaming and on Blu-Ray or DVD. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Episode Guide Mister Rogers' Nieghborhood on Amazon Prime Won't You Be My Neighbor? Official Site Seeing that the new horror film The Nun is in theaters, we decided NOT to review that movie.  Insead we will look at some other movies about sisters of faith, including the 2017 film Noviciate and the comedy The Little Hours.  Carrying on the theme in TV corner, we'll look at the British show "Call the Midwife" and the Netflix original "The Keepers." So come back next time, you'll have thing you'll want to talk about. We...will...too!

  6. 09/08/2018

    Episode 57: Come Sunday and Lucifer

    Heretics and Devils. Some would say they are not mutually exclusive, some would look closer at who is calling the kettle black. Then there are some who would say, "That's a good idea for a TV show!" That's what were talking about on today's podcast, the result of the latter.  Come Sunday is a docudrama and "Lucifer" is a crime procedural.  "Wait...huh?" you might say, but yes, Lucifer has more in common with Castle than it does with American Horror Story. Both shows will soon be on Netflix...coincidence? Wikipedia - Carlton Pearson Lucifer TV Series: One Million Moms Continues to Urge FOX to Discontinue TV Series, Lucifer Netflix saves Lucifer TV series Another theme episode is in store for our next podcast. We will look at the life and work of Fred Rogers as we review Won't You Be My Neighbor? (which should be available for home viewing by the time the episode is released) and the eternal show "Mr Roger's Neighborhood" (of which at great deal of episodes can be found on Amazon Prime).

  7. 07/01/2018

    Episode 56: Samson & Paul: Apostle of Christ

    Hello again, we are here in a timely fashion to give you three reviews!  We bring you the Pureflix version of Samson, as well as Paul: Apostle of Christ.  The cool thing about the last movie is that we got to see a rough cut sneak preview of the film in February, about a month and a half before it was realesed in theaters on Easter weekend.  Then, in TV Corner, we talk about the live, Easter Sunday broadcast of NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar. Next episode, we will look at teh Netflix film Come Sunday and the recently cancelled "Lucifer" which is still available on Hulu. For all our American listeners, happy 4th of July. For all of our international listeners, we apologize.

  8. 05/26/2018

    Episode 55:Leap of Faith

    A happy Jesus morning to you, as Eanest Angley would say.  We have another themed episode all about Televangelists. First up is the Steve Martin classic, Leap of Faith, with a whole cast of "look who that was before they were famous!" Then in TV corner, we watch some real evengelists, taking a look at Pat Robertson's "The 700 Club," Jim Bakker's new YouTube channel, and local NE Ohio televangelist Ernest Angley. IMDb -  Leap of Faith (1992) This Former 700 Club Producer Wants to “Make Amends to a Whole Generation of Christians” ABC Family, No Matter What It Calls Itself, Can’t Get Rid of Pat Robertson’s The 700 Club The Jim Bakker Show The shocking allegations rocking Rev. Ernest Angley’s Ohio megachurch Appeals court overturns ruling against televangelist Ernest Angley over use of unpaid workers at buffet Guardians sue Ernest Angley Ministries on behalf of elderly Chicago woman Next time we look at just a few of the plethora of movies that have arrived in time for Easter this year, Samson and Paul, Apostle of Christ. In TV corner we have the live Easter special "Jesus Christ Superstar" We'll see you then!

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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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  • Creator
    Robert Wright-Stasko and Mike Patti
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2020
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © 2011 Robert Wright-Stasko and Michael Patti. All rights reserved.
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    Checking the Gate Podcast