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Check The Gate: A Film Lovers Deep Dive

Check The Gate: A Film Lovers Deep Dive

By: Robert Brandon & Michael
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We're Spinning Off! No longer tied to the constraints of the AFI Top 100.

Bert, Brandon, and Michael are now deep diving any and all genres of film both old and new! For old episodes check out Check the Gate: An AFI Deep Dive!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/check-the-gate-an-afi-deep-dive/id1525041484

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  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale
    Feb 8 2026

    We’re going all in on Daniel Craig’s first hand as 007. Parkour sprints that raise the blinds, poker tables where every river card could be fatal, Mads Mikkelsen slow-playing villainy with one perfect tell-tear, and Vesper Lynd slow-rolling Bond straight into a soul-crushing bad beat. This Bond gets stacked, reraised, and rivered by betrayal. A chip and a chair, we go all in. Ante up and deal yourself in.
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Die Another Day

    Die Another Day
    Jan 31 2026

    Strap into your invisible Aston Martin—we’re revisiting the movie that pushed the franchise to its breaking point: Die Another Day. It’s the film that has everything: DNA restructuring, ice palaces, Madonna with a sword, and a CGI windsurfing scene. Join us as we try to make sense of Pierce Brosnan’s chaotic swan song and debate whether it’s misunderstood or the moment Bond lost the plot.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Licence to Kill

    Licence to Kill
    Jan 24 2026

    In this episode: Timothy Dalton’s 007 goes full rogue in "Licence to Kill" (1989) after Felix gets sharked and his bride murdered. No gadgets, just brooding vengeance, and that infamous decompression scene. We unpack why it’s criminally underrated and how it still packs a serious punch.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
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