Rachel Getting Married, by Albert W. Vogt III
The last thing one could call me is an expert on weddings, though I have been in my share of them. What I have not done is plan one, and this is why I was perplexed by Rachel Getting Married (2008). Before continuing, it should be noted that the film is not really about the…
Person to Person, by Albert W. Vogt III
Because I am currently visiting my home town of Chicago, I have been in the mood for watching films with an urban setting. Thus, after some extensive flipping through the slow scrolling service of Netflix in my hotel room, I landed on Person to Person (2017). I just went to Confession today, so I am…
Holmes & Watson, by Albert W. Vogt III
When it comes to stories about arguably the greatest detective to ever spring from the pages of fiction, give me Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock (2010-2017). A close second would be the few movies featuring the same character, Sherlock Holmes (2009), with Robert Downey Jr. in the title role, reprising it in 2011 with Sherlock Holmes: A…
The Fugitive, by Albert W. Vogt III
If you have ever heard the phrase, “It wasn’t me, it was the one-armed man!” then know that it is from The Fugitive (1993). Actually, to be more precise, it was from The Fugitive (1963-1967). Confused yet? If you are, then I recommend learning more about American Popular Culture, which I used to teach a…
Balls of Fury, by Albert W. Vogt III
Did you know there is a spoof film made in 2007 about ping-pong called Balls of Fury? As a Catholic movie reviewer, it is one that I have been avoiding simply because of the title. It is one that I saw in my misspent younger years, but now that I am older and supposedly more…
Motor City, by Cameron J. Czaja
When it comes to watching theatrical films, my go-to movie theater chain is AMC Theaters. I’m part of the AMC Stubs A-List, which is a subscription that allows me to watch up to four movies a week. Honestly, it’s one of my favorite services that I have at the moment. Additionally, I get frequent notifications via…
Daybreakers, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of my worries with the attention given to vampires in popular culture is that people will want to be like them. There are already reports of a “Sanguinarian” subculture of regular homo sapiens (as if there is any other) claiming to have an addiction to human blood. Not that I want to engage is…
The Legionnaire 