Resident Evil: Apocalypse, by Albert W. Vogt III
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) is the sequel to 2002’s Resident Evil, a cinematic version of a line of popular video games. Because of the success of the first installment, they figured they had a franchise in the making, so they greenlit Resident Evil: Apocalypse. As a practicing Catholic, I get uncomfortable with words like “evil”…
Resident Evil (2002), by Albert W. Vogt III
One thing I do not like in cinema is open-ended conclusions. I am also not a fan of zombie movies, which is essentially what Resident Evil (2002) is, with some action genre and video game influences. My Faith speaks directly against these kinds of stories. After all, in God’s wisdom He gave us only one…
A Ko-fi Mea Culpa
Last week, I announced that readers could now support The Legionnaire and my other writing through Ko-fi. I carefully explained the new page, described the Legionnaire Circle, created a handsome button—and then attached the wrong link to it. In other words, I invited everyone out for coffee and supplied directions to somewhere else. Mea culpa.…
The Horse Soldiers, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I choose a Western, it is usually because I tell myself that I need to see more of them. Incidentally, I have the same thought when it comes to films from the 1970s. The problem with The Horse Soldiers (1959) is that it is not a Western. It has many of the features of…
The Giver, by Albert W. Vogt III
The person who originally suggested that I read Lois Lowry’s The Giver (1993) is now lost to me. A small instinct in the back of my mind tells me that it was probably a girl I had been trying to impress at whatever time in my life it was given to me. Whenever it was,…
Resident Evil (2026), by Albert W. Vogt III
The studio behind the Resident Evil franchise is Constantin Film. I am not sure they make any other movies, nor do I care enough to do the research to find out. Critics of Catholicism, some of whom are in my own family, have blamed their lack of observing the Sabbath on the sameness of the…
Don’t Say Good Luck, by Albert W. Vogt III
The reason theater performers don’t say “good luck” is largely based on superstition. Such beliefs in spirits or invisible forces that control the outcome of a stage show are anathema to Catholicism. Whether you say certain words and what may or may not happen if they are spoken means little in terms of your relationship…
