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…

Saving Silverman, by Albert W. Vogt III

It is interesting to look at how cinematic tastes change.  When I was in my late teens and early twenties, because I was an idiot, I would go to the theater whenever anything with Jason Biggs or Jack Black opened, mainly because they were who my friends wanted to see.  This is a roundabout way…