Sister Act, by Albert W. Vogt III
Since the 1990s, the one film that seems to come up the most in Catholic settings is Sister Act (1992). Youth groups show it to their teens . . . and they are usually bored by it. As a former youth minister, I have listened to my fellows complain about trying to find something they… Read more “Sister Act, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, by Albert W. Vogt III
You might think that having a terminal degree in history makes me stuffy. Some of my students might think that is the case. I try not to be. I learned that you cannot take things too seriously, particularly your chosen profession. One should always be professional, and I strive for that in everything that I… Read more “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Little Miss Sunshine, by Albert W. Vogt III
For some reason I have a vague recollection of child beauty pageants being one of those meta-topics that come around from time-to-time around when Little Miss Sunshine came out in 2006. I cannot remember precisely, though, and such are the vagaries of memory. I thought perhaps it had to do with television shows like Toddlers… Read more “Little Miss Sunshine, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Paddington 2, by Albert W. Vogt III
Often sequels attempt to build on some aspect of their predecessor. Whether the producers (or sometimes fans) feel there was an element of a film’s plot still to be resolved, or simply to continue making money off the franchise, subsequent films in a franchise tend to build off one another. That is not always the… Read more “Paddington 2, by Albert W. Vogt III”
One Night in Miami, by Albert W. Vogt III
Many of the persons my dad was interested in captured my interest. I do not know what other father’s talked about with their sons, but mine brought me up with tales of Napoleon’s campaigns. That is how I developed my love of history. Our other shared love was sports. Baseball was my first passion, and… Read more “One Night in Miami, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Paddington, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I first learned to read, books fascinated me. In the small Catholic school I attended for most of my elementary school education, there was a commensurately tiny, one room library. I spent as much time there as I could. There were computers there, the only in the school (I am that old), and I… Read more “Paddington, by Albert W. Vogt III”
3 Ninjas, by Albert W. Vogt III
As I said a number of times during my slog through the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy, when you watch movies you thought were cool as an eight years old, the experience as an adult is not the same. I remember seeing 3 Ninjas (1992) when I was a kid. I did not recall anything… Read more “3 Ninjas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
