Inventing the Abbotts, by Albert W. Vogt III
Whenever my friends from high school and I thought of going to the movies, I was typically the last of us whose opinion was counted on for choosing a title. This meant we usually saw the lowest of the lowbrow productions. An example of this I recall was Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000), a film…
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, by Diane M. Blenke
I’m always apprehensive when a movie involves the Catholic Church. The Church is almost never depicted well or accurately. However, I didn’t know that Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) was about Catholicism going into it because I approached it completely blind. I usually try to stay away from previews and trailers…
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, by Albert W. Vogt III
This will probably not be a shocking statement, but I do not always make the best decisions when it comes to film choices. Whether it is at home or the cinema, my instincts sometimes lead me in the wrong direction. For example, on the weekend of July 15th, 2022, I thought Where the Crawdads Sing…
Valiant One, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I found the Korean film Escape (2024), I noticed another set in the Korean peninsula, today’s selection, Valiant One (2025). The two stories take place in roughly the same location and feature soldiers as their main characters, but the stories are quite different in tone. The incongruity is likely the result of Valiant One…
Escape (2024), by Albert W. Vogt III
The first thing to know about Escape (2024) is that it is a South Korean film. That will give you some perspective when I get to the synopsis. Further, with such a general word for a title, know that if you research it yourself, you will find other movies with the same name. I cannot…
Wild Bill, by Albert W. Vogt III
In a recent review I stated that whenever I encounter a film made in the 1970s in one of the streaming services I frequently use, I try to watch it and discuss it. My only reason for this thought is that I feel like I have not done enough to cover that decade. I have…
Minions & Monsters, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is an old saying to the effect that if you are going to do something, do it right. It is an adage that has been passed down through the centuries in Western culture, but there are parallels all over the world. There are Biblical parallels, too. Colossians 3:23 reads, “Whatever you do, do from…
The Legionnaire 