The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is one thing I can give The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) credit for: it did not entirely repeat the formula from The Hunger Games (2012). Actually, there are a lot of similarities in terms of the structure. The eponymous contest is announced, the tributes are gathered, and they all fight to the death…
The Hunger Games, by Albert W. Vogt III
You can call it an oversight if you like, but I have never reviewed a singled film from The Hunger Games franchise. I have not read any of the books, either, but I have seen one of the movies. Since they are a bit of a cultural phenomenon, I figured I might as well get…
The Bad Guardian, by Albert W. Vogt III
It is not unusual to see a smaller network or studio produce a film that is similar to a more familiar title. For example, take one of the most popular science fiction/action films of all time, The Terminator (1984). Some have noted that the 1990 low-budget production Hardware bears a striking similarity to its predecessor. …
The Drama, by Albert W. Vogt III
Some of the moments when I have felt most disconnected from humanity have taken place in the movie theater. If you read my review of Us (2019), you will see a previous example of this reaction. Simply put, I do not get why my fellow human beings find certain things funny. God made us all…
That’s Amor, by Albert W. Vogt III
You might read a title like That’s Amor and say to yourself, “That sounds familiar. . . .” Likely, you’re thinking of the famous Dean Martin song, “That’s Amore,” (1953). To perhaps ameliorate some of the confusion, the movie has the Spanish spelling, whereas the song goes with the Italian. This makes sense when you…
Bewitched (2005), by Albert W. Vogt III
As I sat down to write this review of Bewitched (2005), another sign of the changing times occurred to me. Today’s film is based on the hit television show from the 1960s (1964-1972) of the same name. In thinking about the more recent film adaptation, I naturally thought of my childhood spent watching those re-runs…
The Hobbit (1977), by Albert W. Vogt III
Before the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), my only experience with the work of J. R. R. Tolkien was today’s film, the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit. I saw it as a child and was enchanted by it. Memory is a funny thing. It can also…
The Legionnaire 