Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, by Albert W. Vogt III
Not to take away from anyone’s vigilance over the content of popular culture today, but films like Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (1991) always put this debate in a different perspective for this historian. In Catholic terms, one should be careful about what one consumes culturally speaking regardless of current moral panics. What I am…
The Whole Ten Yards, by Albert W. Vogt III
You know how the Ocean’s series of heist films have a sort of clever naming convention where the first is Ocean’s Eleven (2001), because it is about a crew with the title number of people? And how the next two are Ocean’s Twelve (2004) and Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) because they keep adding people? The Whole…
The Convert, by Albert W. Vogt III
If there is a discernible gap in my historical knowledge, it is regarding much of anything having to do with the Pacific Islands. I can tell you some basics, like when the British began colonizing Australia and New Zealand, how whalers roamed these waters for nearly two centuries, and a few other pieces. It is…
Tow, by Albert W. Vogt III
My heart aches for the homeless. I pray every day for them, and each one I see on the streets I regret when I have nothing to offer. There are those who look upon such people and accuse them of being addicted to something or lazy, or both. Maybe some who are counted among the…
Tony, by Albert W. Vogt III
Life will bring you plenty of unexpected developments. A large part of having a Faith life is learning how to deal with these potential trying situations, and putting them in their proper perspective. Last night, my girlfriend and I made it back from Disney in time for a late matinee showing of Tony, the new…
You, Always, by Albert W. Vogt III
They say that you cannot learn much from watching movies, but I beg to differ. That might be wishful thinking on my part, seeking to justify my existence for the past six years. Still, a stray fact or two sometimes comes across my consciousness while viewing cinema. Take Australia, for example. Did you know the…
Short Circuit, by Albert W. Vogt III
Though I went to a Catholic school until the fourth grade, I was often picked on by my classmates. Then again, kids will be kids, as they say, and a Faith based education is sadly no guarantor of a bully free matriculation. Nonetheless, if there was one thing on which we all seemed to agree…
The Legionnaire 