The Punisher: One Last Kill, by Albert W. Vogt III
Before watching (or, I should say, re-watching) The Punisher: One Last Kill, I asked Alexa whether it is considered a movie. It said yes, but you will see other places where it is considered a “television special,” being under an hour in length. Such is a nebulous descriptor, and I am not sure what else…
The Three Musketeers (2011), by Albert W. Vogt III
In 2019, Paris’ Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris, known more familiarly as Notre Dame, caught fire. I was one of the horrified Catholics who watched in horror as flames rose higher on its medieval edifice. While I tried to reassure one of my friends that it would not crumble into a pile of rubble,…
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, by Albert W. Vogt III
Though I enjoyed the first two or three seasons of Amazon Prime’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series (2018-2023), I did not watch the fourth. I am not sure I can pinpoint a reason for my flagging interest, but I think it pertains to it becoming a bland action show with some espionage thrown in for…
Money Talks, by Albert W. Vogt III
When we hear the word “gratuitous,” it is most often in connection to something bad. Catholicism has a different take, more often applying it to God’s love. This pertains to its second meaning, which is something given abundantly, free of charge, and with no expectation of return. This is how we describe God’s love, but…
48 Hrs., by Albert W. Vogt III
During my collegiate studies, I took a few film courses. One movie that was discussed in the textbooks as being an example of a well-done action film was 48 Hrs. (1982). Now, please understand that when you take such a class, you do not see every title found in the pages of whatever tome is…
Moana (2026), by Albert W. Vogt III
Having returned yesterday from a Disney cruise, it is appropriate that I saw Moana (2026) in the theater this weekend. If you have ever been on one of these trips, you will know that there is a Disney film played somewhere on the boat during every waking hour. Invariably, one of these is the animated…
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…
The Legionnaire 