Life After Beth, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are not too many ways of making a unique zombie movie anymore. When the original Night of the Living Dead came out in 1968, it premiered as a typical afternoon matinee horror flick. Its content made it controversial, but it garnered attention for the undead subgenre. This partly explains the different takes on the…
Night Catches Us, by Albert W. Vogt III
What do you do when you feel like you have no choices left? For a practicing Catholic, the answer is prayer. Of course, that is the answer to everything, but such is the human condition that in moments of real need, we tend to forget God. That initial question is essentially what the African American…
The Polka King, by Albert W. Vogt III
What makes a good Catholic? Is it someone who goes to Mass every Sunday? Maybe that person also attends regular weekday services? What about somebody who receives the Sacrament of Reconciliation once a month? Or once a week? Is it someone who gives of his or her time, talent, and treasure to the Church and/or…
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, by Albert W. Vogt III
When you are one Catholic reviewer, sometimes you have to make difficult decisions regarding which film you will watch in the theater. The weekend of November 22nd, 2019, proved particularly tricky in this regard. Though this may shock some of you, my readership is not that high. Hence, I tend to base my picks on…
Reminders of Him, by Albert W. Vogt III
The Old Testament tells of a practice among the ancient Hebrews where, if a husband dies before his wife, that man’s brother will take his place. You can find the custom described in greater detail in Deuteronomy 25:5-10. The point was to raise children so that the family line did not end. Because Christianity fulfilled…
The Unknown Country, by Albert W. Vogt III
In my review of Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), I praised star Lily Gladstone’s performance as Mollie Kyle, an Osage woman caught in a web of murder and greed in the Oklahoma oil fields of the 1920s. Disappointingly, when it came Oscar time the following year, the award for Best Actress went to Emma…
Mascots, by Albert W. Vogt III
Who does not like a surprise? That is what I got today when I started scrolling for a film to watch and found Mascots (2016). I thought I had seen all of Christoper Guest’s mockumentaries, but I guess I was wrong. For once, that is not an unpleasant feeling. This is a poor comparison, but…
The Legionnaire 