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    Author: Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Greetings! If you are wondering why the funny robes, it is because I have a Ph.D. in American History from Loyola University Chicago. While there, I wrote my dissertation on Catholics in film. With this blog I intend to bring my Catholic perspective to current film content.

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Typically, animated films do not do a lot for me.  They are usually made for a different audience than myself, and that is okay.  People like what they like,… Read more “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    June 5, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Teen Wolf (1985), by Albert W. Vogt III

    It may be cliché to say, but there is nothing like an original.  Before continuing, I should admit that some of what is to follow is hypocritical.  I have… Read more “Teen Wolf (1985), by Albert W. Vogt III”

    June 4, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Gettysburg, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Do you want to know how old I am?  I am old enough to remember dollar movie theaters.  Given how much it costs these days to go to the… Read more “Gettysburg, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    June 3, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Sophie’s Choice, by Albert W. Vogt III

    The last movie I am reviewing on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) Greatest 100 American Films of All Time list is Sophie’s Choice (1982).  It is number ninety-one by their… Read more “Sophie’s Choice, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    June 2, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    The Wild Bunch, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Like most things in American culture in the 1960s, the Western was altered significantly by events in the country.  I do not know how else to back into… Read more “The Wild Bunch, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 31, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    All the President’s Men, by Albert W. Vogt III

    You know what makes for thrilling cinema?  Research.  I am being facetious, of course.  Today, I am discussing the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 77th movie on its list of the 100… Read more “All the President’s Men, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 30, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    The Little Mermaid (2023), by Albert W. Vogt III

    There is probably no place more fitting than where I saw The Little Mermaid (2023).  A brief note: I will be adding the “(2023)” whenever I write the title… Read more “The Little Mermaid (2023), by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 29, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    The Silence of the Lambs, by Albert W. Vogt III

    As I near the end of seeing all the movies on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time list, I am beginning… Read more “The Silence of the Lambs, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 28, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Albert W. Vogt III

    People sometimes ask me why I do not drink.  My go-to answer involves describing how all alcohol, be they beer, spirits, or wine, smells like something I would… Read more “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 27, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Nashville, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Nashville (1975) is not the worst movie on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time list, but it is darn close.  What saves it… Read more “Nashville, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 26, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

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