Often, though becoming less frequent, a Disney film is mentioned to me that I have not seen. When I admit to my not having viewed it, the shock… Read more “Cars, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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.
Expend4bles, by Albert W. Vogt III
Let me give you a brief run down some of the titles that have come out this year. Going back to February, we have had Ant-Man and the Wasp:… Read more “Expend4bles, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Toy Story 3, by Albert W. Vogt III
After I completed Toy Story 2 (1999) I thought, why not finish the series? Toy Story 3 (2010) cannot be that bad, right? In my review of Toy Story 2, I commented on… Read more “Toy Story 3, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Toy Story 2, by Albert W. Vogt III
Okay, so, Toy Story 2 (1999). Do not ask me to recount to you the events of the original Toy Story (1995), or what they have to do with this installment. As best… Read more “Toy Story 2, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Adults, by Cameron J. Czaja
So, this past summer, I decided to give myself an absurd goal when it comes to watching movies, and that absurd goal was to watch fifty newly… Read more “The Adults, by Cameron J. Czaja”
Like Father, by Albert W. Vogt III
One could call Like Father (2018) a long advertisement for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Having recently been on a similar sized ship, I am okay with it. In delving a… Read more “Like Father, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Elemental, by Albert W. Vogt III
What do you get when you combine immigration and animation? You get Elemental. Like many other big Disney titles (I am looking at you Wish), the company likes to bombard you… Read more “Elemental, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, by Albert W. Vogt III
Slowly, but surely, I am catching up on the Marvel films made before the advent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Nowadays, it all goes through the Mouse. Yet, there… Read more “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, by Albert W. Vogt III”
A Haunting in Venice, by Albert W. Vogt III
If you have read my reviews of the first two takes on Agatha Christie’s famous Hercule Poirot master detective character, directed and starring Kenneth Branagh as the… Read more “A Haunting in Venice, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Peter Pan & Wendy, by Albert W. Vogt III
How many times can one story be told? Given the number of iterations there are of J. M. Barrie’s classic story of the boy who never grew up,… Read more “Peter Pan & Wendy, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 