For further proof that there are fewer original ideas in Hollywood than there should be, I give you Get Smart (2008). I wonder if those viewing it 2008 thought they… Read more “Get Smart, 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.
Knight and Day, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are reasons for me not to be a fan of Tom Cruise, but I will not be getting into them. Whatever the case, he makes some pretty… Read more “Knight and Day, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Foreigner, by Albert W. Vogt III
By 2017, Jackie Chan was sixty-three years old. There are not many action stars at that age. Please understand that I do not intend to be agist. If one takes… Read more “The Foreigner, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Running Man, by Albert W. Vogt III
With The Running Man (1987), you have a film set in a future that we have passed, but in 1987 seemed distant. At that time, it was hard to imagine… Read more “The Running Man, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is only one joke to be made about Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, and I think it is the one thing keeping it from being more highly… Read more “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Mermaids, by Albert W. Vogt III
Usually, I am uninterested in movies starring Cher. I do not know why. She made plenty of them during the 1980s and into the 1990s, but I cannot recall… Read more “Mermaids, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Fletch, by Albert W. Vogt III
When it comes to films from the 1980s, I thought I had seen all the ones worth seeing. I had, of course, heard of Fletch(1985), but it is the… Read more “Fletch, by Albert W. Vogt III”
I Love You, Beth Cooper, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I was in high school, I was a nerd. I like to think I was an athletic nerd, but a nerd nonetheless. I always put my academics above… Read more “I Love You, Beth Cooper, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Alice, by Albert W. Vogt III
Slavery, sadly, is something that is still with us today. In a Christian sense, it is defined as allowing ourselves to be beholden to the temptations of society… Read more “Alice, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Just Like Heaven, by Albert W. Vogt III
Sometimes, I spot a movie on streaming services and it appears to be tailor made for a Catholic film critic such as myself. Today’s film, Just Like Heaven (2005), appears… Read more “Just Like Heaven, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 