There are many things in this life that I do not understand. With those topics that are too sublime, I try to leave to God. There are aspects of… Read more “Tootsie, 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.
The Apartment, by Albert W. Vogt III
As far back as I can remember, I wanted to get married. God may be calling me in a different direction these days, and that is sometimes the… Read more “The Apartment, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Deer Hunter, by Albert W. Vogt III
With the opening shot of The Deer Hunter (1978), number fifty-three on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time list, I was already depressed. It… Read more “The Deer Hunter, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Unforgiven, by Albert W. Vogt III
Westerns have changed over the years, but Clint Eastwood has remained the same. I mean, he is older, and looks it, but he has stayed as gruff as… Read more “Unforgiven, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Spartacus, by Albert W. Vogt III
The career of Stanley Kubrick is an interesting one. At some point in the 1960s, it appears that he went a bit batty. Before this, he produced well made… Read more “Spartacus, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is nothing new to Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. At the same time, it had me on the verge of tears more than once while watching it. Does… Read more “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, by Albert W. Vogt III”
American Graffiti, by Albert W. Vogt III
Name one movie that George Lucas has directed other than Star Wars. Before you go to the Google machine, I will tell you: THX 1138 (1971). Yet, because no one has heard… Read more “American Graffiti, by Albert W. Vogt III”
A Streetcar Named Desire, by Albert W. Vogt III
Life is messy, or at least it can be. It is the unfortunate nature of our fallen world, the lingering curse of the impudence of our forebears, Adam… Read more “A Streetcar Named Desire, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Midnight Cowboy, by Albert W. Vogt III
Can we count 1969 as being part of the 1970s? That is the year Midnight Cowboy came out, number forty-three on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest American Films of… Read more “Midnight Cowboy, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Pulp Fiction, by Albert W. Vogt III
People love Pulp Fiction (1994), including the American Film Institute (AFI). They have it as the ninety-fourth greatest American film of all time on its list of the top 100. At… Read more “Pulp Fiction, by Albert W. Vogt III”
