When you think about the silent film era, if you think about it at all, there is probably one name, and one name only, that comes to… Read more “The Kid, 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.
No Strings Attached, by Albert W. Vogt III
Recently, I reviewed This Means War (2012), a somewhat funny romantic comedy with Reese Witherspoon that has two spies competing for her affections. A brief, but no less important moment… Read more “No Strings Attached, by Albert W. Vogt III”
This Means War, by Albert W. Vogt III
Offhand, I cannot think of too many films in which Reese Witherspoon appears that I do not enjoy. There has always been something genuine about her that I… Read more “This Means War, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Zero Dark Thirty, by Albert W. Vogt III
When you have seen every World War II film worth watching and it is Memorial Day, you start trying to find different titles. More importantly to my financial… Read more “Zero Dark Thirty, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Nope, by Albert W. Vogt III
After the debacle that was Us (2019) (and there is no hidden message in that statement), I was worried that there would not be another Jordan Peele film I… Read more “Nope, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Memphis Belle, by Albert W. Vogt III
Once more unto the breach of history and film with Memphis Belle (1990). It is one of the first modern movies I can remember that I saw as a young… Read more “Memphis Belle, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Black Phone, by Cameron J. Czaja
When God closes a door, he opens a window. That was the case for director Scott Derrickson, who is someone I mentioned in previous reviews. For those… Read more “The Black Phone, by Cameron J. Czaja”
Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III
My favorite class to teach is a course on Film and Twentieth Century America. I patterned it after the one I had taken with one of my mentors… Read more “Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Love Bug, by Albert W. Vogt III
On Disney+, at least on my version of the home screen, there is often a section titled “Nostalgic movies.” Sometimes it is there, sometimes it is not, and… Read more “The Love Bug, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Absent Minded Professor, by Albert W. Vogt III
Yes, I know there is an updated version of Disney’s The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), 1997’s Robin Williams led Flubber. Whether you like it or not, Disney is always taking its older… Read more “The Absent Minded Professor, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 