I have never married, though I have been in a few long-lasting relationships. There is a sort of fortune cookie saying from a movie called Hope Floats (1998) about living… Read more “Date Night, 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.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, by Albert W. Vogt III
There was a time when part of Disney’s Hollywood Studios was dedicated to a little film called Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). In fact, the park opened the… Read more “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Gunpowder Milkshake, by Albert W. Vogt III
Whenever my broadcast partner for Down and Out Reviews, the podcast I do with Isaac (please also check out our YouTube channel Oh Man Disney), says he is… Read more “Gunpowder Milkshake, by Albert W. Vogt III”
National Treasure: Book of Secrets, by Albert W. Vogt III
Because I found National Treasure (2004) so ridiculous, I must not have bothered going to the theater for National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). That is what I am telling myself. I actually… Read more “National Treasure: Book of Secrets, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, by Albert W. Vogt III
You can make quite the list of people who have played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Everyone from Basil Rathbone (ever hear of him?) to… Read more “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, by Albert W. Vogt III
While walking out of Mass this weekend, I complimented our pastor on the use of the words “cat’s meow” and “anthropomorphic” during his homily. We had a nice… Read more “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Cast Away, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are few movies that annoy me more than Cast Away (2000). It has nothing to do with Wilson, the volleyball that Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) talks to while stranded… Read more “Cast Away, by Albert W. Vogt III”
National Treasure, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of the previews I have been noticing lately is for a strange flick titled The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. It stars Nicholas Cage as himself, and seems… Read more “National Treasure, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Dunkirk, by Albert W. Vogt III
Whenever a historically themed movie is about to come out, I am usually excited. The excitement is amplified when it deals with warfare. The old stand-by is World War… Read more “Dunkirk, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Muppet Movie, by Albert W. Vogt III
You have to hand it to Jim Henson, the guy was a genius. Who would have thought that puppets could become as recognizable characters as has his Muppets. I… Read more “The Muppet Movie, by Albert W. Vogt III”
