Sometimes, you see a title while scrolling through streaming services and you think, why not? At least that is how I imagine some people make their at-home cinematic… Read more “The Perfect Date, 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.
Bugonia, by Albert W. Vogt III
At least Bugonia is not Poor Things (2023). To be clear, I have not seen Poor Things. From viewing its trailers, I surmised that it would be… Read more “Bugonia, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Black Phone 2, by Cameron J. Czaja
To continue with 2025’s Spooky Trilogy of Reviews from The Legionnaire, I bring you another sequel released in 2025. This is a more recent film (i.e. released… Read more “Black Phone 2, by Cameron J. Czaja”
Zombie Town, by Albert W. Vogt III
Halloween is my least favorite holiday of the year. It was fun when I was a child because what kid does not like getting free candy? It is different… Read more “Zombie Town, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, by Albert W. Vogt III
If a spooky film during the Halloween season it must be, then I will take a film like Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). It is not perfect, at least not… Read more “Buffy the Vampire Slayer, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Get Smart, by Albert W. Vogt III
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”
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”
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