Anyone who is a fan of The Goonies (1985), and there are many, is usually delighted to see Sean Astin in anything. As Mikey, the leader of the title band… Read more “Toy Soldiers, 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.
12 Years A Slave, by Albert W. Vogt III
Far too often I find many misconceptions about the history of slavery in the United States. Whatever it is that people know about slavery, assuming they know what… Read more “12 Years A Slave, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Candyman, by Albert W. Vogt III
When the now infamous Cabrini Green housing project was first conceived, the word “project” did not have the same pejorative connotation it has today. In fact, it was… Read more “Candyman, by Albert W. Vogt III”
I Care A Lot, by Albert W. Vogt III
Have you ever watched an extremely well made and acted film that left you wanting to take a shower afterwards? I do not recommend the experience. When viewing such… Read more “I Care A Lot, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Her, by Albert W. Vogt III
Her (2013) is another one of those movies I meant to see in the theaters when it premiered, but never made it. Looking back eight years on and 2013… Read more “Her, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Stranger Than Fiction, by Albert W. Vogt III
Why cannot Will Ferrell star in more movies like Stranger Than Fiction (2006)? In the overwhelming majority of his roles, he plays a blithering idiot. He rather acts like one, too,… Read more “Stranger Than Fiction, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Coco, by Albert W. Vogt III
Though I did not see Coco (2017) in theaters, part of my usual policy of avoiding animated films, the way people talked about it left one with the impression… Read more “Coco, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Fail Safe, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are few scarier concepts than the possibility of nuclear annihilation. When the United States unleashed the first, and only, atomic bombs on Japan at the close of… Read more “Fail Safe, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Django Unchained, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are three movies that Quentin Tarantino did that are sort of historical do-overs. The first was Inglorious Basterds(2009). In it, a group of American soldiers infiltrate a Nazi movie… Read more “Django Unchained, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Reminiscence, by Albert W. Vogt III
My normal weekend routine involves a trip to the movie theaters. It was one of the tough parts about the COVID lockdown, not being able to go to… Read more “Reminiscence, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 