While watching the early 1990s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy over the past few days, a series of inexplicable choices emerges. For example, why did they decide… Read more “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, 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.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, by Albert W. Vogt III
If you have not yet noticed, there is a “III” suffix at the end of my name. When I was born, my parents and grandparents had a… Read more “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, by Albert W. Vogt III”
News of the World, by Albert W. Vogt III
Last weekend I had a choice to make: either Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) or News of the World (2020). I did the superhero movie first because I… Read more “News of the World, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, by Albert W. Vogt III
Every New Year’s Eve for well over a decade, I have gathered with some of my closest friends and their steadily growing family to have a Harry… Read more “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, by Albert W. Vogt III
I do not consider the recent reboot of the famous humanoid, be-shelled martial artists, beginning in 2014, to be the real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Nor really… Read more “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Cheaper by the Dozen 2, by Albert W. Vogt III
The holidays are a time when regular schedules typically get chucked aside for all manner of activities with friends and family. Hence I got behind on fan… Read more “Cheaper by the Dozen 2, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Miss Congeniality, by Albert W. Vogt III
Now that I have rewatched Miss Congeniality (2000) for the first time in years, and in thinking back on the film’s star Sandra Bullock’s career, I cannot… Read more “Miss Congeniality, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Wonder Woman 1984, by Albert W. Vogt III
Finally, Wonder Woman 1984 has arrived. I never knock anyone for taking any precautions they feel necessary during these times, but it was nice to see a… Read more “Wonder Woman 1984, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Young Victoria, by Albert W. Vogt III
When a friend of mine suggested The Young Victoria (2009), I was initially apprehensive. If you have been keeping score at home, you know that usually I… Read more “The Young Victoria, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, by Albert W. Vogt III
We pick up Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) six years after the events of Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009). Nothing has changed, and hence no need,… Read more “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 