The Little Mermaid (1989) is a good movie, but I do not care for it. I feel like I need to tread carefully here because I have too many… Read more “The Little Mermaid, 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.
Excalibur, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is a vague memory somewhere in my recollections of high school of seeing Excalibur (1981) in class as a freshman in high school. If you are… Read more “Excalibur, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Paddleton, by Albert W. Vogt III
How do you make a movie about assisted suicide good? As a practicing Catholic, I would first and foremost say that you should not make such a… Read more “Paddleton, by Albert W. Vogt III”
50 First Dates, by Albert W. Vogt III
Much of what I have said about Adam Sandler has not been charitable. When he was at the height of his popularity during the 1990s, I was never… Read more “50 First Dates, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Percy Vs Goliath, by Albert W. Vogt III
Farmers are a proud people. They have to be. If you have never driven through the middle of the United States, or in the case of Percy… Read more “Percy Vs Goliath, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Moonrise Kingdom, by Albert W. Vogt III
I have been putting off reviewing Moonrise Kingdom (2012). I love the movie, and when I walked away from the theater after watching it when it premiered,… Read more “Moonrise Kingdom, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Mary Poppins, by Albert W. Vogt III
Perhaps I reviewed them backwards, having done Saving Mr. Banks (2013) first. Oh well. I blame it on all of you, though I mean that in an… Read more “Mary Poppins, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Sting, by Albert W. Vogt III
There was a time when I made the mistake that many before have made when watching The Sting (1973): I thought the familiar piano tune “The Entertainer”… Read more “The Sting, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Crow: City of Angels, by Albert W. Vogt III
Why could they not just let The Crow (1994) franchise die with poor Brandon Lee? You would think that the death of the legendary Bruce Lee’s son… Read more “The Crow: City of Angels, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Nomadland, by Cameron J. Czaja
Every year on my birthday I have a personal tradition of doing one of favorite things that I enjoy in life, which is watching a new movie.… Read more “Nomadland, by Cameron J. Czaja”
The Legionnaire 