Many of the persons my dad was interested in captured my interest. I do not know what other father’s talked about with their sons, but mine brought… Read more “One Night in Miami, 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.
Paddington, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I first learned to read, books fascinated me. In the small Catholic school I attended for most of my elementary school education, there was a commensurately… Read more “Paddington, by Albert W. Vogt III”
3 Ninjas, by Albert W. Vogt III
As I said a number of times during my slog through the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy, when you watch movies you thought were cool as an… Read more “3 Ninjas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, by Albert W. Vogt III
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”
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”
