In past reviews I have (to put it bluntly) complained about movies that rely on the audience to remember past installments in order for the current iteration… Read more “Downton Abbey, 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.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, by Albert W. Vogt III
Dora and the Lost City of Gold is about the title character, Dora (Isabella Moner), a socially inept teenager with deadbeat parents who seemed content to let… Read more “Dora and the Lost City of Gold, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Hustlers, by Cameron J. Czaja
When I first started this position I knew I would jump on a grenade or two, I just didn’t know that it was going to be on… Read more “Hustlers, by Cameron J. Czaja”
The Goldfinch, by Albert W. Vogt III
I loved Baby Driver (2017). Then again, I love all the movies directed by Edgar Wright. Thus when I saw the trailer for The Goldfinch starring Baby… Read more “The Goldfinch, by Albert W. Vogt III”
It: Chapter Two, by Cameron J. Czaja
If you were to ask me over ten years ago if I was a fan of the horror genre, I probably would have said “sort of.” Recently… Read more “It: Chapter Two, by Cameron J. Czaja”
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
I had thought this was going to be another week where there was only one option at the movies: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. As… Read more “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”
Once Upon a Time . . . In Hollywood
Not long after sitting down to take in Once Upon a Time . . . In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s latest, a stranger took the seat next to… Read more “Once Upon a Time . . . In Hollywood”
The Art of Self Defense
Going into this week, I knew that the latest rendition of The Lion King was going to be in the cinemas. With how I now ask my… Read more “The Art of Self Defense”
Crawl
I am not sure why this movie is called Crawl. Maybe because the majority of it was set in a crawl space underneath a house . .… Read more “Crawl”
Spider- Man: Far From Home
My very first official movie review for this blog was Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, so it seems oddly fitting that halfway through my first year I am… Read more “Spider- Man: Far From Home”
