Apparently, there are a couple films that bear the title Monkey Business (1931). Yet, when you are dealing with the original as I am today, you do not have to… Read more “Monkey Business, 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.
Superman, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are few Marvel films that have not been covered by The Legionnaire. The same cannot be said for its cinematic comic book rival, DC. To review them, one should… Read more “Superman, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Girl Haunts Boy, by Albert W. Vogt III
In my humble opinion, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) is the greatest American novel ever written. It captures this country at a critical moment in our country’s history… Read more “Girl Haunts Boy, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Only Angels Have Wings, by Albert W. Vogt III
How do you handle loss? That is the central question in Only Angels Have Wings (1939). When you are dealing with the possibility of death at any moment as we shall… Read more “Only Angels Have Wings, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Private Number, by Albert W. Vogt III
When the motion picture began to be a popular form of mass entertainment, there was no small amount of hand wringing over its impact on society. I must… Read more “Private Number, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Love Again, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is a great deal that is disordered and wrong with modern American Culture. At the same time, the more films I watch, the more I realize that… Read more “Love Again, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Terminal, by Albert W. Vogt III
Last week, the area of Florida in which I live was hit by Hurricane Milton. As it approached, there were a number of jokes bandied about comparing the… Read more “The Terminal, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Love is News, by Albert W. Vogt III
To peel back the curtain of how I have lately been choosing films to review for The Legionnaire, there are a few streaming services between which I alternate. One… Read more “Love is News, by Albert W. Vogt III”
His Three Daughters, by Albert W. Vogt III
It is always difficult for me to adjust to so-called “real life” whenever I return from some kind of spiritual outing. This is everything from a daily Mass… Read more “His Three Daughters, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Come to the Stable, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of these days (maybe) I will run out of references to my Ph.D. dissertation, “The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928-1973.” Perhaps there is a… Read more “Come to the Stable, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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