Put Sahara (2005) in the category of “You just had to, didn’t you?” Actually, that phrase can generally be applied to many eras of life, and usually implies taking on… Read more “Sahara (2005), 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.
¡Three Amigos!, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of the more glaring oversights in my film viewing history has been ¡Three Amigos! (1986). I could offer any number of reasons for why I have not seen it,… Read more “¡Three Amigos!, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Sahara (1943), by Albert W. Vogt III
Usually, when you see me designating the year of a movie’s production in the title of a review, it is because it is either an original that… Read more “Sahara (1943), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Die Hart 2: Die Harter, by Albert W. Vogt III
One thing I do not like is to leave a job undone. This is part of the reason why I find monks and nuns so fascinating, and why… Read more “Die Hart 2: Die Harter, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Guilty, by Albert W. Vogt III
One has to be a little suspicious of titles that premiered towards the end of 2020 to roughly the middle of 2022. I do not mean this as… Read more “The Guilty, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Inside Out 2, by Albert W. Vogt III
God is amazing, and Inside Out 2 proves it. He created us as complex individuals, and Disney has done a masterful job of imagining how this intricate body of ours… Read more “Inside Out 2, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Mother of the Bride, by Albert W. Vogt III
With the way things are going in the world right now, I felt in need of something a little less weighty. This is part of not taking on… Read more “Mother of the Bride, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Good on Paper, by Albert W. Vogt III
Are you comfortable with the person God created you to be? Good on Paper (2021) asks this question, though, unsurprisingly, without any reference to Faith. I ask because, hopefully, the… Read more “Good on Paper, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Watchers, by Diane M. Blenke
The Watchers is probably not a movie I would typically have gone to see in the theaters. Maybe I would have watched it at home eventually, but Albert… Read more “The Watchers, by Diane M. Blenke”
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, by Cameron J. Czaja
After taking a brief and unintentional hiatus, I have returned to The Legionnaire hoping to review films on a more regular basis. My reason for my absence is a… Read more “Bad Boys: Ride or Die, by Cameron J. Czaja”
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