While I want to say that Last Christmas (2019) is one of those titles that is readily findable amongst other holiday appropriate films, in its totality you will note… Read more “Last Christmas, 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.
Christmas with the Kranks, by Albert W. Vogt III
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) triggered me. It had nothing to do with its subjective quality, though I could spend an entire review on its awfulness. Doing so would be… Read more “Christmas with the Kranks, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Holiday Inn, by Albert W. Vogt III
Everything was going well until we got to Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Sure, Holiday Inn (1942) has some of the regressive gender roles you would expect from a film of this… Read more “Holiday Inn, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Four Christmases, by Albert W. Vogt III
Having grown tired of the Christmas filler to be found on Netflix, I decided to do some searching on Amazon Prime. One of the advantages of that platform… Read more “Four Christmases, by Albert W. Vogt III”
A Boy Called Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III
Have you ever wished there was a Santa Claus origin story? No? Regardless, Netflix decided to make one, titled A Boy Called Christmas (2021). If you ever have the . . .… Read more “A Boy Called Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Napoleon, by Albert W. Vogt III
My dad and I can say that the depiction of the battle of Waterloo in Napoleon is inaccurate because we were there. To be clear, we are not highlanders, or… Read more “Napoleon, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Wish, by Albert W. Vogt III
The way I am sure Disney would like you to think of Wish is as an origin story for pretty much every fairytale it has ever bothered to put… Read more “Wish, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Knight Before Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III
Sometimes a dude claiming to be an English knight from the fourteenth century might actually an English knight from the fourteenth century. This is the literal message of The… Read more “The Knight Before Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
White Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III
Upon punching “Christmas” into the Netflix search bar, I noticed that there was one classic title I had yet to address. In hindsight, I am not sure this… Read more “White Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Best. Christmas. Ever!, by Albert W. Vogt III
With the Christmas season rapidly approaching, I suppose I should squeeze in a few seasonally appropriate films. Unfortunately, in a bid to cover the most familiar titles attached… Read more “Best. Christmas. Ever!, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 