My recent review of the original Blade trilogy got me thinking about Wesley Snipes, or at least slightly more than what I would normally, which is to say never. Why… Read more “Demolition Man, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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DC League of Super-Pets, by Albert W. Vogt III
The summer is coming to a close. Who am I kidding? I live in Florida. Summer will be with us well into October, meteorologically speaking. There is a sobering thought as… Read more “DC League of Super-Pets, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, by Albert W. Vogt III
Believe it or not, there was a time when Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson was not known for allegedly killing Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. I say “allegedly” because… Read more “Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, by Albert W. Vogt III”
This Means War, by Albert W. Vogt III
Offhand, I cannot think of too many films in which Reese Witherspoon appears that I do not enjoy. There has always been something genuine about her that I… Read more “This Means War, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Zero Dark Thirty, by Albert W. Vogt III
When you have seen every World War II film worth watching and it is Memorial Day, you start trying to find different titles. More importantly to my financial… Read more “Zero Dark Thirty, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Memphis Belle, by Albert W. Vogt III
Once more unto the breach of history and film with Memphis Belle (1990). It is one of the first modern movies I can remember that I saw as a young… Read more “Memphis Belle, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III
My favorite class to teach is a course on Film and Twentieth Century America. I patterned it after the one I had taken with one of my mentors… Read more “Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Love Bug, by Albert W. Vogt III
On Disney+, at least on my version of the home screen, there is often a section titled “Nostalgic movies.” Sometimes it is there, sometimes it is not, and… Read more “The Love Bug, by Albert W. Vogt III”
From Hell, by Albert W. Vogt III
Sometimes you remember a movie one way, watch it again, and find that it does not quite fit the image in your brain. I have probably said this… Read more “From Hell, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Grosse Pointe Blank, by Albert W. Vogt III
They say there is no going home. I am not on board with this philosophy. For me, home is a suburb of Chicago, though I include the entire metropolitan… Read more “Grosse Pointe Blank, by Albert W. Vogt III”