When you grow up in Chicago, or simply visit the city, you get the impression that Al Capone (Robert De Niro) was some kind of folk hero. … Read more “The Untouchables, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Category: Drama
Nr. 24, by Albert W. Vogt III
While talking to decorated Norwegian resistance fighter Gunnar Sønsteby (Erik Hivju), teenager Anne Solheim (Flo Fagerli) asks why he did not pursue more non-violent methods to resist… Read more “Nr. 24, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Casino, by Albert W. Vogt III
Unfortunately, one of the stereotypes that comes with gangster films, especially those about the Italian mob, is Catholicism. Casino (1995) is no different, although there is only… Read more “Casino, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, by Albert W. Vogt III
When it comes to intelligent life on other planets, I tend to not give it much thought. This is not me being a Bible thumping Catholic. Importantly,… Read more “Close Encounters of the Third Kind, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Albert W. Vogt III
If you are a child of the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s, you are likely familiar with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). What is there not… Read more “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Resistance, by Albert W. Vogt III
In the middle of the night, armed men in brown uniforms come to an apartment building. They are there to deal with people the government has labeled as… Read more “Resistance, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Grave of the Fireflies, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of my longstanding cinematic distastes is for animated features. Typically, they are not aimed at my demographic, hence the humor is usually lost on me. For whatever reason,… Read more “Grave of the Fireflies, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Bugonia, by Albert W. Vogt III
At least Bugonia is not Poor Things (2023). To be clear, I have not seen Poor Things. From viewing its trailers, I surmised that it would be… Read more “Bugonia, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Foreigner, by Albert W. Vogt III
By 2017, Jackie Chan was sixty-three years old. There are not many action stars at that age. Please understand that I do not intend to be agist. If one takes… Read more “The Foreigner, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is only one joke to be made about Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, and I think it is the one thing keeping it from being more highly… Read more “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 