Having watched a steady stream of Christmas films for the past few weeks, I feel slightly guilty viewing anything that does not have Santa Claus or some… Read more “U-571, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Category: Drama
Speed, by Albert W. Vogt III
Keanu Reeves has had an interesting career in acting. Probably the first major role anyone remembers him in is as Ted “Theodore” Logan in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989). This… Read more “Speed, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Boys in the Boat, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I was in the fifth grade, I ran my first cross country event. I was on the team for my school at the time, though I cannot… Read more “The Boys in the Boat, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Belfast, by Albert W. Vogt III
Belfast (2021), I am sure, is one of those movies that came out at the same time as something else. Annoyingly, Hollywood too often inserts a release of a… Read more “Belfast, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Hurricane, by Albert W. Vogt III
After watching The Hurricane (1999), I had to do some research as to what else premiered in 1999. The two that dominated the Academy Awards for that year were Saving Private… Read more “The Hurricane, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Polar Express, by Albert W. Vogt III
Hopefully, with this review of The Polar Express (2004), I will have covered, for all intents and purposes, every classic Christmas film. The one that I am missing is Rudolph the… Read more “The Polar Express, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Man Who Invented Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III
My dander got slightly up in seeing the title for The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017). By the way, that is a period appropriate expression. Anyway, on the surface of it,… Read more “The Man Who Invented Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Dream Scenario, by Albert W. Vogt III
Now to make up for my mistake of the previous weekend. What is not an error is being regular about your daily and weekly activities. As a practicing Catholic,… Read more “Dream Scenario, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Christmas in the Smokies, by Albert W. Vogt III
My mind drifts sometimes while watching movies. When you see as many as I do, they tend to blend together into one meta-narrative that makes twists and turns… Read more “Christmas in the Smokies, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, by Albert W. Vogt III
Because there have been so many cinematic renderings of Charles Dicken’s arguably most familiar work, A Christmas Carol (1843), I have to specify this one as Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009). Yet,… Read more “Disney’s A Christmas Carol, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 