Nashville (1975) is not the worst movie on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time list, but it is darn close. What saves it… Read more “Nashville, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Category: Drama
West Side Story (1961), by Albert W. Vogt III
Among the most beloved musicals of all time is 1961’s West Side Story. It is number fifty-one on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) list of the 100 greatest American… Read more “West Side Story (1961), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Yankee Doodle Dandy, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is a lot going on with the American Film Institute’s (AFI) ninety-eighth greatest American film of all time, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). At least, this was my reaction to… Read more “Yankee Doodle Dandy, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Goodfellas, by Albert W. Vogt III
Why is Goodfellas (1990) a good movie? Put differently, in keeping with the theme of these past few weeks, why does the American Film Institute (AFI) rate it as the… Read more “Goodfellas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Fast X, by Albert W. Vogt III
The most emotional part of my trip to the cinema to see Fast X, or whatever it is called, came during the commercials before it started. Olay has been… Read more “Fast X, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Cabaret, by Albert W. Vogt III
When the old man I used to live with passed away, I thought I would never again see Cabaret (1972). It is not that I ever saw it in its… Read more “Cabaret, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Last Picture Show, by Albert W. Vogt III
Number ninety-five on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time list is The Last Picture Show (1971). It is about sex. At times, it rides the… Read more “The Last Picture Show, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Apocalypse Now, by Albert W. Vogt III
For reasons that are beyond my ability to explain, Apocalypse Now (1979), the American Film Institute’s (AFI) thirtieth greatest American movie of all time, has gone through a few… Read more “Apocalypse Now, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Godfather Part II, by Albert W. Vogt III
If you have been a keen observer of The Legionnaire over the years, then thank you! Also, if this describes you, you might be asking, hey, what happened to The Godfather (1972)?! It… Read more “The Godfather Part II, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Blade Runner, by Cameron J. Czaja
Imagine it, the year 2019, a year so technologically advanced that we will have flying cars and androids so life-like that the only way to recognize one… Read more “Blade Runner, by Cameron J. Czaja”
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