In going through my reviews recently, I was surprised to find that this Catholic reviewer, huge Star Wars fan to boot, has not covered Star Wars: Episode VII – The… Read more “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Category: Drama
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
There are those who, like me, are Star Wars fans but do not like the prequels. Within this subset slice of humanity, there are some who believe Star Wars: Episode III… Read more “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, by Albert W. Vogt III
For those of you who wanted a better follow up to Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) with Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002),… Read more “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, by Albert W. Vogt III
For years, this Star Wars fan subsisted on re-watching the original trilogy. I viewed the first three movies so many times I had them memorized, shot-for-shot, word-for-word. In high school, when… Read more “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Operation Dumbo Drop, by Albert W. Vogt III
Disney does a lot of things right, but never send them to do a legitimate war movie. That is not to say that Operation Dumbo Drop is a bad film. There… Read more “Operation Dumbo Drop, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Book of Eli, by Albert W. Vogt III
It can be pretty amazing the way you look at movies differently at various points in your life. When I first saw The Book of Eli (2010), spiritually speaking I… Read more “The Book of Eli, by Albert W. Vogt III”
American Gangster, by Albert W. Vogt III
Recency bias is a real thing. It is also understandable. The only time and place with which we can ever hope to come to grasp in any meaningful way… Read more “American Gangster, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Chronicles of Riddick, by Albert W. Vogt III
Since I reviewed Pitch Black (2000), why not do the sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)? Actually, there is an animated featurette called The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) that is technically the… Read more “The Chronicles of Riddick, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Top Gun: Maverick, by Albert W. Vogt III
With countless commercials ignored (much to the ire of the person sitting two seats over), and a long parade of trailers gotten through, Top Gun: Maverick . . .… Read more “Top Gun: Maverick, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Hurt Locker, by Albert W. Vogt III
The first film I remember Jeremy Renner appearing in was S.W.A.T. (2003). In it, he plays Brian Gamble, a disgraced former member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team… Read more “The Hurt Locker, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 