There are plusses and minuses to the fact that people are coming back to movie theaters. Before I go further, be it known that I am in favor… Read more “The Batman, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Category: Drama
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, by Albert W. Vogt III
What do you get when you are watching your adolescent nieces and you tell them to pick the movie for the evening? You get Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012). You. Get. Journey… Read more “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Best Years of Our Lives, by Albert W. Vogt III
It seems like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a modern problem. It started to come more to the forefront with soldiers returning from fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq,… Read more “The Best Years of Our Lives, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Nightbooks, by Albert W. Vogt III
With some out-of-town friends staying at the house of the old man I live with, I decided halt the onslaught of Karate Kid movies in favor of… Read more “Nightbooks, by Albert W. Vogt III”
In the Heat of the Night, by Albert W. Vogt III
Why In the Heat of the Night (1967)? Because it contains one of the more powerful moments in cinematic history, but we will get to that in a moment. Some of… Read more “In the Heat of the Night, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Karate Kid (2010), by Albert W. Vogt III
Potentially unpopular opinion: the 2010 version of The Karate Kid is the best one of the series. Before you navigate to some other website, determined never to read another review… Read more “The Karate Kid (2010), by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Next Karate Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III
I would have thought that The Next Karate Kid (1994) was Hilary Swank’s first film. The International Movie Database (IMDb) proved me wrong. Anyway, it is the earliest example of her… Read more “The Next Karate Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Karate Kid Part III, by Albert W. Vogt III
After re-watching the original Karate Kid trilogy, I am a little lost as to why anyone thought these were good enough to make four seasons of Cobra Kai (2018-present). My sneaking suspicion… Read more “The Karate Kid Part III, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Karate Kid Part II, by Albert W. Vogt III
I have seen plenty of sequels. Remember what I said about The Karate Kid (1984) and its low-budget? When you have a film that surpasses its budget ten times over like… Read more “The Karate Kid Part II, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Karate Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III
Like any good child of the 1980s, I watched Cobra Kai (2018-present), the once quaintly nostalgic but now tediously repetitive spin-off from the classic Karate Kid franchise. Oddly, it seems that the… Read more “The Karate Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 