Most people know today’s film, number thirty-nine on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest American Films of All Time, as simply Dr. Strangelove (1964). Its full title is Dr. Strangelove or:… Read more “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Tag: 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey, by Albert W. Vogt III
Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 classic 2001: A Space Odyssey is the longest two-and-a-half-hour movie ever. I do not count myself as a member of that strain of our population in constant… Read more “2001: A Space Odyssey, by Albert W. Vogt III”
History of the World, Part I, by Albert W. Vogt III
In a recent episode of Down & Out Reviews, we attempted to talk about The Menu (2022). As often happens in our podcasts, if I may borrow the baseball parlance, we… Read more “History of the World, Part I, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Full Metal Jacket, by Albert W. Vogt III
The only Stanley Kubrick films I reviewed are A Clockwork Orange (1971) and The Shining (1980). If you are at all familiar with these films, you will understand the tone of most… Read more “Full Metal Jacket, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Shining, by Albert W. Vogt III
Not all of Stanley Kubrick’s films are as bad as A Clockwork Orange (1971), or as taboo as Lolita (1962). The majority of them are, though, twisted. Even in movies as seemingly innocuous… Read more “The Shining, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 