To change around a famous saying, nurture trumps nature. As a Catholic, the idea that the care a person receives is somehow more revealing of a person’s character… Read more “Batman Returns, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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Dune: Part Two, by Albert W. Vogt III
Before going to the theater to see Dune: Part Two, I did something far more important. At the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, the seat of the Roman… Read more “Dune: Part Two, by Albert W. Vogt III”
A View to a Kill, by Albert W. Vogt III
Who is the longest tenured performer in the James Bond franchise? That would be Desmond Llewlyn, who played Q, the military intelligence, section six (MI6) gadget wiz. He appeared… Read more “A View to a Kill, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Catch Me If You Can, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are a few reasons why I enjoy Catch Me If You Can (2002). It is not because the film’s protagonist, Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), is a con artist. The… Read more “Catch Me If You Can, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Deer Hunter, by Albert W. Vogt III
With the opening shot of The Deer Hunter (1978), number fifty-three on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time list, I was already depressed. It… Read more “The Deer Hunter, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Percy Vs Goliath, by Albert W. Vogt III
Farmers are a proud people. They have to be. If you have never driven through the middle of the United States, or in the case of Percy… Read more “Percy Vs Goliath, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Suicide Kings, by Albert W. Vogt III
It would seem that, based on recent titles, I was in some kind of cinematic rut. Yesterday’s eminently forgettable Sorcerer (1977), by name alone, would not suggest… Read more “Suicide Kings, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Wedding Crashers, by Albert W. Vogt III
My apologies for another curveball. I am still adjusting to having my Friday evenings full and watching all the great Marvel programs being released on Disney +.… Read more “Wedding Crashers, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The War with Grandpa, by Albert W. Vogt III
Movie watching in the time of COVID-19 is difficult, but then again what is not hard at the moment? Thus when casting about for a film to… Read more “The War with Grandpa, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Man on Fire, by Albert W. Vogt III
It would seem that Man on Fire (2004) is a remake of a film by the same title from the 1980s. This is not the first time… Read more “Man on Fire, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 