Some of my earliest memories involve Michael Jackson (Jaafar Jackson). One of them includes being roughly six years old and seeing my sister and her childhood best… Read more “Michael, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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All is Bright, by Albert W. Vogt III
Have you ever wondered how, in the days surrounding Thanksgiving, corners and empty lots suddenly become filled with people selling live Christmas trees? Of course, “live” is… Read more “All is Bright, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, by Albert W. Vogt III
As a practicing Catholic, I do not love the title Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020). It is as suggestive as it sounds, though if you begin and end with the… Read more “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Color Purple (2023), by Albert W. Vogt III
When it came time to decide what to watch this weekend, the only new release I noticed was Night Swim. It is a horror film, and if you have… Read more “The Color Purple (2023), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, by Albert W. Vogt III
Yesterday, I watched Carrie Pilby (2016). My thoughts on that one will not be published for a couple of weeks. In the meantime, just know that it is a lovely movie. It… Read more “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Candyman, by Albert W. Vogt III
When the now infamous Cabrini Green housing project was first conceived, the word “project” did not have the same pejorative connotation it has today. In fact, it was… Read more “Candyman, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 